Human Trafficking: American Secret?
Can someone please tell me why the US Department of State has left out American Regional Law Enforcement Statistics on their Trafficking in Persons Report in Maps (With Regional Law Enforcement Statistics) , but instead, published a blurb at the bottom of the page titled ‘US Government Domestic Anti-Trafficking Efforts’.
In 2005 the US made 116 human trafficking prosecutions. 45 of them resulted in convictions. Now, it took me a few minutes to dissect this confusing jumble of words and find any relevant numerical figures in order to compare with other international regions. It’s possible that my IQ doesn’t reach the American Government’s expectancy for viewers of this page, so please do have a look yourself and let me know if I missed something, but I found it confusing that the figures were sometimes written in digits and sometimes in words, and they were hidden between other figures that weren’t really relevant to the information given on other regions. On top of all that, my eyes kept getting pulled to the likes of rather amusing sentences like these:
“These statistics represent federal investigations; law enforcement in states and localities also make significant, indispensable contributions to the fight against trafficking in persons.”
Because the brains of Mensa can’t conclude for themselves whether or not the figures make significant, indispensable contributions to the fight? Come on! You’re just patting your own back now, aren’t ya?
“In 2005, state law enforcement agencies convicted over 26,000 “johns” for trying to buy sex services.”
In light of
“In FY 2005 HHS certified 230 foreign victims of human trafficking from a remarkably diverse array of countries (…)”
How many ‘johns’ does that make per trafficked person?
Imagine my horror after hurting my miniature brain doing this, only to find relevant figures for one year, in comparison to all the other regions which show a three year history!
Can someone please offer an explanation as to, why this is so?
In 2005 the US made 116 human trafficking prosecutions. 45 of them resulted in convictions. Now, it took me a few minutes to dissect this confusing jumble of words and find any relevant numerical figures in order to compare with other international regions. It’s possible that my IQ doesn’t reach the American Government’s expectancy for viewers of this page, so please do have a look yourself and let me know if I missed something, but I found it confusing that the figures were sometimes written in digits and sometimes in words, and they were hidden between other figures that weren’t really relevant to the information given on other regions. On top of all that, my eyes kept getting pulled to the likes of rather amusing sentences like these:
“These statistics represent federal investigations; law enforcement in states and localities also make significant, indispensable contributions to the fight against trafficking in persons.”
Because the brains of Mensa can’t conclude for themselves whether or not the figures make significant, indispensable contributions to the fight? Come on! You’re just patting your own back now, aren’t ya?
“In 2005, state law enforcement agencies convicted over 26,000 “johns” for trying to buy sex services.”
In light of
“In FY 2005 HHS certified 230 foreign victims of human trafficking from a remarkably diverse array of countries (…)”
How many ‘johns’ does that make per trafficked person?
Imagine my horror after hurting my miniature brain doing this, only to find relevant figures for one year, in comparison to all the other regions which show a three year history!
Can someone please offer an explanation as to, why this is so?
posted by Tainted Female at
11:38 PM
7 Comments:
Easy baby.
They want to look like they're doing something when they really aren't.
If only someone from the Bush Admin would comment, huh?
Oh comeon, you're both not that naive.
Lies, damned lies and statistics.
Oh add to that spin doctors, media publicists, news sheets/stations licking up to the government etc. etc.
But you both knew that, didn't you.
Well we don't like to tell people our secrets. We only like to know peoples secrets.
Other peoples affairs are more important then their own backyard. thats democracy for you. what am i saying too late and probably more than half asleep.
Taunted…
You’re such a smart little man, aren’t you?
Bush Administration…
Lol
Destitute Rebel…
Makes perfect sense to me, even if you were all sleepy!
Maybe this is old, did anybody type 'Failure' in Google and hit enter? See where it leads. Happy surfing :-)
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