Striking the Brothels’ Bottom Line

[groovedaddy]

In trying to figure out how we can defeat sex trafficking, a starting point is to think like a brothel owner.

My guide to that has been Sok Khorn, an amiable middle-aged woman who is a longtime brothel owner here in the wild Cambodian town of Poipet. I met her five years ago when she sold me a teenager, Srey Mom, for $203 and then blithely wrote me a receipt confirming that the girl was now my property. At another brothel nearby, I purchased another imprisoned teenager for $150.

Astonished that in the 21st century I had bought two human beings, I took them back to their villages and worked with a local aid group to help them start small businesses. I’ve remained close to them over the years, but the results were mixed.

The second girl did wonderfully, learning hairdressing and marrying a terrific man. But Srey Mom, it turned out, was addicted to methamphetamine and fled back to the brothel world to feed her craving.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/opinion/11kristof.html?th&emc=th

[midnight]

1. I just sent a message to congress to uphold the Lilly Ledbetter

fair pay act. As I sent a brief message, I could not help wondering why in America, I have to ask congress to treat women as equals in the work force. Now I read this, and I get so discouraged that women are kidnapped and sold into slavery for sex. Equality for humanity is so important. We all need to keep aware of this, and reject it outright.

[WhiteTara]

4. to the tune of tens of thousands

of women and children per year. Sex trafficking is growing daily. Unlike drugs that you can sell only once, you can sell a human being over and over and over again.

[lostnotforgotten]

2. Are You Trying To Stop Sex Trafficking Or Sex For Money - Not Sure What You Are Against

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[Froward69]

3. A brothel in Nevada is

offering free Home Depot gift cards... So I Guess now fixing up the house could be a source of suspicion.