"Why is this important to you?" The 1st 1k answers

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/4/13

Comment: There is 27 million reason for this not to be unimportant.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/4/13

Comment: Because we need to show we care about them, not punish them.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/4/13

Comment: This is important to me because human trafficking exploits the young vulnerable people. The young people are the future leaders and their experiences today will impact the future of our communities. If young people are denied the chance to learn what human dignity means due to horrible experiences like sexual exploitation they forced to go through, then their future is not as promising. These children should be in school preparing for a productive future. I want it this kind of slavery to stop so that children can have their chance in life.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/4/13

Comment: God cares for the abused and enslaved; so do I.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/4/13

Comment: This is important to me because no person deserves to be falsely accused, especially when you know that person has been forced against their own will to do it.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/4/13

Comment: Minors are literally LURED into sexual exploitation by keenly aware adults, who recognize the victim's own neediness for the basics in life, such as love and the security of a loving home. The law needs to recognize the ABUSIVE CRIMINAL nature of these actions upon a minor. Many victims, and Tracey's story above is indicative of this, come from homes that have already traumatized their potentiality for living a healthy and self-sufficient lifestyle. It comes down to the pervasive long-term effects of all forms of domestic violence and abuse. Those victimized face one of two trajectories in terms of outcomes; that being, they either become a perpetrator, or they become the prey, as in this instance of Tracy --- a minor being sexually exploited. Support the passage of SAFE HARBOR LAWS to protect and restore minors who are victimized by sexual exploitation.

Country: Canada

Signed-On: 1/4/13

Comment: Every victim of Human Trafficking needs a voice and protection no matter who they are.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/4/13

Comment: He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/4/13

Comment: Now that I'm aware of the slavery in the world I can no longer do nothing.

Country: Canada

Signed-On: 1/4/13

Comment: It is an antiquated idea to throw these kids in jail, the legilation needs to be changed to reflect reality.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/4/13

Comment: Justice for our people. There are too many band aids that don't deliver realistic solutions to long term issues.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/4/13

Comment: Because every child deserves to have a life filled with joy.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/4/13

Comment: put an end to human trafficking!!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/4/13

Comment: We need to stand up and be a voice for those caught in opression and protect the innocence of the children being forced into trafficking and slavery!

Country: Bulgaria

Signed-On: 1/4/13

Comment: I am against every kind of abuse and exploitation, including children, and I'll fight it.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/4/13

Comment: I am signing this petion for Safe Harbor Laws because these young girls are victims of a horrific crime. The police force should be a source of refuge from slavery and forced prostitition and getting arressted for a crime that is out of their control does not provide such refuge.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/5/13

Comment: Children are not to be held responsible for being forced into the sex trade. It's abuse. The person exploiting the child is the criminal. Stop punishing innocence!!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/5/13

Comment: To end ALL injustice

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/5/13

Comment: our children need love not prison and jails.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/5/13

Comment: Because kids need people to stand up for them and keep them safe!!!!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/5/13

Comment: For freedom, This is going to increase the power of the EndItMovement

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/5/13

Comment: Because children are precious and any kind of exploitation is pure evil and it has to end.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/5/13

Comment: It is time to stop the sick sense of ownership males have over females’ bodies

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: To Help End Modern Day Slavery

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: Passion 2013!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: I want to raise my voice for those that have none. I want them to know that God loves unconditionally and He is the ultimate and unfailing hope that they are desperately searching for.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: If minors who are picked up by law enforcement are treated as victims, not criminals, we CAN eradicate human trafficking!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: Because no child ever deserves to feel unsafe. We need to protect our little people.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: I want to see an end to the trafficking of children!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: It is important for me to see less and less kids being treated as criminals

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: PASSION 2013!!!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: My 16 y/o niece was a run away who became addicted to drugs. A pimp took advantage of her addiction and sold her. Teenagers make mistakes and should receive help, not prosecution when someone exploits their mistakes.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: Abused children need to know love, not punishment.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: Because no child deserves to be enslaved.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: It is for freedom that we have been saved! And it is our responsible to speak and stand up for those who can not speak for themselves!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: People do not need to be persecuted for things the can not have a voice about. We are their voice and we have to stand up and say that this needs to be stopped.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: With our voices combined we can make a difference!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: Our generation will not tolerate slavery.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: Girls should not be punished for something they were forced to do.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: Human justice is a perfect avenue by which the world may safe heavenly grace.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: I care deeply about justice. These laws protect children and provide them with opportunities to receive needed services and an escape from what could be a lifetime cycle of violence.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/6/13

Comment: These kids deserve to get their voice heard and have an opportunity at a real life

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: I believe that it is an abomination in the eyes of God for us to know about slave trafficking and do nothing! Jesus came to set the captives free.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. John 10:10

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: People should never be sold.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: We cannot let evil people have the upper hand in this issue. It's time to stop slavery. Also, sign the petition at enditmovement.com please!!!!

Country: India

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: Be it any country, Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. These young girls and women have already experienced maximum torture any human being can ever endure. Please, after pulling them out of these heinous situations do not put them in jail. They need love, they need some hope to live and hope that makes them feel like they are people out there who love them just as they are...

Country: United Kingdom

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: The police are there to protect victims, not treat them like criminals. This needs to be sorted ASAP.

Country: United Kingdom

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: Because victims should not be punished for being victims

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: Because kids need investment and assistance, not criminalization

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: children need to be protected.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: I love Jesus and this is important to Jesus. I have young children as well and I want to help prevent these things from happening.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: How can this be unimportant to anyone?

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: We are to rescue and protect the innocent.

Country: Belgium

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: Fair justice is important everywhere

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: This is important to me because these enslaved people need a voice. i am NOT ok with what is happening to these victims, and I believe that we can end it and bring justice to wronged children everywhere.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: Children who are stolen and forced into prostitution should not be prosecuted for the things they were forced to do!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: Young girls should not be punished for being victims of such a heinous crime.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: Children who have an opportunity to break free of being trafficked should NOT be treated as criminals.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: Because i love these people!!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: It is time our society punish the perpetrators not the victims.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: Children who are vulnerable and hurting should not be punished when they are preyed upon and exploited by adults.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: Victims are not criminals and therefore should not have a criminal record for something they are forced, tricked, or coerced into doing.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: I work for an anti-trafficking organization and want to help protect our children from trafficking AND from unfair justic!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: Jesus calls us to fight against injustice.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: It is

