NH Criminalization in relation to Sex Trafficking of minor's FAILS

Shared Hope. org (sho)

"New Hampshire’s trafficking in persons law criminalizes the sex trafficking of minors but requires an element of force even for children exploited through commercial sex acts." (sho) 

This crime is coercive in nature but the element of force is not described; children are manipulated and threatened into these rings and the language of the statute does not protect our children; and then it goes further and continues to victimize children through this language in the statute:

"Although the prostitution statute provides an affirmative defense for trafficking victims, juveniles may be subject to arrest and punishment for prostitution. " (sho)

The Department of Health and Human Services in New Hampshire is not doing enough to further laws to protect our children or those of our neighbors; as parents we need to get involved and push for laws that protect and and do not further victimize the victims of this heinous crimes.

Please get invovled http://www.capwiz.com/sharedhope/issues/alert/?alertid=61121356&type=LO no matter where you are nationally or internationally you can contact this program to get involved in a manner that you feel comfortable and get material to make changes in your community.

We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. ~Stacia Tauscher

Today we need to worry about our children so they can face tomorrow and be children for as long as possible. In "American" children only began to realize childhood with FDR's new deal "The Fair Labor Standards Act" of 1938.

This Act finally mandated that Children under the age of 18 cannot do certain dangerous jobs, like work 12-16 hours a day in a factory and it furthered that children under the age of 16 cannot work.  It took the deepest depression of the 20th century a depression which affected the entire world to obtain these rights for children; sadly they were not given these rights because it was the right thing to do, the extentsion of the school age for children to receive more education wasn't to enlighten and broaden our childrens minds it was simply done by legislators to preserve jobs for adults.

In this Country and around the world women and children still do not have equal protection under the law.  We need to change that.

Intolerance to Oppression under any Disguise

Dear MOJO Mothers and Others

A group called One Million Mom’s (herein MM) (44,275 really) recently made a Statement about Ellen DeGeneres, talk show host: “By jumping on the pro-gay bandwagon, JC Penney is attempting to gain a new target market and in the process will lose customers with traditional values that have been faithful to them over all these years. The majority of JC Penney shoppers will be offended and choose to no longer shop there.”

Really, apparently some of the above number of so called mother's support this.  The Traditional Marriage versus Civil Unions or even call it a Civil Marriage may help alleviate those who have a problem with the marriage line.

However, what really concerns me and what should concern any real mother is that “traditional values” highly defined is in how mother's treat and raise their children.  Ellen DeGeneres is someone’s child, and by all accounts was brought up by a mother who wanted her child to be happy, successful and kind to others.  Through all the adversity and bullying going on in the world and this country today, do we really want to endorse a group of so called mother’s who would disparage anyone’s child at any age because they are different? That would be tolerance without conscience.

We are all different and I want to believe that any mother would be proud of their children's accomplishments when they "stand for honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you'd want to be treated and helping those in need." I agree with, those traditional values.  And like Mrs. DeGeneres that's what I stand for. I also believe in the power of dance, music and positive messages to promote our children's well being. I am offended that groups of so called mother's advocate this type of intolerance; would anyone want their child ridiculed at any age because they are different?

"onemillionmoms" These so called, Christian mother’s are advocating corruption, cruelty, coldness, and treating people the way the Puritan’s of this country treated anyone not part of their church or converted to their subservient way’s and their children are or have become the Oppressors we are fighting against; I do not believe Jesus Christ or any Religion advocate’s hate at any level.

Not to get all preachy, but I believe that the Great Architect of this universe wants us to go far beyond avoiding the 6th commandment in Christianity " to not commit murder"; I believe he requires that we not maliciously harm another human being in word or deed. To accomplish this we need to recognize in word and deed the inherent worth and dignity of every person; that in America were we allegedly purport to have Equality for ALL; that this is recognized in Justice, equity and compassion in human relations; Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual and human growth in their own beliefs; that they are endowed by their creator with the free and responsible search for truth and meaning; and the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within in society at large; this Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part is essential.

The goal of our declaration of independence is that a Creator has given us all certain unalienable Rights, which among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.  A nation built on individualism and equal rights this MM group relates better to the peculiar institution of Slavery and Indian reservations; and we must advocate intolerance to oppression under any disguise.    

Denise-Marie McIntosh