Legislation to fight trafficking in Missouri passes House with nearly unanimous vote
I know, you’re asking me, gentle reader, how did the preening legislators make the illegal illegaller?
Why, by taking the monumental steps of:
- Making a committee. With diverse stakeholders!
The Committee on Sex and Human Trafficking Training would be created and would include diverse stakeholders. The group would meet each year to establish guidelines for mandatory training.
- Also make a council.
Additionally, legislative leaders said the bills would establish the Statewide Council Against Adult Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children to coordinate statewide efforts to fight these issues.
- Mandate training.
House officials indicated that the legislation would require training on sex and human trafficking for professionals such as emergency medical technicians, nurses, prosecutors, juvenile officers, social workers and peace officers. The move is meant to equip frontline workers with the knowledge and tools necessary to identify and respond to instances of these crimes efficiently.
- Create a slush fund.
They would also impose restitution fees for those convicted of specific sexual offenses with funds directed to support anti-trafficking efforts statewide.
So, basically, these bills are giveaways to non-profits and NGOs that make a living advocating, training, and holding meetings about human trafficking.
I’m sorry, but I did not see anything in the article (which uses advocacy terms like protecting the vulnerable over and over again) about funding police.
I used to be so cynical when I was young. Now I have broken through cynicism to what lies beyond.
