{"id":1914,"date":"2012-11-06T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.totellyouthetruth.net\/?p=1914"},"modified":"2012-11-06T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-06T12:00:00","slug":"slave-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davecruver.com\/?p=1914","title":{"rendered":"Slave Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

What we have learned from talking to women is that Maine is a fertile ground for trafficking,<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sadly, the slave trade is alive and well. Bangor Daily News<\/a> explains,<\/p>\n

AUBURN, Maine \u2014 The going price for a Maine girl on the countrywide sex slavery market is between $2,500 and $3,500, said Sgt. Tim Ferris of the Portland Police Department on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Details like that helped hammer home the point that modern-day slavery is here in Maine during the second annual Not Here Conference that began Thursday in Auburn.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gerron Jordan<\/a> reports,<\/p>\n

After researching and learning about this “slavery” in the U.S., Havens learned that the term had taken on a slightly different meaning. He said it had a different look than the chains and shackles that people recall learning about in school. This slavery was in the form of human trafficking.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This<\/a> horrible<\/a> travesty<\/a> is happening<\/a> all<\/a> over<\/a> America<\/a>, as well as<\/a>, around the world<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Many Americans think the slave trade (aka Human Trafficking) is happening “out there” or only in third world countries.<\/p>\n

The sad reality is, It is happening<\/a> in our own backyard<\/a>.<\/p>\n

100,000 to 300,000 children are exploited, many through prostitution, pornography and sexual entertainment<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tulsa World<\/a> explains,<\/p>\n

It’s a dirty – actually tragic – little secret. The U.S. State Department lists the United States as the No. 1 destination for human trafficking, especially of children and young teens. California, New York, Texas and Oklahoma are at the top of the list of states most active.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Human Trafficking<\/a> is difficult to quantify much less combat:<\/p>\n

Human trafficking … has become a \u201cpervasive part of daily life.\u201d … the tools to deal with the problem are relatively limited, because the only option is to press criminal charges.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Note<\/strong> This series is to raise awareness of the human trafficking epidemic not only around the world but in our backyard in America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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