Comments on: SEX TOURISM: AN INTERNATIONAL DILEMMA http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2009/09/10/sex-tourism-an-international-dilemma/ CRIMINAL JURISDICTION: Criminal Law Blog by Defense Lawyer John Floyd and Mr. Billy Sinclair Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:52:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Luise Ostrom http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2009/09/10/sex-tourism-an-international-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-3108 Luise Ostrom Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:38:39 +0000 http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/?p=268#comment-3108 My developer is trying to persuade me to move to .net from PHP. I have always disliked the idea because of the expenses. But he's tryiong none the less. I've been using Movable-type on a number of websites for about a year and am worried about switching to another platform. I have heard very good things about blogengine.net. Is there a way I can import all my wordpress posts into it? Any kind of help would be really appreciated! My developer is trying to persuade me to move to .net from PHP. I have always disliked the idea because of the expenses. But he’s tryiong none the less. I’ve been using Movable-type on a number of websites for about a year and am worried about switching to another platform. I have heard very good things about blogengine.net. Is there a way I can import all my wordpress posts into it? Any kind of help would be really appreciated!

]]> By: Kevin Bales http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2009/09/10/sex-tourism-an-international-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-610 Kevin Bales Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:12:19 +0000 http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/?p=268#comment-610 Thanks John and Billy for such a thoughtful article on slavery and trafficking. As you point out, anti-slavery projects are in dire need of proper government funding. One of our priorities at Free The Slaves is ensuring that programs established under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act receive the appropriations that they need. But I'd like to take a moment to inject a little hope into the discussion - it is true that 14,000 to 17,000 slaves are trafficked into the USA every year, and that there are roughly 27 million people working in slavery worldwide. The global number - 27 million - is the largest ever in human history, but it is also the smallest proportion of the global population in history. Likewise, the amount of money slaves pump into the world economy is big, around $50 billion a year, but it is also the smallest fraction of the global economy to ever be represented by slave labor. The continued existence of slavery is horrendous, but the truth is that we have pushed slavery to the edge of its existence. And working together; drawing on NGOs, politicians, and industry; we can push it over the edge. I hope you'll visit and share our website - www.freetheslaves.net, and maybe look at my book on how we can bring slavery to an end in 25 years, it is called: Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves. All best wishes, Kevin Bales Thanks John and Billy for such a thoughtful article on slavery and trafficking. As you point out, anti-slavery projects are in dire need of proper government funding. One of our priorities at Free The Slaves is ensuring that programs established under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act receive the appropriations that they need.

But I’d like to take a moment to inject a little hope into the discussion – it is true that 14,000 to 17,000 slaves are trafficked into the USA every year, and that there are roughly 27 million people working in slavery worldwide. The global number – 27 million – is the largest ever in human history, but it is also the smallest proportion of the global population in history. Likewise, the amount of money slaves pump into the world economy is big, around $50 billion a year, but it is also the smallest fraction of the global economy to ever be represented by slave labor.

The continued existence of slavery is horrendous, but the truth is that we have pushed slavery to the edge of its existence. And working together; drawing on NGOs, politicians, and industry; we can push it over the edge. I hope you’ll visit and share our website – http://www.freetheslaves.net, and maybe look at my book on how we can bring slavery to an end in 25 years, it is called: Ending Slavery: How We Free Today’s Slaves.

All best wishes,
Kevin Bales

]]> By: Tim Bodnar http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2009/09/10/sex-tourism-an-international-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-609 Tim Bodnar Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:04:16 +0000 http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/?p=268#comment-609 One thing not mentioned is that there are NGOs such as International Justice Mission, who already have the knowledge and experience to work quickly and efficiently in countries where they are already working to achieve the same goals as in the CPCA. I really love the comparison of Cash for Clunker funding vs Child Protection Compact Act. Having been to an auto dealer recently and seeing row after row of vehicles (some newer than ones I own) marked "CFC" and "Government owned" the point is pretty compelling. If additional funding were made available, I'm sure that organization like IJM would greatfully expand the list of potential countries where benefits could be achieved. One thing not mentioned is that there are NGOs such as International Justice Mission, who already have the knowledge and experience to work quickly and efficiently in countries where they are already working to achieve the same goals as in the CPCA.

I really love the comparison of Cash for Clunker funding vs Child Protection Compact Act. Having been to an auto dealer recently and seeing row after row of vehicles (some newer than ones I own) marked “CFC” and “Government owned” the point is pretty compelling. If additional funding were made available, I’m sure that organization like IJM would greatfully expand the list of potential countries where benefits could be achieved.

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