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Child Prostitution: Exposing Canada's Dirty, Dark Secret
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by Barry ORegan | September 28, 2008 at 05:38 am
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Certainly a dirty little secret held in many countries, where the availability of children for money knows no limits, and penalties for those who indulge or trade in human flesh is minimal at best compared to what the child goes through for the rest of their life.
Conservative Prime Minister Harpers Crime Bill to slam home "Serious time for Serious crimes" in regards to the "Sex Trade and Child Porn among other like minded criminal crimes had previously fallen on deaf ears in the Liberal Majority Senate, with some bills passing, and some bills left on the table.
Some Liberal politicians and other political parties as well as some Canadians feel the Prime Ministers Crime Bills are too Draconian and should be tempered with rehabilitation, hugs and kisses. Below is my story link on our Canadian Political Parties Stance on Crime this election season. Certainly once you see who is serious and who is pussyfooting over rehashing old useless crap that isn't working when the once Ruling Liberal Government implemented it.
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/canadas-political-parties-lay-out-their-party-platform-fighting-crime
The last decade and a half under Liberal Rule will attest to the fact using their formula of Kid Glove treatment for Criminals and revolving door justice with little regard to the victims has been one is one Liberal experiment that has not and never has worked.
The Political Platform the Conservatives are basing a large part of their election strategy on is Crime and Punishment.
Let's hope Canadians vote with their common sense minds instead of being bombarded with "Long Worn Out One Trick Pony Political Platforms and Nancy Diatribes" like "Global warming", "Gas prices" "Free Trade", "We hate Bush", "Hybrid Cars", "War in the Middle East" yadda, yadda, blather, slurp, gulp, swallow, gag, etc by the Greens, NDP and Liberal opposition Politicians who want to change the subject, and avoid "Less Groovy Subjects" like "Victims Rights and Crime Bills"!
Canadians only have to pick up a paper, watch television to see a more serious threat such as "Child Flesh peddlers and the Drug Trade" are amongst more serious crimes like gang wars which are hitting us all at home in all cities across Canada should be one in the forefront from all parties, but seem to only be a Crime and Punishment Mandate with the Conservatives.
In ending, I truly hope this young lady gets her one true wish, that her ex-Pimp meets prison justice before he is released. Now that is a wish we can all agree upon. Because let's face it, we are not all victims, until it happens to us. But it seems many Canadians wait till it happens to them and their family before they act, much like celebrities and politicians who when struck with a life threatening illness or tragedy, all of a sudden see the light and make it their life's mission to tell the world, unlike ordinary victims who have neither the money, media cache or political platform to do so.
http://www.ottawasun.com/News/National/2008/09/28/6906446-sun.html
Canada's blind eye Exposing our nation's dirty, dark secret
By TAMARA CHERRY, SUN MEDIA Sun, September 28, 2008
Eve was working at a fast food restaurant when one of her "regulars" walked in. It had been months since Eve escaped from two and a half years of sexual slavery -- sold to a dozen men a day, around the clock and through her period, every penny passed to her trafficker. "I started hyperventilating.
I just freaked out. Because I don't want anything to do with them and it brings flashbacks back," Eve, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, says of the encounter during a recent interview about her human trafficking case.
"The feelings come flooding back in. Feeling scared.
Feeling like I just want to get out of there. Nervous. Uncomfortable. Hurt." Eve was 12 when she ran away from foster care and ended up in an escort agency.
From agency to pimp to pimp she went until she met the man who pleaded guilty in May to trafficking her. She speaks a little louder than she did six months ago, just three months out of the flesh trade then.
And today her hair is yet another colour, yet another style.
Lots of changes since she was held up at gunpoint in that motel room just outside Toronto, a moment that jerked her past the threats of her trafficker and into a police station.
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at 06:27 on September 28th, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 06:35 on September 28th, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 06:43 on September 28th, 2008
Thanks Jordan and Paschen for the comments and the flag, certainly appreciated.
at 07:03 on September 28th, 2008
It's sad, Barry this is what Glendene and I do everyday. To try to change this problem. This is why we post the stories we post. Why we post the missing posters, why we tell the story of Jessica Foster and others!!! Still missing sold into human sex trafficking along with thousands of other babies,children,young boys,women, and mothers. The problem is a Global problem. If everybody keeps turning their heads acting like this does not exist we won't be able to achieve any goals of ridding the forced prostitution and human sex trafficking problem in the US,Canada and abroad.
at 07:15 on September 28th, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 07:28 on September 28th, 2008
Thank you Cjaye and Rhonda for your comments and flag, if you wish to review all our political party leaders solution to combating crime, go to my other story and see who is serious and who is just pussyfooting around with useless solutions that have never worked in the past. Especially Dion's solution.
Well apparently this link below is not working, but if you go to my story the link to my story does work.
