Not Kidnapped Kristian Walker - Thailands Child Sex Trafficking
Kristian Walker was not kidnapped. He missing along with his mother. Earlier this week it was reported that Kristian Walker had been taken out of a Thai hospital and was possibly abducted to be sold into sex slavery. It was a case of mistaken identity. A German man did take a child out of a Thai hospital, he didn't take him to harm him, he took him to his family.
I am sorry he is missing, I hope he is alive. I am happy he was not sold as a sex slave.
Right after the tsunami, I visited a foreign web site that mentioned American tourists and how he hated them because of the child sex trade. Another reader posted and gently chided him stating that the majority of American tourists are normal people, not predators.
I found this article on the US Department of Justice Child Exploitation and Obscentiy Section, website.
I clipped a small part of the article and it is listed below. It speaks of the child sex trade in general and includes other countries, not just Thailand.
"Child prostitutes live in constant fear; they live in fear of sadistic acts by clients, fear of being beaten by pimps who control the sex trade, and fear of being apprehended by the police. It comes as no surprise that victims often suffer from depression, low self-esteem, and feelings of hopelessness."
"Many victims of child sexual exploitation also suffer from physical ailments, including tuberculosis, exhaustion, infections, and physical injuries resulting from violence inflicted upon them. Venereal diseases run rampant among these children and they rarely receive medical treatment until they are seriously or terminally ill. Living conditions are poor and meals are inadequate and irregular. Many children that fail to earn enough money are punished severely, often through beatings and starvation. Sadly, drug use and suicide are all too common for victims of child sexual exploitation."
Child Sex Tourists
"Child sex tourists are typically males and come from all income brackets. Perpetrators usually hail from nations in Western European nations and North America."
"While some tourists are pedophiles that preferentially seek out children for sexual relationships, many child sex tourists are "situational abusers." These are individuals who do not consistently seek out children as sexual partners, but who do occasionally engage in sexual acts with children when the opportunity presents itself."
"The distorted and disheartening rationales for child sex tourism are numerous.
Some perpetrators rationalize their sexual encounters with children with the idea that they are helping the children financially better themselves and their families. Paying a child for his or her services allows a tourist to avoid guilt by convincing himself he is helping the child and the child's family to escape economic hardship. Others try to justify their behavior by believing that children in foreign countries are less "sexually inhibited" and by believing their destination country does not have the same social taboos against having sex with children. Still other perpetrators are drawn towards child sex while abroad because they enjoy the anonymity that comes with being in a foreign land. This anonymity provides the child sex tourist with freedom from the moral restraints that govern behavior in his home country. Consequently, some tourists feel that they can discard their moral values when traveling and avoid accountability for their behavior and its consequences. Finally, some sex tourists are fueled by racism and view the welfare of children of third world countries as unimportant."
Oh and a message to the freak who "authors" the blog Accidents of Thought and conveniently does not allow comments or have an email listed on the site? You are a cowardly freak who is hiding behind religion to expouse your garbage. Don't you think God would also punish the nations that "took advantage" of child slavery and had sex with those children? There is evil everywhere. We in the West are not immune, pure, or holy.
I am sorry he is missing, I hope he is alive. I am happy he was not sold as a sex slave.
Right after the tsunami, I visited a foreign web site that mentioned American tourists and how he hated them because of the child sex trade. Another reader posted and gently chided him stating that the majority of American tourists are normal people, not predators.
I found this article on the US Department of Justice Child Exploitation and Obscentiy Section, website.
I clipped a small part of the article and it is listed below. It speaks of the child sex trade in general and includes other countries, not just Thailand.
"Child prostitutes live in constant fear; they live in fear of sadistic acts by clients, fear of being beaten by pimps who control the sex trade, and fear of being apprehended by the police. It comes as no surprise that victims often suffer from depression, low self-esteem, and feelings of hopelessness."
"Many victims of child sexual exploitation also suffer from physical ailments, including tuberculosis, exhaustion, infections, and physical injuries resulting from violence inflicted upon them. Venereal diseases run rampant among these children and they rarely receive medical treatment until they are seriously or terminally ill. Living conditions are poor and meals are inadequate and irregular. Many children that fail to earn enough money are punished severely, often through beatings and starvation. Sadly, drug use and suicide are all too common for victims of child sexual exploitation."
Child Sex Tourists
"Child sex tourists are typically males and come from all income brackets. Perpetrators usually hail from nations in Western European nations and North America."
"While some tourists are pedophiles that preferentially seek out children for sexual relationships, many child sex tourists are "situational abusers." These are individuals who do not consistently seek out children as sexual partners, but who do occasionally engage in sexual acts with children when the opportunity presents itself."
"The distorted and disheartening rationales for child sex tourism are numerous.
Some perpetrators rationalize their sexual encounters with children with the idea that they are helping the children financially better themselves and their families. Paying a child for his or her services allows a tourist to avoid guilt by convincing himself he is helping the child and the child's family to escape economic hardship. Others try to justify their behavior by believing that children in foreign countries are less "sexually inhibited" and by believing their destination country does not have the same social taboos against having sex with children. Still other perpetrators are drawn towards child sex while abroad because they enjoy the anonymity that comes with being in a foreign land. This anonymity provides the child sex tourist with freedom from the moral restraints that govern behavior in his home country. Consequently, some tourists feel that they can discard their moral values when traveling and avoid accountability for their behavior and its consequences. Finally, some sex tourists are fueled by racism and view the welfare of children of third world countries as unimportant."
Oh and a message to the freak who "authors" the blog Accidents of Thought and conveniently does not allow comments or have an email listed on the site? You are a cowardly freak who is hiding behind religion to expouse your garbage. Don't you think God would also punish the nations that "took advantage" of child slavery and had sex with those children? There is evil everywhere. We in the West are not immune, pure, or holy.
posted by Ellie at 6:22 PM
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