Profile of a Trafficker

What is known about Traffickers? “Traffickers include those who recruit, transport, harbor, obtain and exploit victims, often using force, threats, lies, or other physical and psychological methods of control.” 1 I was interested in what information is known about ...
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opinion by bjtindle | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Ending the use of child soldiers in the Philippines

Let's hope the using children as soldiers soon becomes a thing of the past.  I find the practice, not just despicable, but for some reason it astounds me.  Maybe looking at the kids in my life is the reason, while some may play "cowboys and indians" or shoot 'em...
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created by bjtindle | 1 year ago
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Protect Your Reproductive Rights By Incorporating Your Uterus

Ok, I thought this was AMAZING and such a wonderful idea.  (Even tho can't really be done). I incorporated mine, Betty's Biz is now incorporated.  Tired of guys telling women what they can or cannot do with their own bodies.  Tired of guys running the world...
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created by bjtindle | 1 year ago
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Gene clue to how cancer spreads

For all the following people in my circle of friends and family who have died from cancer since 2000, I hope they find a cure: MomDadAunt BettyAunt DeanFranOdieLindaBillCarlaRonJanice Those who have survived, so far: Courtney, my two yr old cousin, has leukemia, now four and...
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created by bjtindle | 1 year ago
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Maryland man glued to Wal-Mart toilet seat

Could not help posting this, April Fool's joke, poor guy.  I would not like to have been him at all.  I also don't think this is a joke I would have attempted.  (The one I did attempt failed miserably, I tried).  "Police in Maryland are on the hunt for...
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created by bjtindle | 1 year ago
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'Robotic trousers' hailed as breakthrough for paralysis

I think this is absolutely wonderful!  I hope this invention is able to help a lot of people! " The ReWalk can help paraplegics to stand and walk - using crutches for stability - when they lean forward and...
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created by bjtindle | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Orange County bans sex offenders from some parks, beaches

"Offenders who visit any of dozens of public spaces without prior approval from county officials face jail or a fine. Critics say the law will be hard to enforce and seems politically motivated."
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created by bjtindle | 1 year ago
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Dr. D.M. French Dies at 86; Treated ’60s Marchers

"Dr. David M. French, who helped found an organization of doctors that provided medical care to marchers during the civil rights era and who later organized health care programs in 20 African nations, died on Thursday in Charlottesville, Va. He was 86 and lived in...
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created by bjtindle | 1 year ago
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Maine Now Second State to Push Child Labor

Wish the citizens were allowed to come up with ways to get around stuff like this!  It all comes down to money, yet they will keep making their high wages.  Why is it that some Republican lawmakers really want to see the return of child labor? State legislative...
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created by bjtindle | 1 year ago
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R400 to buy a baby

Another example of human trafficking taking place today.  This one affecting children and the families who wanted children.  In this case a female falsified her documents to reflect credentials of a social worker.  Selling babies for a "fee" was not the only...
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created by bjtindle | 1 year ago
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Prostitution - Trafficking
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Servitude, Oppression..elements of slavery, or Human Trafficking

Human trafficking. Slavery.  Oppression.  Bondage.  Servitude.  Captive.  Confinement.  Many words, and there are more, that apply to human trafficking.  Human trafficking is...
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created by bjtindle | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Peer into future after car ban -- it isn't pretty

A longtime friend came up at a party last week, asking what it would take to get me on board the campaign that seeks to tear down the Alaskan Way Viaduct, and not replace it.
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created by bjtindle | 5 years ago
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Chicago 10th-graders trace ancestry through DNA

"Sixteen-year-old Diamond Howard is learning about world history, anthropology, sociology and biology using a one-of-a-kind tool: her own DNA."
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created by bjtindle | 5 years ago
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Hearst Museum to open "Land of the Rajas" exhibit
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Hearst Museum to open "Land of the Rajas" exhibit

One dramatic display will feature a 30-foot painted scroll depicting the epic of Pabuji, a semi-divine folk hero. Traditionally, the Pabuji tale is recounted in a 36-hour performance by professional storytellers,...
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created by bjtindle | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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County seeks national media coverage of gate closure
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County seeks national media coverage of gate closure

The national media soon will receive information from the Park County commissioners concerning Yellowstone Park winter use.
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created by bjtindle | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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