underage girls, and pimps taking advantage of drug addicted women. there are tons of "legit" agencies that operate as true businesses, the majority of the backpage listings are really sketchy.

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Check out this escort forum online, it gives some really interesting insight into the whole debacle. as you can see, most of the girls don't really care and are even glad:

http://independentgirls.com/indiboard/index.php/topic/518200...

"Some criminals and low-life types formerly using Backpage will now go berserk without their money and/or their drugs. Violent crime in the streets. Unbelievable."