how captives of any kind of abuse tend to bond to their abusers. Stockholm syndrome involves compliance, fear, confession and obedience and is the brain’s way of trying to protect itself from the horrors of abuse.
The debate over Backpage.com with CNN. I have heard this issue discussed with the head of the Vice Squad here in Phoenix, and he stated that he is torn over the issue. It allows them to find child prostitutes, but it also provides a way to exploit them. I think shutting down Backpage.com’s adult services is treating a symptom of a much larger problem, but at the same time, I cannot believe that the website is still benefiting from the advertisements. Read the whole story here:
http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/10/a-lurid-journey-through-backpage-com/
If anything means anything,
there must be something meant for us to be,
a song that we were made to sing.
There must be so much more than we can see.
Something fathomless,
deeper than our pride can dive;
numinous,
higher than our hearts can rise;
transcendent,
further than our thoughts can reach;
immanent,
closer than the air we breathe.
This is disgusting. Porn and trafficking are intimately related, and the very idea of making it legal to view child porn permits the pedophiles out there to continue the abuse of children AND make money off of it.
This article may discuss sexism in the Middle East, but the issues that are covered apply to the rest of the world as well.
EXPLICIT CONTENT: This report contains graphic details of sexual abuse of children as it has appeared in numerous locations on Facebook. WND immediately reported images of child pornography and child sexual abuse to the FBI. Censored screenshots published are among the mildest of those found.
I can’t believe that Facebook isn’t doing more to monitor this issue.
I am so happy about this!!!! I literally just said last night that I wish Ferrero would stop chocolate slavery. :D It also means that petitions work!
I found out on Saturday that I did not get accepted into the Child Welfare Stipend program through Arizona State University. The downside of this is that I now have to take out loans to pay for my graduate degree, but the upside is that once I am done with my degree, I can work where ever I want rather than having to work for CPS for two years. I just wish it was easier to find scholarships for graduate programs…
