Dear Governor Perry:
From one Texan to another, your help in fighting human trafficking is needed. As you are well aware, Houston is a hub for sex trafficking. The buyers of young girls and women are at the root of sex trafficking. As long as there is a demand from buyers, there will always be a supply of girls from traffickers. Girls cannot be sold without a buyer, and Houston is not arresting the buyers.Texans want to end slavery by targeting the buyers.
You, Governor Perry, can play a powerful role in fighting this crime by urging Houston’s city officials to enforce current laws and arrest the buyers of young girls and women. I respectfully ask you to make our state a leader in the fight to end modern-day slavery by urging:
1. Houston Mayor Annise Parker to make arresting buyers a priority. Targeting landlords, who rent out space to cantinas and massage parlors, is not enough because this mainly focuses on international sex trafficking. Girls, born and raised in Houston, are being sold on the Internet, street, and motels. Sex trafficking does not require a landlord, but it does require a buyer.
2. District Attorney Pat Lykos to accept and prosecute the charges of solicitation against buyers instead of letting them go.
3. Chief of Police Charles McClelland, Jr. to actively pursue and arrest buyers who are purchasing sex. The “boys will be boys” attitude must not be tolerated.
4. Sheriff Adrian Garcia to also actively pursue and arrest buyers who are purchasing sex. The buyers must be held responsible for their role in enslaving girls and women. Governor Perry, we need your help to bring an end to slavery. Please urge Houston officials to arrest the buyers. It is the only way to end sex trafficking.
Updates
March 3, 2012
The silence from the Governor's office is heavy but it does not change the reality of what is happening in Houston. I am exhausted by the lack of progress yet I know we cannot look away from the buyers who fuel this cycle. This fight is draining but I am here until someone finally chooses to act.
March 3, 2012
Reaching this point has been an exhausting uphill climb but seeing the momentum grow keeps me moving forward. It is difficult to look at these numbers and remember the faces of victims who are still waiting for justice. We have to keep pushing because the people in charge are starting to notice us.
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Finally someone said it. Arrest the buyers and watch how fast it stops.
Houston needs to get their act together and actually enforce the law. Two arrests in a year and a half is pathetic.
How is this still happening in 2014? These sick people need to be exposed and punished.
This is horrible. Cant believe this is happening in our own backyard. Lock them up!
So thankful someone is highlighting this. Its time to stop pretending houston doesnt have a huge problem.
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Dear Governor Perry:
From one Texan to another, your help in fighting human trafficking is needed. As you are well aware, Houston is a hub for sex trafficking. The buyers of young girls and women are at the root of sex trafficking. As long as there is a demand from buyers, there will always be a supply of girls from traffickers. Girls cannot be sold without a buyer, and Houston is not arresting the buyers.Texans want to end slavery by targeting the buyers.
You, Governor Perry, can play a powerful role in fighting this crime by urging Houston’s city officials to enforce current laws and arrest the buyers of young girls and women. I respectfully ask you to make our state a leader in the fight to end modern-day slavery by urging:
1. Houston Mayor Annise Parker to make arresting buyers a priority. Targeting landlords, who rent out space to cantinas and massage parlors, is not enough because this mainly focuses on international sex trafficking. Girls, born and raised in Houston, are being sold on the Internet, street, and motels. Sex trafficking does not require a landlord, but it does require a buyer.
2. District Attorney Pat Lykos to accept and prosecute the charges of solicitation against buyers instead of letting them go.
3. Chief of Police Charles McClelland, Jr. to actively pursue and arrest buyers who are purchasing sex. The “boys will be boys” attitude must not be tolerated.
4. Sheriff Adrian Garcia to also actively pursue and arrest buyers who are purchasing sex. The buyers must be held responsible for their role in enslaving girls and women. Governor Perry, we need your help to bring an end to slavery. Please urge Houston officials to arrest the buyers. It is the only way to end sex trafficking.
Updates
March 3, 2012
The silence from the Governor's office is heavy but it does not change the reality of what is happening in Houston. I am exhausted by the lack of progress yet I know we cannot look away from the buyers who fuel this cycle. This fight is draining but I am here until someone finally chooses to act.
March 3, 2012
Reaching this point has been an exhausting uphill climb but seeing the momentum grow keeps me moving forward. It is difficult to look at these numbers and remember the faces of victims who are still waiting for justice. We have to keep pushing because the people in charge are starting to notice us.
6 Comments
Stop letting these guys get away with it. Go after the demand and the rest will follow.
Finally someone said it. Arrest the buyers and watch how fast it stops.
Houston needs to get their act together and actually enforce the law. Two arrests in a year and a half is pathetic.
How is this still happening in 2014? These sick people need to be exposed and punished.
This is horrible. Cant believe this is happening in our own backyard. Lock them up!
So thankful someone is highlighting this. Its time to stop pretending houston doesnt have a huge problem.
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Stop letting these guys get away with it. Go after the demand and the rest will follow.