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: I am saddened that this is an issue in this country. How can these victims, these children, be locked up for what they have been tricked/forced into. They need love and guidance, and for someone to show them that they have value and a purpose. Not to be tossed aside again and looked down upon as criminals.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: Kids need to put in recovery programs, not sent to jail.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: My 17-year old granddaughter was sex trafficked and died Five years ago. Please help us protect the children from real criminals by not making our Kids one of the bad-guys too!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: These children are victims and should not be punished for what others did to them.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: All children deserve to be protected!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: this is very important.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: It's too late to stand on the side and just watch tragedy.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: The abuse needs to stop. Society cannot continue this spiral of human degradation.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/7/13

Comment: This is a very important issue and needs legislation passed protecting these children in these situations.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Because exploited children are not criminals

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Children (or adults) forced into any form of trafficking must not be re-victimized. Children, in particular, must not be charged criminally for acts for which they are not legally capable of consenting.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Kids are never old enough to consent. They are victims- not criminals! Don't punish them again!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: We need to help those who cannot help themselves!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Children are children! They are victims and not criminals.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Children are the future of our world. They needd to be protected. The government should not prosecute them for something out of their control. We need to aid them when we pull them out of slavery, not harm them!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: One of my deeest passions is to stop human trafficking and child sexual slavery. I will support anything that stops it.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: my duaghter holly.....

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Words cannot express the disgust I feel everytime I hear about laws becoming a problem and not a solution.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: To stop Human Trafficking and safe some parents from loosing a child.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: because the system is broken

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: This is important to me because no child that is forced into sex should be put in jail. They should be given the emotional and mental support that they need instead.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: This is important to me because it is our duty to protect the innocent; those that rely on adults to be examples and lead them under nurturing, caring environments and loving relationships.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: It is unjust to imprison children who are being forced into slavery with out a choice.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I'm signing because it is my social and moral obligation, as an adult, to protect children. The average age of entry into the prostitution industry is 12. These children are not "criminals" -- they're the victims/survivors of child sexual abuse. Please sign to support Safe Harbor laws.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Perpetrators/"consumers" of sexual exploitation are the criminals, not the victims. Victims should never face prosecution.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Children should not be blamed for wrongful acts forced upon them

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: our children need to be protected, especially those who have been so brutally victimized. criminalizing them severely hinders their restoration. But to make it simple, It's wrong!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: because this is awful and it should not happen in the world at all

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: All children deserve protection, care, and respect.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Gtand-daughter missing

Country: Australia

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: There's some cliches about how you can judge the value of a society by how they treat their most vulnerable members. Trafficked children deserve to be heard and given a future. Shame on us if we offer them punishment instead of hope.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Children shouldn't be punished when they are the victims.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Children should be protected from abusers, not arrested. The pimps and johns should be arrested.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Children are our future. We should protect and guide them towards the right direction not push them towards the wrong one.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Because I currently work with CSEC victims in Sunnyside Washington

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: It is time to distinguish the victims from the real criminals!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Because I am a mother and these children need protection. It seems at times that criminals have more rights!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I empathize with anyone in such a difficult situation and everyone deserves a chance for life to be good for them.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: The public needs to be aware of this epidemic and the abuse must stop. We need to help survivors heal, not reinforce the abuser's message that they are alone, the world is cruel, and that they don't deserve a good life.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Because

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Human trafficking is an issue that should be important to every single citizen of the world.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: My state does not have this law, even thou Toledo is a high trafficking area.. We need this!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Children should be allowed to be children for as long as they can. What DMST does to them is not their fault. Place the pimps and Johns in jail and let the children have their childhood back not have a record that follows them their whole life.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Children need to be protected from these monsters

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: No victimized child should be treated like a criminal! The safe harbor law should be passed in every state!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I have 5 children myself, I want something in place in order to assist in the safety.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Crimes against children must be stopped. Children must be protected when they have no parent to protect them.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: We need to stop the exploitation of children.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Those who are victims should not be prosecuted as criminals. They need to be rescued.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I am signing this because no victim should ever be punished for another's actions against them.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Because I want to end sex trafficking.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Children who have been forced or coerced into commercial sex are not criminals. By incarcerating children for something they are not even old enough to consent to, we perpetuate the rape culture that we live in and send the message that the rapists and abusers are not responsible for their actions. These kids need care and a fresh start.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Children who are victims of sex trafficking need our help and support, not punishment in the criminal justice system.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: This is a very important cause and most definitely needs more attention.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I have a daughter and couldn't imagine this happening to her.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: because Jesus Christ is the deliverer of my life, and He is the One that brings freedom and justice

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: This story triggered long-forgotten memories. I remember in my early teens being watched at the mall by a man wearing a white suit. Another man pulled up to me in a car while walking down the street and asked if I would get in and show him where the park was. Thankfully that's all that happened to me but not all girls are so lucky or so timid as to stay away from strangers as I was. Teach all the girls you know about how to discern evil and good. Teach them how to find godly love--so they don't end up in the arms of the devil looking for the love of God they never got at home. And when a girl ends up swindled and abused, we can at least protect their safety and honor as we help them escape. If you're not sure yourself how to find true, godly love, take a look through some of these books: "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" (not really, but it's a catchy title and a bestseller by Joshua Harris); and "Quest for Love" by Elizabeth Elliot; "Safe People" by Henry Cloud. Prevention is always more effective long term than surgery.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I want to stop sex trafficking and help victims.

Country: Australia

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: It's important to me because no child should go through such a horrible process of misunderstanding and have no way of getting out of it. It needs to change.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Child sexual misuse and abuse is NOT the child's fault!

Country: Italy

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: We must protect minors. It's a biblical principle.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: The *victims* of abuse should not be treated like criminals, the *abusers* should.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Passion for keeping children in safe and healthy environments.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Because every child matters, and I want to give them a voice.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: My heart breaks knowing girls the same age as my kids go thru this. Can not believe this is not already a law !

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: This is a HUGE step towards an effort to stop blaming the victim. If Sara Kruzan had had and known about laws like this, maybe she would have broken out of the cycle of her abuse and not have spent the last 18 years of her life in prison for being coerced into killing the man who molested, groomed and prostituted her till she was 16 years old.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Stop further victimizing the true victims! Prosecute the traffickers Protect OUR children!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: people are not property in any shape of form. we need to weed out corruption on all levels.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I believe that these children deserve a chance and need help to make a better life for themselves

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Because kids matter. This isn't how they were meant to live and we have to do something to change that.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: No human, no person, man, woman, or child should be held against there will. These are just CHILDREN. Innocent children! They should be hanging with friends, playing soccer or video games, listening to their favorite music, or talking to their crush. Not being abused, raped, beaten, lied to, and tortured. No one should have to go through that. This has to end. And it has to end now.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Children should not be punished for participating in things that they were forced against their will to do.

Country: Afghanistan

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I believe no one should be in bondage... I fervently am against human trafficking of any kind and especially the sexual exploitation of children...

