I've been thinking alot about it today, between one thing and another. How we take it for granted-- not that that's horrifically selfish of us; freedom should be an instantaneous right of every living being, don't you think? But still. We take it for granted--especially in this country-- that our freedom to speak our minds, to leave our houses when we will, to meet who we want to and to socialise where we want will not be called into question.
I don't think it's easy to get in your head how damaging it is to exercise your power as a human being to deny someone else their freedom: whether that's not letting them leave their house; not letting them stand up for their own beliefs; not letting them have money to support themselves; or not letting them have a right to the use of their own bodies.
I don't think it's easy to get in your head how damaging it is to exercise your power as a human being to deny someone else their freedom: whether that's not letting them leave their house; not letting them stand up for their own beliefs; not letting them have money to support themselves; or not letting them have a right to the use of their own bodies.
Freedom is the oxygen of the soul. --Moshe Dayan
Some facts from the A21 campaign, on common ways traffickers gain control of their victims:
No conclusions here. Just thoughts. Scared thoughts, really.
Would appreciate your continued prayers as I prepare for the trip.
- Confiscating passports, visas, and identification documents.
- Never revealing to victim what country they have been trafficked to.
- Give victims drugs to develop addiction and make them dependent on their entrapment.
- Starve victim until willing to service clients.
No conclusions here. Just thoughts. Scared thoughts, really.
Would appreciate your continued prayers as I prepare for the trip.