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/canadas-political-parties-lay-out-their-party-platform-fighting-crime
at 16:42 on September 28th, 2008
You are very welcome, Barry. I think your link isn't working for the reason that "#comment-201985" needs to be added after the word "crime".
at 08:03 on September 28th, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 08:52 on September 28th, 2008
thanks SOlar, much appreciated
at 08:06 on September 28th, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff. I'm sorry Barry I thought I flagged. Thank you for posting this. You are so right on. Eve's story is so heart wrenching
at 08:52 on September 28th, 2008
No problem Cjaye, thanks for the flag and comments.,
at 10:08 on September 28th, 2008
why such thing are under practice in the world....
at 10:17 on September 28th, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff. The exploitation of children for human trafficking is repugnant. More attention needs to be brought about this matter that goes seldom reported in the media. Please continue to make others aware......
at 10:47 on September 28th, 2008
I like the Swedish Solution. Legalize prostitution and Criminalize the johns. and provide total assistance to care for and rehabilitate the victims, the women and the children.
Anyone caught trying to purchase or sell a woman or child gets real bad time in the clink.
at 12:43 on September 28th, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 13:41 on September 28th, 2008
Good stuff. Criminalise the pedo's not the children or even adult prostitutes many of whome have been forced since childhood to sell themselves or have addictions to feed. Gang power, drug dealing, prostitution and criminal un-taxed earnings in general rise along with the gap between rich and poor. 1929 stock market crash = mafia. Crime rates doubled within ten years of an unpopular immoral conservative government in the uk. Are canadian conservatives planning to narrow the gap between rich and poor?
at 13:42 on September 28th, 2008
Good stuff. Criminalise the pedo's not the children or even adult prostitutes many of whome have been forced since childhood to sell themselves or have addictions to feed. Gang power, drug dealing, prostitution and criminal un-taxed earnings in general rise along with the gap between rich and poor. 1929 stock market crash = mafia. Crime rates doubled within ten years of an unpopular immoral conservative government in the uk. Are canadian conservatives planning to narrow the gap between rich and poor?
at 13:42 on September 28th, 2008
Good stuff. Criminalise the pedo's not the children or even adult prostitutes many of whome have been forced since childhood to sell themselves or have addictions to feed. Gang power, drug dealing, prostitution and criminal un-taxed earnings in general rise along with the gap between rich and poor. 1929 stock market crash = mafia. Crime rates doubled within ten years of an unpopular immoral conservative government in the uk. Are canadian conservatives planning to narrow the gap between rich and poor?
at 13:43 on September 28th, 2008
Good stuff. Criminalise the pedo's not the children or even adult prostitutes many of whome have been forced since childhood to sell themselves or have addictions to feed. Gang power, drug dealing, prostitution and criminal un-taxed earnings in general rise along with the gap between rich and poor. 1929 stock market crash = mafia. Crime rates doubled within ten years of an unpopular immoral conservative government in the uk. Are canadian conservatives planning to narrow the gap between rich and poor?
at 13:43 on September 28th, 2008
Good stuff. Criminalise the pedo's not the children or even adult prostitutes many of whome have been forced since childhood to sell themselves or have addictions to feed. Gang power, drug dealing, prostitution and criminal un-taxed earnings in general rise along with the gap between rich and poor. 1929 stock market crash = mafia. Crime rates doubled within ten years of an unpopular immoral conservative government in the uk. Are canadian conservatives planning to narrow the gap between rich and poor?
at 13:43 on September 28th, 2008
Good stuff. Criminalise the pedo's not the children or even adult prostitutes many of whome have been forced since childhood to sell themselves or have addictions to feed. Gang power, drug dealing, prostitution and criminal un-taxed earnings in general rise along with the gap between rich and poor. 1929 stock market crash = mafia. Crime rates doubled within ten years of an unpopular immoral conservative government in the uk. Are canadian conservatives planning to narrow the gap between rich and poor?
at 15:17 on September 28th, 2008
Thanks everyone for your comments and flags, truly appreciated. There is no excuse to victimize children and take advantage of them based on their social standing. These people like the Canadian pedophiles caught in Thailand need the death penalty as far as I am concerned.
Using crime as an excuse because they are jobless or not energetic enough to get out and earn a living is another excuse many use. I am a single parent who raised all three of my kids ALONE since they were 8,6, and 5, I went to night school, studied at home and still brought them all up as good kids, with only my youngest who will turn 20 next month still living at home. Military pay certainly did not afford me a lavish lifestyle, my kids went without luxuries most have. I worked odd jobs to supplement my military income from painting homes, to auto repair. I made Do with what little we had!
I supplied food, clothes and a roof over their head and lots and lots of love and communication.
My kids are my single most greatest accomplishment.
My kids did not turn to crime, because Britney or Timmy had an Xbox and they did not, or the latest Nikes. All my kids worked in MacDonalds , retail, or sold newspapers on weekend for pocket money.
My two daughters are University educated and married with careers, one a policewoman and another a Emergency Room Nurse. My Son is in the Justice Institute and in a year or two his Career will be with the RCMP, so I have little sympathy for those Criminals who refuse to improve their lot in life. We have social agencies out there, and everyone knows right from wrong.
I agree with Rene, the victims need the help, not the criminals who need to be put away for a long, long time, in segregation preferably so they have no human or peer contact. But then that is my opinion.
Again, thanks each and everyone of you for stopping by and leaving a comment, it means a lot to this story.