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Want to change a country for the better? Invest in the women and children of that country!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Because there's nothing worse.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Michigan is not a safe state for its children, with the current laws. Unless we have safe harbor laws here child predators with continue to use our children as commodities to be used and discarded. I am a father to a precious little Girl, and I want her protected against this form of evil. I also have an older sister who was introduced to drugs at a very early age and has had an unmanageable life ever since. Please pass Safe Harbor Laws in Michigan.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Girls forced into sexual slavery are not even old enough to properly consent -- we should not be imprisoning them for crimes they cannot legally commit; we should be providing for their well-being.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: This generation needs a chance. We cannot let our failure to end slavery continue to keep children in bondage. May our eyes be open to what is going on in the world. May we start to act.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I live in Ohio where there is not a safe harbor law.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I have worked with underage prostitutes.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Prostitution is a form of slavery.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: We must have a better and more compassionate approach to victims of sexual abuse. Sex crimes are soaring and innocents are the ones paying the price. There are better ways to deal with this horrible crime. Please, we can make a better way to put the criminals behind bars and heal the shattered lives of the victims criminals have been exploiting.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I am a survivor of trafficking

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: be cause i am in it to END IT #enditmovement

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Child sexual abuse is something I have cared deeply about since I began my carreer in Social Work.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: It is personal and our children are worth fighting for.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Because justice needs to be brought for these people, they need love.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: To STOP mistreatment

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: This is my passion. Please put this law into place and protect the innocent children. They should never be criminalized. Only helped and loved.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I too am a Human Trafficking Survivor

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I am passionate about stopping all forms of human and sex trafficking, which is modern day slavery, and punish the perpetrators to the fullest extent of the law, NOT THE VICTIMS!!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: The victims of human trafficking deserve help and compassion.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: It is appallingly ironic that such a universally despised industry can remain so active. And criminalizing the victims only aids the industry that victimizes them. They need a way out.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Because children deserve a childhood. They do not deserve to be trafficked and abused for someone else's gain and their expense.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I am a Christian and a human being and a mother.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Children do not have the physical capabilities to make sound decisions until they are over 18 due to their brain formation and development. I don't want to see children treated as criminals for something they don't understand.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I was abused as a child

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: you shouldnt have to ask

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Slavery is more abundant than ever and must be stopped, taking care of the victims of this evil trade should be our top priority

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: No child should ever be criminalized for his or her vulnerability. This is a necessary step towards protecting children in this country!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: The fact that kids are made slaves breaks my heart. They must be protected.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Authorities need to understand that children who are caught in the web of human traffickers have not aspired to be sexual slaves. They want to be doctors, police officers, teachers, business men and women. Treat children who are victims of sexual exploitation as if they were your own.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Children need help, advisement and shelter. Through the Safe Harbor Laws. we're separating them from their offender legally.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: As a victim of sexual abuse, I understand how a young girl can be victimized so easily and think they deserve nothing better in life- we need to give them hope for a better future!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: How can you continue punish a child for something that they had NO control over and cannot legally even agree to be a part of the act? We need to stand up and quit allowing our children to continue to be victimized, even after they are rescued.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I am very passionate about it because I have kids myself and love children and want to protect our children from any kind of horror like this.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I am a survivor of human trafficking when I was 13.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Freeing these victims requires giving them the chance to go from captivity and shame to life with dignity. Not a jail cell.

Country: Australia

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: No child is a prostitute, they are a being explotated, we need to stop victim blaming right now!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Human trafficking is evil, and it's victims need protection.

Country: United Kingdom

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Because children cannot be 'prostitutes' when they can't legally consent to sex- it is child abuse & rape. They should be protected not punished!!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: No child should be forced into the life that so many little ones have to face on a daily basis. Being the mother of two small kids, I could never imagine having my child go through that, I would die fighting for them than to sit back and let it happen. This is a very important cause that people should really be more concerned about.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: My ancestors were slaves.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: Apathy is not an option!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: All children deserve a chance at life, and not be condemned for trying to survive.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: It's a misdemeaner to exploit a child in most areas. Criminals get more time for business violations. A life should not mean so little.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I believe kids

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/8/13

Comment: I was sold into prostitution when I was 14. That single act, caused a life of pain, persecution, and prosecution.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: It's never the victim's fault! Treating someone like a criminal because of something they had no control over is wrong! Be the change to help put an end to sex trafficking! #enditmovement

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: im in it to end human trafficking world wide. God hates injustice.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: This is something that is close to my heart

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: Every child is important.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: Being forced into the sex trade and into human trafficking should not be a crime for the oppressed. They did no wrong, but were forced and coerced into doing such vile things. There is no reason to punish them for something such as this. They are the victims, not the victimizers.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: Because children survivors of human traffiking need to be rehabilitated so they can have some hope of living a normal life. THE LAST THING THEY NEED TO BE IS PUNISHED!!!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: The abusers should be punished not the victims. Help them become healthy and safe for society. Break the chain of violence.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: There needs to be a place for kids to go to get out of this garbage.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: Kids don't need to have to worry about going down the rode to by something and that's jest wrong

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: Victims don't deserve to be considered criminals.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: ... because our children are NOT for sale.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: I want to see the End It Movement end all slavery through the help of Jesus Christ!!!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: Trafficking is a global issue. If we are publishing a TIP report, we need to make sure our laws are just as strong and clear as those internationally.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: Please take action, this is an issue that should be able to gather bipartisan support. Non Profits are gearing up and taking the lead on this showing that people do care and realize the value in rescuing and reintegrating rather than punishing victims. Leadership should be coming from our elected representatives.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: I love and value children, and passionately want their abusers brought to justice.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: How can we live in comfort knowing that children can be accused as criminals when they are the victims of such horrific crimes.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: Victims of human trafficking need to be treated as such, and their oppressors need to be brought to justice.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: People trapped in sex slavery are victims and need to be protected once freed.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: I am apart of an anti human trafficking organization called Hope For The Voicless. We are attacking the demand side of the issue an working on a documentary to raise awareness and change

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: There are too many victims

Country: Canada

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: Very worthy cause. A child cannot be re-victimized at the hands of the government.

Country: India

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: To help the victim of trafficking.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: Children shouldn't be punished for adults taking advantage of them and abusing them!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: God is in the business of setting captives free. It's time our government follow the King and let justice roll like a river.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: I believe in fighting in every way we can to end human trafficking and in giving the best possible care to the victims of this terrible evil.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: Because its horrifyingly wrong!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: i want to give women and children their dignity and voices back.

