Yes this is a real thing, please share this because someday it could prevent someone from entering hell on earth. Please please look out for signs that someone is being trafficked:
https://polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/recognize-signs
Honestly as soon as I was in an airport or a public place full of people and security, I would scream my little heart out or run like the wind. It's very unlikely the person taking me hostage would have a weapon in a place like that so less fear of them using it.
A lot of them have family members who have been threatened by the traffickers, are terrified of the authorities in a foreign country because they've either been lied to, or simply cannot stand the thought of being returned to the country they are from (which should tell you how bad the conditions where they're from are), and they don't speak the language where they are, so they can't even explain WHY they're screaming, are terrified and have been under control in some form for long enough that they genuinely believe the person would be able to harm them, or end up forcibly hooked on drugs and drugged up WHILE in transport...
This is not bad advice or a bad plan or anything, just adding that a lot of people don't feel/know it's an option
Understandable. Hence why most of the people who are in these situations rarely speak out but I was speaking from a personal viewpoint. It's depressing how most of those in these cases are just caged in by fear and feel they can't reach out.
Hiding a spoon in your underwear (or any private place) will get you a either a male or female security (depends what sex you are), and they will check you up in a private room. Now you could talk to them without the person you're scared of, and they can get you to the police or any other help
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Trust me, I really get what the idea behind is. But if these people threaten my family, I don't really think they will make a difference whether I rat on them in public or in a secluded space.
It likely wouldn’t. As much as you can trust their word either way. If you have family- siblings, etc, who’s to say that they aren’t next to be trafficked? It’s not easy or simple. At least if people are aware of the option though they can decide based on their situations if doing this is the best option to ensure their personal safety. To people who wouldn’t speak out from concern for their family, or because they don’t want to go home, or they in some way prefer going to the alternative- they wouldn’t need to know how to alert authorities. This is specifically advice for people who are in a situation where they want to alert authorities without directly raising suspicion on the spot.
@parisqeen oh I know, and like I said it's not a bad plan, I was more trying to explain to other people who might seen the spoon theory or the screaming theory and be like "well why don't all the girls just do this? Must not want to escape that badly."
If you can speak the language, are confident you won't be in danger, and know your family is safe, it's a decent option
Also forgot to add that a lot of the girls who don't get drugged up are monitered extremely closely. Them being offered food in a public space likely wouldn't be common, especially a setting nice enough to hand out actual silverware. The chances of them having an opportunity to get whole of a spoon often is very low, let alone understanding how the gates work, or having enough understanding/frame of mind to conceal a spoon and convince their slavers to let them get to a bathroom long enough to hide it in their underwear
Female Genital Mutilation- it can involve all or just some features of the female reproductive system including breasts but more commonly the vagina and related parts. Certain cultures and religions practice it, usually stemming around suitability for marriage, and having to do with chastity, cleanliness, or faithfulness. In most countries it is illegal, and considered a human rights violation. Some undeveloped countries have a rare as high as 90%. Women may be taken from far removed locations and cultures and forced in to the practice as “exotic brides” or taken from countries where a tradition still exists as a minority but it is illegal, to countries where it is legal or more available to have the acts performed. I personally think it’s a disgusting practice, but putting culture asides however one feels about the practice it’s unarguable that no one should e forced in to such a thing through any means or coercion.
While I agree it's a good idea and also agree with the sentiments expressed in these comments, what is the likelihood that a victim of trafficking is likely to read about this life hack?
I’d say it’s unlikely- but possible. If we examine the particulars of the scaenrio and the medium through which it’s presented this is less a tip for someone living in an isolated area of minimal development, and more a tip that could be used by people traveling abroad should they find themselves in such a situation. In theory though- if it did have any chance to help such people, or others, it’s a case of better to post and never need it than not post and have someone need it I suppose. I had a friend who recently had seconds thoughts about a job interview abroad. She called the “home base” her interviewers supposedly represented- a small firm- and was told no such people worked there. After some events unfolded it was revealed they were part of a ring that wrangled young women for sex work. Had she not backed out of the interview she may have needed this tip and is in the demographic that might see it in a place like this.
https://polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/recognize-signs
This is not bad advice or a bad plan or anything, just adding that a lot of people don't feel/know it's an option
If you can speak the language, are confident you won't be in danger, and know your family is safe, it's a decent option
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edit: Scratch that. anyone trafficking humans deserves to get caught