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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was at a trafficking in persons seminar in Denver, and all of these NGOs were complaining about lack of resources. The federal law enforcement task force leader said it costs zero money to care about your kids. This is bc trafficking victims in the US are frequently girls who run away from or have a terrible home life, at best neglectful and at worst abusive.  This makes them vulnerable to predators who can pick up on their low self esteem. Law enforcement and teachers are not supposed to parent your kids.  You have to do that.  Have the tough conversations, invade their privacy. You are not their buddy.  I hope everyone is talking to their kids today about fentanyl laced pills. I hope parents of younger kids are realizing that their kids do not need a smart phone and need to stay off social media. I completely agree with the police chief. Parent your kids and give them the tools to deal with all the crap that is happening in this world.  [/quote]

People aren’t poor on purpose, people don’t have dysfunctional lives on purpose. They don’t know how to live a different way. There need to be resources to help. You can’t take some kid from a trailer in WVA with two unemployed meth addicted parents and expect them how to live a normal life. Same goes for any kid growing up in poverty. [/quote]

Absolutely agree with this. Poverty isn't a crime. Poverty is something done to poor people, not something they choose. Unless that is addressed no amount of punishment is going to cure poor people of poverty and all the disfunction that comes from it. [/quote]

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