Country: Kuwait

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: Because It Is International Issue , all of Human ought to sign to limit/avoied that crime.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: I am on tme Louisville Human Trafficking Task Force. Our mission is to raise awareness of trafficking and assist in any way to aid victims of trafficking.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: The cycle of abuse is so magnified in this very issue. Over 95% of minors (and adults for that matter) who are involved in sexual exploitation were abused in their earliest years, What started as a gross imposition on their innocence then becomes a way someone else makes money. Even if they receive any meal, money or a roof to sleep under, it is a disgusting insult that they should be subjected to a life they cannot get out of alone. Who would choose this life? No one. It is not their offense. It is the offense of those who started the cycle in their lives.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: We have to stop criminalizing victims of child abuse.

Country: Germany

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: because human trafficking & forced prostitution is the worst of the most widespread crimes

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: This is important to me because child victims of sex trafficking deserve our protection and compassion.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: wanting to be a part of raising awareness to end modern day slavery!!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: Human trafficking is the cruelest and most evil crime today. We must protect these innocent victims!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: Incredibly obvious as to why we're signing this...

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: This is important to me BUT...I signed the petition for the Polaris Project Re: criminalization of child sex victims but then it opened up to two more support items both very liberal and not at all something I would support. Tried to comment on the original post but there was no place to comment. Looks suspicious to me. Suck me in with sex trafficking petition then sneak in liberal causes; judicial appointments and "illegal" guns. Grrrrrr!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: All forms of trafficking of human beings is wrong and must be stopped! This is more important than all animal causes round the world because humans are created in the image of God, and should be first to save and care for.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: Passion 2013 opened my eyes to the problems with modern slavery, and I want to do as much as I can to change that.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: People should not be bought and sold. If people are freed from being imprisoned, why should the government put them back into prison?

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: People who have been victims need the appropriate recovery to become strong.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: I work in this field and I see how difficult it is for a child to get help, especially when the options are not safe, suppotive or helpful.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: We adults the power and responsibility to protect youth. We are obligated to stop their victimization.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: Victims of child sex trafficking should not be re-victimized by those who should help them. They need shelter and assistance, not a criminal record. I support vacating criminal charges against victims of sexual trafficking.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: It is important to be because I care, and if I have the ability to take action, I have the responsibility to take action.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: Survivors of sexual exploitation deserve appropriate care and services. They are victims, not criminals.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: It's just wrong!!1

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: Because sex traffiked people are victims not criminals.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: My niece says to do it.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: I am in this to End It!! Slavery of any kind is WRONG!!!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: As a former SV/DV client advocate, I've seen first hand how an inability to leave these situations safely causes people to remain stuck in the grasp of inhuman violence.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/9/13

Comment: We should be protecting and teaching these children. Not prosecuting them. If we don't stop this now it's just going to get worse and worse. It won't just go away.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: My best friend Brynn helped me become aware of this just cause

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: Because sex trafficking is one of the most atrocious crimes we have in our society and it must stop!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: Because I don't like people being taken advantage of

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: Slavery shouldn't exist in the US, but since it does the government should help the people, not hurt them more.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: To protect the kids

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: no one should be a slave, to a pimp or the goverment

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: No one should be exploited! We must protect all children.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: how can this not be abusive? no female EVER deserves to be blamed. blaming the woman shows how powerless men are, eh?

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: to protect children

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: We have to protect our children from the monsters out there! And we have to remember who the enemy really is, and punish them accordingly.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: Laws should complement each other. So how can a juvenile be held accountable for his/her sexual actions when he/she can't consent to sex in the first place? Human trafficking will continue to occur if survivors don't receive protection and supportive conditions after having escaped from trafficking. I have heard many stories about survivors facing so much trauma after liberation that they went back to the trafficker. At least that was familiar to them. That should never happen, and our legislation should assure that.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: This should be important to everyone. We should try to make the world a safer place and help people out of bad situations which may not have been of their choosing or their fault.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: I served five years in the Marine Corps defending our freedoms, freedoms these victims do not have. This needs to end. Period.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: Children are being exploited and then re-victimized by the legal system.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: Stand up for the voiceless.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: These young ones need to be nurtured and protected!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: Children deserve the chance to be children.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: This is important to me because I care for the next generation. I fear for the safety of our kids and will defend children at all costs.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: You only get one childhood and it can set the course for your entire life. Children need sanctuaries and nurturing communities and opportunities to start over. Now is the time to help them heal and forgive, gain strength and confidence and create a positive future. I believe it is our societies moral obligation to create options to stop the cycle of violence and exploitation for children.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: Children all over the world are exploited. The only way to help them is to make it clear we WILL help them & not send them to jail or back to the streets.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: Children in abusive situations should be helped, not criminalized.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: The sickening fact that children are being exploiting in the sex trafficing industry is bad enough. What is worse, however, is that these children are too often prosecuted as criminals instead of given the support and care that they so desperately need. I plead in the cause of humanity and justice and demand as a taxpayer and voter that these atrocities are stopped. Institute Safe Harbor Laws. Protect these children now.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of those who work for you. Let the oppressed go free, and remove the chains that bind people." Isaiah 58

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: Please work to support the efforts of the Polaris Project. Please support all funding and legislation that promotes the Safe Harbor Laws!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: I respect human life and everyone deserves and must

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: Unthinkable that our gov't treats slaves as criminals... still.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: It should NEVER hurt to be a child.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: I am a Licensed Social Worker and helping children in terrible situations is my passion...

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: Each of these children is a human being. That could be anybody's child. Nobody is exempt.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: Child survivors of sexual exploitation need our help!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/10/13

Comment: These children are not allowed to BE children. They will suffer more than most people could ever possibly imagine. This issue needs to be brought to the forefront of the American consciousness.

Country: Brazil

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Universal Movement of Consciousness by Edson Udson (all rights reserved) A great movement for peace, love and freedom around of the world, but to obtain results and do solve problems as poverty, abuses and violence is necessary ""union"" and ""good will"" translated in a simple word...""love"". Respecting and preserving the nature or combating differences as racism, sexuality or culture and accepting any kind of love, no discriminating anyone in anywhere for anything. I believe it be possible...because love, respect and freedom are all of good.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This is the worst crime on this planet. It is evil incarnate and the victims should be treated like victims and PROTECTED.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: We must support victims, not criminalize them!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I believe her.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I hold a human life to a higher standard. Things NOT People for sale.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Seeing the struggle of the victims as a Social Work inter student in Char, NC is opening my eyes to real a real growing problem.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I work with children who have been affected by exploitation and sexual abuse.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I want to stop Human trafficking!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Children should always be protected. Always.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Thank You for caring about this project..its long overdue we help protect our kids from this dispicable insane injustice..everyone needs to stop turning a blind eye to this..it is a passion of mine to stop sex trafficking of children!!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Sexually exploited children are not criminals, they are victims of a heinous crime.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because children need to be recognized for how precious they are, and not seen or used as commodoties. The United States Gov't should be ashamed that it took until 2010/11 - to step up and get serious on behalf of it's children! We need to be the voice until children are heard!!!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I believe that we are called to protect the children and young people.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I am not apathetic. I believe in love and a living God.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: It's important because there 27 million people held in modern slavery today, that is 27 million too many.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I desire a day when no one will be sold as a slave - especially a sex slave. At the very least, I want young women (and men) to be protected when it's more than likely they are a victim - not a criminal.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Slavery is unacceptable; we must begin to treat its victims as such and not as criminals.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: No one should be enslaved and forced into sex slavery. People are not products.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because there are 27 million slaves in the world who do not deserve to be int he situation they are in. I am only one person trying to do my part to stop that

