The Seattle Times shed some light on the otherwise protected and dark work of pimps in Seattle through convicted felon Mycah Johnson. Mycah, testifying against 19 yr old ganster DeShawn "Cash Money" Clark, describes how they profile girls, psychologically warp their minds and sell them a dream... which in the end is simply prositution.
To get a girl to prostitute herself, a pimp must first "sell her a dream" by confessing his love and promising her a future.
But of course, he doesn't really mean it, said Mycah Johnson, a convicted pimp and admitted gang member who Wednesday testified in King County Superior Court against the man he says taught him how to pimp out young girls.
"Most girls are insecure," said Johnson, the 20th witness to testify against DeShawn "Cash Money" Clark, 19, an alleged member of the West Side Street Mobb who is on trial on charges that include promoting prostitution, human trafficking and promoting commercial sexual abuse of a minor.
"Do you look for girls who are insecure?" asked Senior Deputy Prosecutor Sean O'Donnell.
"Yes," Johnson replied.
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To sell a girl a dream, "you sweet talk her. Just say romantic things like you love her, you care for her, you'll be there for her," Johnson said.
Then, once a girl has fallen for you, "you switch it up" on her, he said. "When she gets to the point she feels she can't live without you, you stop the sweet talking and say, 'You're going to do this and this and this,' " he testified. "And she'll do it because she loves you."
"Is she property or is she a person?" O'Donnell asked.
"More like property," Johnson said.
While it's doubtful that any Aurora|Seattle reader takes this lightly, the impact is not withheld to the gang's West Seattle location:
Although members rarely shared money, Johnson said they'd help each other out when committing bank frauds, selling marijuana or getting their girls to and from "the track" — areas of prostitution on Aurora Avenue or Pacific Highway.
What are your thoughts? We live in "the track." We eat in "the track." We drive "the track." Oftentimes we simply ignore "the track." But how can we step in and help "the track"? Can we do anything, Aurora|Seattle?
Read the whole story here:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010113369_p
