There are now only 2 weeks before the 2010 Winter Olympics start up in Vancouver and Whistler. As BC prepares to welcome the world, I know that they are preparing for the good and the bad that come with such a large sporting event. It's exciting to have all the athletes and tourists, and I'm sure that many are still praying for snow, as the temperatures have been high and the snow quite scarce.
But this type of event also brings people who are may be willing to risk more than they usually do because they are away from home and anonymous. It's really basic economics: as the demand increases, so must the supply. As the demand for prostitution goes up, this puts pressure on the supply, which in turn puts pressure on human trafficking - a very real concern for Vancouver.
Mind you, the demand for prostitution more than likely starts much more "simply" in pornography. You and I may not view pornography; in fact, we may admittedly oppose it; but until we see the fact that we - each and every single person on this planet - are interconnected; that our neighbour's problems are really our problems (and our neighbour may be 1/2 a world away); until we examine ourselves and see the injustice (of any variety) within ourselves; then we may begin to really change our world.
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