Human Trafficking in the US

[RBP]

DGX and I both thought this was a very interesting piece in Vanity Fair. Thought I would share the link if anyone else is interested.

Even as celebrity activists such as Emma Thompson, Demi Moore, and Mira Sorvino raise awareness about commercial sex trafficking, survivor Rachel Lloyd publishes her memoir Girls Like Us, and the Senate introduces a new bipartisan bill for victim support, the problem proliferates across continents, in casinos, on streets, and directly into your mobile device. And, as Amy Fine Collins shows, human trafficking is much closer to home than you think; victims, younger than ever, are just as likely to be the homegrown American girl next door as illegally imported foreigners. Having gained access to victims, law-enforcement officials, and a convicted trafficker, Collins follows a major case that put to the test the federal government’s Trafficking Victims Protection Act.



http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2011/05/sex-trafficking-201105

[Goofy]

Maybe better in news and views mate? The thread may get whored out here :lol:


“The average starting age for prostitution is now 13,”

:wha: Sick bastards

[RBP]

Sure, move it... but really, the thread on human trafficking may get "whored out" :facepalm:

[Goofy]

Sure, move it... but really, the thread on human trafficking may get "whored out" :facepalm:

I know, after i posted it i lol'd :lol:

[Southern Belle]

So sad, sick fuckers will do anything for money at the expense of a child or anyone else. We hear about it in other countries but it goes on here while the stupid press makes a big deal out of something that doesn't make a shit instead of bringing this kind of horrible information to light.

[DemonGeminiX]

This article literally turned my stomach. I have family in law enforcement and I've heard about all sorts of shit, some absolutely fucking terrible, but few as intentionally evil compared to what I read about in this article.

[Hal-9000]

we had a pizza place that was a front for underage girls...turns out they were brought over here and trafficked for that specific purpose :(

and yep I drove by it a few times, you would never know...

[Godfather]

That's disgusting eh.... there's a road on the DTES of Vancouver that's known for it too. Tragic

[Southern Belle]

Because law enforcement is dominated by men who think taking advantage of women, no matter what age, is ok.

[Loser]

Because law enforcement is dominated by men who think taking advantage of women, no matter what age, is ok.

There's a reason for this, sadly.

The standards by which police officers are hired have been consistently lowered year after year.

Back where I used to live, they had to dumb down the police entrance exam so much that my 9yo niece could pass the fucking thing. Why? Because they couldn't get any new hires to actually pass the motherfucker. So basically, they've been filling the ranks of these departments with whatever fucking idiots they can, mainly the rejects of society.

It's only inevitable that bad shit will happen when you give assholes and idiots authority of civilians.

On top of that, with the old guard retiring or getting greased. More and more of these idiots are taking over, and the standards by which the police are supposed to abide by, are lost.

Needless to say, you can't teach common sense, and you can't fix stupid.

And they arm these fucking idiots :lol:

[Southern Belle]

That's the scary part.