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: They are KIDS, not criminals!!! Something needs to change.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Our organization, One by One Project, supports this cause. These kids should not be criminals, they need an advocate. Thanks for your work!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Child prostitutes are victims and survivors, not criminals. This country needs to grow past its idiotic Scarlet Letter past.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Children need to be protected

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Becasue these kids need help! I am working to open a home for rescued victims in Oklahoma. I think we ALL should do our part.

Country: United Kingdom

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This is a worldwide problem all countries need to unite and fight this problem

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: It just makes me sick to think a country of our magnitude can treat it's young like we do, abortion included.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I do not believe victims should be treated as criminals!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Child survivors need our help. By enacting safe harbor laws we are helping break the chains that bind them to their traffickers.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Secondary trauma is something that children shouldn't have to experience. Trauma lasts a life time. Stop it as quickly as you can!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Kids Not Criminals!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I think its a digrace that people will sell and buy children for sex or to work

Country: Ireland

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: It's important to me because the whole idea of children or anyone for that matter being trafficked for sexual or any type of slavery for that matter so creeps can take advantge of them against their will, maul, use and abuse them is downright wrong and quite frankly turns my stomach.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: We are supposed to PROTECT ALL CHILDREN.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: No person should be for sale and then punished on top of being abused. We need more legislation and safe houses for rehabilitation not over crowded prisons full of victims.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I am a survivor of sexual assault and am horrified at the ways in which the system re-abuses the abused.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This should be important to everyone.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: We need to protect our children.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Safety first, and liberty and justice for all.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This is a serious problem that effects young people around the world. I believe if more people spoke up, protested or

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Human trafficking is evil no matter the age of the victim. A child should always be protected from harm. Any allegations of sexual abuse b any minor should be thoroughly investigated and the child should be treated like any other RAPE victim.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Children who are exploited for sexual purposes should be considered victims of human trafficking, not criminals who had a "choice" in the matter.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: All children must be protected from physical abuse.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Trafficking and sexual exploitation of children needs to be taken more seriously. These children need to receive help and support not become victimized further.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I work in the Children's Advocacy Program at Legal Aid Service of Broward County so, I know how important it is to get this law passed. We see cases like this everyday and criminalizing these victims has got to stop.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This is important because victims need help, not punishment.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Human trafficking was happening in my own neighborhood. We need safe harbor laws so the victims can seek help.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: No kid deserves to live that way ever children are to be protected not exployded and as a child rape victim my self no one child or not should be forced to have sex ever.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I cannot think of anything worse than sick people preying on young girls whose lives they forever change, physically and mentally.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: These kids are not acting out of their own choice, but have been enslaved by another. Let's help rescue them and give them a life of freedom, not a different kind of imprisonment.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: We need focus to shift away from prosecuting victims and toward the perpetrators--the buyers of sex. Prostitution is not a victimless crime, particularly when children are involved, but a prostituted woman over 18 is STILL a victim and should be treated as such.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Minors are vulnerable and get manipulated. We should protect them and offer them restoration opportunities.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I am director of the Interfaith Alliance to Abolish Human Trafficking.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: The Sisters of St. Joseph of Rochester have taken a corporate stand vs. human trafficking.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: OUR KIDS ARE OUR FUTURE AND MUST BE PROTECTED!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This is important to me because I believe that everyone should know what is going on. Not a lot of people know about what Human Trafficking. People need to know about it.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Safe Harbor laws protect children from being double victimized

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Should be obvious. The kids are the victims and need our help.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Victims are not criminals.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Stop human trafficking!!!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This is important to me because it happens everyday. It happens everywhere. It happens in bad neighborhoods. It happens in nice neighbordhoods. It happens to black girls. It happens to white girls. It happens to girls from broken homes. It happens to girls from stable homes. It happens to someone's CHILD. She is someone's sister, someone's friend and maybe even someone's mother. She deserves protection.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This is often an overlooked crime. Trafficking in children for whatever reasons is wrong!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: We need to rescue these victims!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I fight against this horrible crime we need to do more to change their story

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Help stop slavery of our children!

Country: India

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: i feel very strongly about this as i have been a victim of child molestation

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I visit weekly with young female detainees who are convinced that they are criminals when they are actually still children being victimized. Our country should be a place that defends and protects our own young.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: because this is the story of so many young girls and boys and there's no way out of it

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I teach a class in social policy and am concerned about the number of children aging out of foster care in PA who are at risk for trafficking

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: We need to stop this, protect our children! This needs to stop NOW!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: We humans are all made in the image and likeness of God. How can we desecrate that?

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: MI needs the Safe Harbor Law. Our children keep getting victimized. This has to stop!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: People MATTER! Especially children!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This isn't just important, it's most important. With everything our govt. has time to focus on including resolutions to honor hedgehogs or whatever, the MOST important things is how we as a society care for the most helpless and desperate among us, especially children. These protective measures need to be taken now.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I don't want any law within our US borders lacking sensible protections for minors who have been coerced into committing acts due to fear of retribution from persons selling them and/or using them. The crime of child prostitution is centuries old, as is the knowledge these children are most often forced into the act, so it seems only sensible to me, by this late date, that anyone approved to write laws within our country is able to perceive that when spelling out conditions within a bill!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: No human being should be treated as an object.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: It would be a horrible thing to be forced against my will to have sex with strangers and to be threatened with violence if I try to resist. What would be worse than being held prisoner as a young person, or as an adult for that matter?

