There are less than 100 in the US for victims of sex trafficking. This fact taken from the Huffington Post
- So one of the richest nations in the world has a place for less than 100 victims to sleep and feel safe. With this fact, one would think that the US really doesn’t have a sex trafficking problem. They would rely on the authorities to control this crime while we sat back and dealt with helping other victims outside the US. You know the victims in third world countries who have unstable governments and are poverty striken. (I am not saying that these victims do not need our help just like every other victim)
Wake up people it is here.
What about our own fellow citizens who are victims of this act. Why is it that we are much more comfortable to help foreign victims than victims who were born and raised American.
I think we are all scared. We are fine with saying that Africa has a huge problem with sex trafficking and wow their government sucks no wonder, but when it comes to our own country it gets sticky.
Guess what we have a problem… a sex trafficking problem. The only way to help stop this problem is to admit it.
America is not a perfect little angel. (I don’t really think we ever were) We have over looked this crime/epidemic so long that we completely neglect to help our own victims and jump at the chance to help those less fortunate than us.
In this case, we are the ones that are less fortunate. Sex trafficking is happening in America and we can either choose to acknowledge this severe crime or allow it to spiral into something that can never be stopped.
We have the tools to stop this but the real question is will we use them?
What you said