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Contents 1 Mann Act 1.1 Still on the books? 1.2 Still on the books 1.3 Eliot Spitzer 1.4 Article does not support lead

[edit] Mann Act

With regard to the second ¶: Jack Johnson's own page on Wikipedia contains no mention of his having married Belle Schreiber, the woman who was the object of his prosecution under the Mann Act. In fact, according to that same entry, Johnson was married to (white) Lucille Cameron from about 1911 until she divorced him for infidelity in 1924. Then he married Irene Pineau in 1925 and she outlived him. Oh, and Johnson sent Schreiber a train ticket from Pittsburg to Chicago, which was the act that was prosecuted; he didn't just "encourage" her. Dick Kimball (talk) 21:37, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

With regard to the fourth ¶: This seems to contradict the sections entitled "Politics" and "McCarthy era" on Charlie Chaplin's own entry in Wikipedia. He didn't move to Switzerland bercause he was unpopular with the public. He was a British citizen and the government (read J. Edgar Hoover) revoked his reentry permit. Dick Kimball (talk) 21:56, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Still on the books?

If not, when was it repealed? --kingboyk 15:33, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Still on the books

The Mann Act has never been repealed, but it has been substantially amended in recent years. In 1978, Congress updated the definition of "transportation" in the act, and added protection for minors of either sex against commercial sexual exploitation. A 1986 amendment further protected minors and added protection for adult males, and replaced "debauchery" and "any other immoral purpose" with "any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense."

From http://www.pbs.org/unforgivableblackness/knockout/mann.html

[edit] Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Spitzer has not yet been prosecuted for violating the Mann act. Therefore I'm removing the link to his article. If and when the Justice Department decides to prosecute him then his name can be put back. Dr. Morbius (talk) 01:12, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

According to Scott Horton (http://harpers.org/archive/2008/03/hbc-90002589), "(2) The prosecution is opened under the White-Slave Traffic Act of 1910." Finding good sources is difficult right now but I have a feeling this page will be very relevant soon. --24.150.127.2 (talk) 02:59, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Removed again. He hasn't yet been charged with this. (Although the evidence suggests that he could be) The ref added stated that 4 others had been charged under the Mann act, but he hasn't, as of yet. --140.180.129.20 (talk) 03:51, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Whoops, forgot to sign in. That was me. --Bfigura ^(talk) 03:52, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

My concern is that this article does not explain what the focus of the act was at the time. Making White Slavery illegal in 1910 seems somewhat moot because of Amendments 13 and 14, passed after the Civil War. So was this law created to prevent whites from being sharecroppers or indentured servants, prostitution, or what? This article needs to be further clarified in this respect. [User:Deuce1980|Deuce1980] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deuce1980 (talk • contribs) 20:06, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

The Constitution only restricts the power of government not individuals. The Mann Act was passed to punish individuals for engaging in "white slavery" and prostitution. This law is rarely used. Usually it's used to punish especially violent criminals like Charles Manson to make sure they spend a lot of time in prison. Dr. Morbius (talk) 20:43, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Article does not support lead

The article is confusing, as the history does not tell anything about what the intent of passing the act was. Also, the history and cases noted do not seem to support the remarks by the historian quoted in the lead, who related the law to Jim Crow. What are examples of enforcement that support her statement? It needs more than citations. --Parkwells (talk) 21:38, 4 April 2008 (UTC)