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I have worked in 9 countries throughout the world and seen poor children victimized. It needs to STOP!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: constitutive element of the gospel

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: It is inexcusable that trafficked girls, abused at such young ages, should be prosecuted for a crime of which they are the victims! How can a girl who experiences such an injustice possibly believe that there is a just and merciful God in Heaven watching out for her? Trafficking victims should be offered the hope of rescue and rehabilitation, not an incarceration that merely adds to their sense of hopelessness.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Children should not be sold for sex and then prosecuted for it.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I believe in the cause and the need for rehabilitation following severe abuse.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because it is our jobs to looh after our youth. They are our future and it takes a community to stand together to make sure this does not happen to another children. A child should never be Victimized and treated like a criiminal for something out of their control

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: As a Sister of st. Joseph we have made it a priority to do what we can to stop this evil in our world.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Children need protection because they are innocent and helpless against criminal activity. They are the future and need to be nurtured to insure a healthy world.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Our laws should protect the most vulnerable.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I've heard that the average age at which an American "enters" sex work is 13. We ignore child sex trafficking every day in our communities. That must stop.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Why would this not be important to every human being? Children are being exploited for sex by the criminals. The children are not the criminals.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: My Freedom for Freedom

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This is a modern day slavery that we in the United States have continued to perpetuate after 150 years of the Immancipation Proclamation by President Lincoln. What are we saying to our children and the world.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because children should never have to be abused or mis-treated in such a cruel manner.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This is important to me because human trafficking is wrong, and we need to stand up for these victims.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because I am human.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because although human trafficking violates human dignity, it continues to be widespread and it is just plain WRONG!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: We proclaim each person has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. There is no place for slavery of any kind in a free society. Each person's human dignity must be respected. Safe harbor must be provided for the enslaved, especially children.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: The rights of all humans are equal be it child or adult. Torture and persecution based on ill intent, personal gain and self-satisfaction at the expense of innocence should be delt with swiftly and accordingly. Ethics and morals of our government should rule with iron fist. They should ultimately look at the situations through the eyes of the victim.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Victims of this horrible injustice need to be rescued, not prosecuted.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: NO ONE should be forced to do the things these children are forced to do, let's stop slavery!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Stealing the innocence of a child is something that can never be brought back and it is beyond words the type of atrocities and experiences these children experience who are trafficked. If we can't protect our future generations from something as vile as human slavery then I hate to imagine what the world holds for us.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: We are pushing and unethical form of justice off onto young individuals who do not deserve it instead of taking valid action against those who need to be held responsible for their actions. No child's life needs to be wasted in this way and no child needs to experience this kind of torturous injustice and merciless lack of care.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because our country doesn't have a VJS(victim justice system).

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: To bring justice and dignity to all people!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: A civilized society protects its children from predators.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: It should be important to everyone- Especially mothers with young daughters, like myself.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Why would you punish a child who has already been unjustly punished far greater than many people ever will be? It's ignorant not to support it.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Want to stop victimization of women and children and punish the Johns and pimps!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I work with homeless youth

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: They are victims not criminals!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I work with kids - they need care and protection.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Every human deserves to be treated with respect. I recently learned that the state of Wyoming has no laws protecting the victims, or any specific laws against human trafficking.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Child Trafficking is not to be ignored, we do not require observers, we desperately need doers. It cannot be that one can hear about this issue and move on as if this is not of importance. I find it utterly deplorable when I see and hear people state that they have no time to fit in this issue into their busy, none space schedules.......Ridiculous. It has been said that we humans are wretched beings, and when we hear of one our fellow humans treat another fellow human as an object of financial gain, it rings true.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: When we treat these children like criminals, they receive punishment not treatment and help. This teaches them that they are criminals and they will then continue to act like that. If we provide them with the help and support thehy need, they can change their lives! we We

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Children's rights need to be protected from evil

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I work as a volunteer for sexually abused girls and girls that have been trafficked. I have seen first hand the damage done to these young girls.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I am personally aware of the child trafficing situation because I lived in two towns where children were borrowed or kidnapped and prostituted and one of the children was mine I had to to rescue from this thing. Human trafficers are too mean for children to rescue themselves. They borrow children right out of their homes as well as steal them, adopt and foster them, etc. It's a huge business and my life was in danger so many times for having held up the loudspeaker about it and put some exposure on them. The situation is very dangerous to disturb and the police know that. This subject needs all the help it can get.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: It's so obviously wrong and destructive to kids, and kids are having a hard enough time growing up in this culture - this shouldn't happen to anyone; glad for the Safe Harbor Laws, and hope they continue to grow and spread to all states

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: These children are the future of our nation and the world; if we are not protecting them and keeping them safe, the hope of a future for them is lost.

Country: Canada

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Kids are innocent.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Worked in probation and kids shouldn't be used or exploted.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: As the coordinator for the Gulf Coast Coalition Against Human Trafficking, we are working to change the perception of our Galveston County children to be seen not as prostitutes and criminals, but as victims and children in need of support.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: In a society such as ours, in this century, children need protection, guidance, direction, care and love. Reverence for life is key.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: People exploited for sex is WRONG and it's not just children!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Why ask such a stupid question?

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: children have been sexually exploited and we are called to do justice in the name of Jesus.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Sexual exploitation of anyone, but especially of children, needs to end and the criminals who are trafficking people must be prosecuted to the full extend of the law. Let's change the law NOW to stop criminals in abusing all people!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Government officials say that CSEC is important issue, they need to back that up with action. Protecting our children is everyone's job.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I want people to know about the tragedy of human trafficking and help put an end to it.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: My daughter has friends that have face this. I am an advocate for Child Sexual Abuse.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: protection of kids and there future

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Kids should be safe from criminals who exploit them

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?", Micah 6:8

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This is important to me because I believe this is a serious issue that needs to stop. I have younger siblings and I could not imagine them being a victim of this. It's a huge number of teens being forced to fall in this industry just in the United States alone. This is an issue the government should put more attention to.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Everyone has the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I work with children that have been victims of human trafficking and see the results of not having the services and protection that they need.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: We should be doing everything we can to help these kids change their lives for the better, not sentencing them to a lifetime record based on something outside of their control.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: because it is wrong and we are a free country where our children should free and not forced to not have a childhood.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: the laws need to fix'd for this kind thing, its gone on long enough putting charges on children for things they cant escape safely

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Human trafficking - in all of its insidious, sneaky forms needs to end. We need to help those victimized and punish traffickers. Now.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: my friend and his wife are involved in this awareness of sexual trafficking as well as working towards the rehabilitation of girls who have been involved in sexual trafficking, besides I'm a human being that should be reason enough.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because victims should not be persecuted by the good guys.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: If you cannot consent to sex, you cannot consent to prostitution. Girls under 18 should not be treated as criminals, they are (by legal definition) underage victims who need support and help.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I want to do something to help!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I believe kids should be protected, not exploited through any means.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Children are the most vulnerable population group. It is our responsibility as citizens and as a government to protect them.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Children sold for sex aren't criminals and our criminal justice system should imprison the adults responsible for victimizing children.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: all forms of slavery need to stop!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Children are to be protected and cared for and have a place to feel safe. Abuse such as this is intolerable!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I am a victum of date rape at the age of 17.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I see, on a daily basis where we treat kids as mini-adults when in fact they have not matured developmentally and might be functioning 5-7 years before their stated age. They need advocates and not prosecutors

