Human trafficking is the number 2 crime in the United Staes taking second only to Drug Trafficking. It seems like people want to do all they can to end it because not only has it affected minorities... now it has hit Florida and the White neighborhoods. Now everyone wants to do something about it.
I say... too little too late. Where were all these goodwill seeking people when Slavery was going on in the 17 through 1800's? What made it so acceptable then and such an attrocity now? Funny how when issues that affect certain groups of people hit White America... they want to get in an uproar and demand justice. Where was all the urgency when it was legal to own people? I say... what you put out... you get back. I may be flagged but I just had to throw this bone out there.
2007-09-12 12:54:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
cuz white people are in it now
2007-09-12 13:51:05 · answer #1 · answered by dt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As Yeng said forced prostitution is a problem. There are many places where they have women from foreign countries and they force then to work in "spas". I was watching a documentary where the women had to service 12 men a night. And if they didn't they were punished. Around the building there were all types of security cameras. It was very hard to get these women out. There are other places where the women give "massages". These women slept in the basement and when it was time to work they were let out. There who lives consisted of sleeping with men for money and being locked in the basement. The one that I was watching a building inspector came and closed them down. Saying that none of the ladies were licensed masseur. But she couldn't do more than that because there wasn't "prove". That was a bunch of crap. But they didn't arrest anyone because the people who are suppose to stop things like this from happening are often the ones in charge.
2016-05-18 01:14:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no way you can make comparisons between the slave trade back then and the human traffiking situation that exists today. It's apples and oranges, and most especially because with the passage of a few hundred years a given society evolves to different standards of beliefs and ethics, and in its sense of right and wrong.
This isn't a black/white issue, its a factor of the complete change in Society's feelings about the overall issue of human equality, and its obligation to protect any one individual or group of people from being dominated, or enslaved by another group.
You forget that back in the days of black slavery, there were hundreds of thousands of people throughout this country, mostly in the north of course, who were vehemently opposed to it. Many white people surreptitiously set up escape channels and helped slaves to get away from their southern owners and make it north where they could be regarded as free and equal individuals. Indeed, even those whites who were not in any position to openly oppose slavery... because they had neither power, nor status, could do nothing and were afraid to speak out... new in their gut that it was evil and wrong. Eventually it was this very growing sense of "wrongness" about the whole thing that would finally bring matters to a head and lead to the abolition of slavery. So, yes, back then there WAS a sense of outrage and there WAS a sense of urgency about this horrible inequity, but ordinary people were up against powerful forces with both status and money, and it took time to overcome this.
2007-09-12 13:29:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
#1- Human trafficking isn't new to this country... NOT BY A LONG SHOT.
#2- Human trafficking certainly isn't something that "goodwill seeking people" want to end simply because it now affects white people in the United States. One of the reasons why it's considered to be such a problem is due to the fact that it affects almost every country in the world.
#3- Human trafficking affects people from all walks of life (including all races). Race is only a concern of the traffickers; and they're only concerned with it as it relates to business-- supply (those who are available to the traffickers) and demand (client preference).
#4- Slavery was introduced to the "New World" prior to the 1700s. And it certainly existed elsewhere (and still does), but I'll restrict my comments to what transpired here... Historians, among other people, would have us to believe that it was only whites who were responsible for, and benefited from, slavery. However, this is quite far from the truth. In fact, slavery wasn't initially race based. The fundamental reason was economics. The secondary reason was religion. (In other words, money was the motivation. And non-Christians were believed to be the best choice for slaves since they weren't "civilized".) It wasn't until later that the secondary reason shifted from religion to race. Many of the first whites who journeyed here came as slaves. Of course, I know it's widely accepted that they were all indentured servants (which is really only another way of saying temporary slave); but this isn't true. Yes, some were. And there were many blacks who arrived here as indentured servants, as well, who later gained their freedom. In fact, white slaves arrived in Virginia prior to blacks. When blacks arrived, they entered into a society in which it wasn't uncommon for masters to beat their white slaves to death. Owning white slaves was prevalent. Likewise, there weren't only white slave owners but black and indian slave owners as well. There existed a great deal of oppression and inequality; but, as I said, it wasn't race based. What's more, shifting to a race based system didn't happen "overnight". And, until that shift was complete, contempt for blacks hadn't fully developed. I could continue with why and how the shift occurred, but I'll move on...
#5- "I may be flagged..." ----Won't be by me. You're entitled to your opinions.
2007-09-13 04:32:33 · answer #4 · answered by SINDY 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sheesh... history is history.. no denying that..
Live today, by today's standards... We SHOULD have learned that what ws done in the 1700's was wrong, and we no longer accept that...
Tafficking is today (like it was in the past) a CASH business...
People who traffic today, are in it for the money, not because they care about their clients, or the people they deal...
Live by today's standards.
Get off your high horse, and look at how many Mexicans are trafficking other Mexicans. Look at the Chinese, how they do the same with Chinese people... The problem is not a WHITES only problem.... Your statement shows that you are more interested in flaming the fires of racism, than caring for the poor that are exploited by modern day traffickers.
2007-09-12 12:59:41 · answer #5 · answered by minitrail70 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
You sound very angry about who you are. I am sorry for that. All I know is we cannot change the past. We can only move forward and change the future. The best way to do that is to help one another.
2007-09-12 13:18:59 · answer #6 · answered by The It Girl ∆☻乐 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In case you hadn't noticed. Slavery was made illegal... by white people. You can't say white people don't care, that's just as racist as the few white people who really DON'T care.
2007-09-12 12:59:03 · answer #7 · answered by Evelyn 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They've had vice squads for years who have tackled this problem; it's nothing new.
2007-09-12 12:58:05 · answer #8 · answered by traveller 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