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Victims need a voice not our punishment. We need to protect those who were & are exploited.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: These children are important and we need to show them by giving them laws to protect them and services to help them restore their lives.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Everyone deserves to have a safe place to go especially those held against their will

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Simply, this is a matter of justice.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because I have a daughter, and I have also seen too many kids fall through the cracks.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I believe in human rights for everyone

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: We must treat all children as if they are our own.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I support support several anti-human trafficking initiatives and organizations because it makes me angry that 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slavery still exists in the US. Criminalizing the victims of human traffickers, especially underage victims perpetuates the problem and is just wrong. We must do better and Safe Harbor laws are part of the solution.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: the parents and perpetrators of these children also need to be held accountable

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I believe in keeping children safe and protected. These cases are getting worse and the growing amount of Human Trafficking is getting out of hand. Something must be done and I'm more than happy to sign this petition.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: God is in the Redemption business.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: They are children. Locking them up for something they have no choice about is a waste of their future, a waste of our tax payer money and unethical. We are supposed to protect and support our future generations and prosecuting a teenager/child for prostitution is the opposite of support.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I want to protect child victims.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: As a formerly prostituted women, I feel that all victims of human sex trafficking (prostitution) should be treated as victims and not criminals. As it stands now, only one day makes a difference. The day before they turn 18 they are a victim, but the next day they are a criminal. I'm signing this because I will support any steps that move the issue forward.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This is humanity. It may sound like an old cliche, but we are all connected. We cannot sit idly by while our brothers and sisters undergo such brutality.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Protect our kids Don't prosecute em...

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Arresting children trapped in commercial sexual exploitation is additional victimization--this time by law enforcement, district attorneys, and voters who let it continue to happen.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: yes

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Safe Harbor laws are important to me because a lot of girls and even some boys are forced into these circumstances and they can't help it. It isn't fair to punish them for the crimes of others who are controlling them by abuse and slavery.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Its just not right, period.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because this is an important cause and it's important to me that people become aware of it!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Modern-day slavery exists in YOUR town, yes, YOURS! It will take thousands of people like YOU to help stop this crime.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because it involves our childrens well being.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: All children need to have the opportunity to grow up in a safe place and not be used and have their lives destroyed.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Isaiah 61:1-2

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: They are children and they are the victims. They should not be jailed.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: We've got to start recognizing that victim's shouldn't be re-victimized by our legal system and kids are a great place to start!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: EndIt Movement

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Human trafficking survivor

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Hello!!! they are children and this is a sick sick world!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: These children are victims and desperately need services and hope, not punishment.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I work with rape and abuse victims and am concerned for their protection.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: every reason under the sun

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: It is a crime to remain silent about this.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: â€œWhen our grandchildren ask us where we were when the voiceless and vulnerable of our era needed leaders of compassion and purpose, I hope we can say that we showed up, and that we showed up on time.” – Gary Haugen

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Many victims of child sex trafficking, are getting punished for an act that they couldn’t even legally consent to." Stop; rewind; punishing the victim is not the way to end the crime!!!!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I am passionate about this cause. Abused and exploited children deserve help, not prosecution. Save prosecution for their exploiters and pimps.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: we MUST fight to RESTORE victims, not criminalize them!!! they are NOT the guilty parties and criminalizing child victims will NOT end the cycle of crime.

Country: Greenland

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: To help chrildren in the world....

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: It is our responsibility to protect those who cannot protect themselves

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Children need our protection, women need our protection. We need to do a better job in Kansas!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: These kids have suffered enough at the hands of their captors.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Slavery Exists

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because I care about these children that they may have a good life. Otherwise they are doomed to life on the streets and/or as hardened criminals and perhaps more years in jail at the greater expense to taxpayers. They are God's children and deserve better.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Firsthand experience.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I believe with my whole heart, this shouldn't happen. These victims need to know they matter. And I am not going to miss my chance to tell them.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I am looking forward to helping to promote safe harbor legislation in Michigan! Thank you, Polaris, for getting the ball rolling.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: We need to protect our children. We just need to.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: A child, or even an adult, who is forced into prostitution is NOT the criminal. Those trafficking and seeking out prostitutes are the ones who should be charged. A child, a victim, should be protected and supported. It is common sense. Please act on behalf of those harmed by trafficking.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: It's about human rights for children!!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Children who have been raped (any sex act a child cannot legally consent to is rape) should not be arrested as criminals.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I work w/adult survivors of human trafficking, sex trafficking & have sexual abuse/rape in my own back story.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Too often our legal system prosecutes the victims rather than the perpetrators. It's time to crack down on the John's who pay money to have sex with children. It's time to focus on apprehending the criminals selling these children. It's time to turn victims into survivors. Please start by offering safe harbor to those who are fortunate enough to "get caught." Law enforcement could be their only way out.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because everyone who needs it deserves the chance to be helped, not to be made to feel like they are the ones who did something wrong.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I work with women and girls who have been exploited they are not criminals

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I also work with CSEC victims and understand how this issue is a problem and believe in Safe Harbor laws.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This is important because children should be protected from the predators that take advantage of them and should have a way to escape forced sex slavery without fear of repercussion.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: vulnerable kids need our help and this is one way to do it through the passage of stronger laws

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: The exploitation of young people needs to stop and blaming them, ruining their changes at getting stable jobs after they recover, is NOT part of the solution.

Country: Switzerland

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: sexual exploitation is the worst crime, even above murder, that one human can do to another

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because if we can do something good for another person, we have the obligation to do so.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: My heart breaks for kids who seem to have no chance. We need to work together so that all children can have a chance to be all they can, not be used and thrown away.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because children are vulnerable and it our responsibility as aware citizens to protect them, to rescue them from further victimization and to do what is right and just.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Every child deserves a voice, and in Idaho and around the world I am that voice!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Kids forced into sexual exploitation are not criminals. They are victims. We need laws to protect them.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Any child (ie anyone under 21 yrs old) who is the victim of sex trafficking or sexual exploration needs protection, treatment and empathy not jail!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I think the law has a moral responsibility to protect those who cannot protect themselves.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because I believe in fairness and the predators are the ones that should be criminals.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because Christ came to make us free and as His followers, we MUST be about His business of making others free from ALL forms of slavery.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because God loves every single one of us.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: It should be important to everyone! These victims need to be protected.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: It's wrong...cruel exploitation of vulnerable human beings to generate illegal revenue through unconscionable means.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because kids need to be protected from all abuse.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: We have to do more than talk about this!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I have chosen to dedicate my life to eradicating modern day slavery. When Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation 150 years ago, he meant for slavery to be over. It's time we stand in solidarity with him.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Pimps could use Tracey's case to threaten victims. ""Where can you possibly go?"

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: It pains my heart to hear of children who are stuck in awful situations with no hope of a rescue. Please help free them!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because the Lord tells us to fight for justice and freedom for those who cannot speak for themselves. These children are just that: children. They do not deserve to be treated as criminals, but as children that need help, and the state and United States governments can do a huge part in assuring that these children get the help they deserve and are not punished for things that are out of their control.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: An effort to assist in the retification of human abuse.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Of course it is important...we have to stop this from happening!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This is important to me because the victims of sex trafficking need to know that they will have support from the people when they are able to escape from the perils of sex trafficking. They should not be treated like criminals for acts that they were forced to do. Instead they should be able to find assistance in regards to counseling and also financial/career assistance to help them continue on in their lives.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Signing in honor of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day & all of those without a voice.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I work with girls that have been sexually exploited and the resources are limited.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because our children are being stolen and sold in our own country

Country: United Kingdom

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: it's my duty as a human being to not turn my look to other side and to do something as little as it might seem

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I have had the great privldge to work with homless youth and youth in the sex industry for many years. They are so brilliant, resiliant, and so in need of options and saftey, not persacution and lables.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This isn't a personal issue, an age issue, or a gender issue...this is an issue that deals with the very well-being of any human. These children are our future and we must protect them by any means!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Children have only one chance to be children. We need to guard them from predators and unhealthy and unsafe lifestyles that keep them from living in joy.

Country: United Kingdom

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: quite simply because it is wrong to prosecute victims which these children are, boys as well as girls.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: We need to fight for the innocence of children and provide restoration

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Locking children up does absolutely nothing to solve the problem. Safe Harbor Laws allow victims to heal and allow the real criminals to be focused on.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: People are humans not property. They are all God's children.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I don't want to see anything end more badly than the sexual exploitation of girls and young women.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I believe it is our duty as human beings to do what we can to protect children and give a voice to those who aren't being heard and to speak out for what is right.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Children deserve much better than lives lived in bondage.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: To protect abused children

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because Child Sex Victims are innocent and should be seen as beautiful in the eyes of humanity.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I have heard so many horror stories.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because these are children and they need our protection and support

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Children should not be punished for something they did not choose to do or to experience. Why not national laws as well.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because no child deserves to be victimized like this.. and the way they can be treated only re-victimizes them... To allow this and do nothing would be terrible

Country: South Africa

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Kids should be able to be kids and that's no kidding!!!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Too much to say.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Human trafficking is a devastation to the world of children. We, as adults, know about this happening, fail to protect children from being brought into it, and furthermore go on to prosecute them. Backwords child-rearing at it's height.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Children should not be prosecuted for a crime they did not commit.

Country: South Africa

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I am a survivor of human trafficking

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I am actively involved in fighting human trafficking.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: As a former teacher, my heart breaks to see child victims locked up in jail. Safe Harbor laws should be in all 50 states. These children have been exploited!! We need to do much, much better in providing them with help, support and services to help them recover!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Why is this important to you? (Optional)""They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Sex trafficing is a serious problem!! Benjamin

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Our laws should be designed to protect kids, not punish them for falling prey to adults who exploit them.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: The kids are our future and this is a heart burning passion for me to be involved in stopping!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: These children are victims and we must treat them as such---it is the moral, just and responsible response.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Kids need to be keep save at all time. They don't need to be sexual slaves.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Now is the time to be taking steps forward with this issue, not back. These lives deserve this law.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I work with a ministry called Rahab's Hope and we call women that are listed in online ads. We offer them help with any areaa of their lives including having the opportunity to get out of their current situation. We have resources to refer women to in every area we call. We call with a lifeline of hope. These women and children in trafficking are invisible. Please help make them visible to the world.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: We needed to protect children who are force to do prostitution,they are the victim.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because I see a lot of people everyday who have gone through this where I work..

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because no child should be punished for what they are forced to do.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: How can it not be?

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Kids should be protected by the government, not charged when they are forced to commit crimes.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I believe children should be protected from anyone trying to exploit them.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: All children deserve to be protected and taken care of!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because these children are not crimnals, and they do not deserve to be treated like one.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I am a mother. I am a woman. I would pray that someone would help my children if they were being exploited. How can I not do the same for all the children of the world.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: We need to protect our children

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Sex trafficking is slavery. Slavery should be abolished everywhere.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This is a no-brainer, children in this situation desperately need support. They are not the criminals, the people buying and selling them are.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I have been an avacit for human trafficking for the past 4 years.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I'm a Chrisitan and this is wrong what is happening to children, women and boys and it needs to be stopped and to help this people.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: As an educator for over fifty years I am deeply troubled by this horrific abuse of innocent children / young people. They should be helped, not punished!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I am appalled at what happens to these kids and they are taken against their will.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: It's our duty to protect our children's human rights.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Our children need your protection and they need you help to recover and survive this horrendous problem,

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: More awareness and education is needed!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This evil doing must be eradicated NOW!

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Because these children are not criminals, they're victims.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: This happened to me personally back in 1972 and it took me many years to recover and thrive.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I am an educator who believes there should be active laws protecting victims of modern day slavery and punishing the criminals. These victims should have the right to an education, food, healthcare and other essentials tools needed for survival that are neglected to them because of the nightmare they endure and should not have to endure.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Children need to be loved, cared for...not sold.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: We need to be the generation that puts a stop to such atrocities. It is our responsibility as human beings.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Children are our most precious resource

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: To help our children

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: It's the traffickers that need to be brought to justice. Dig deeper...to the root of the problem. Protect the innocence of kids and adults who are exploited and open your eyes -- it's all around us.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Help protect our children, teens, young adults...all of us and when we haven't been able to protect them, make sure they receive the help they need.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I agree

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: Children need voices to speak for them and laws to protect them against the lawless.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: It is a form of slavery that cannot be tolerated.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: These children are victims of physical and mental abuse, they deserve the choice to turn their life around; and they will not be able to do so in jail.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: I see the exploitation of children being used for selling trinkets to tourists in tourists destinations. Even that small kind of exploitation leads to worse kinds.

Country: United States

Signed-On: 1/11/13

Comment: They are children n it is wrong! Kids NOT Criminals