The Highest Bid What happens when someone gets taken, we often think they might show up, or at some point be found, but what if they are put in the Human Trafficking Ring? They could be sold at the highest bid to someone who would force them to work, rape them, torture or kill them. We do not see this, however, it does happen. Every day, if not hundreds of times each and everyday, children, women, young girls even men are taken and forced to be auctioned off to some random person and kept as a slave, a play thing, a pet, a victim nonetheless. This is a major violation of human rights, people need to be informed about what happens all around them, even though we may not see or notice, it happens; sometimes closer than we think. “Many women …show more content…
“Most men we find, are kept for their labor, they tend to be stronger than most of the children or young women they auction off. Their clothes are ratted, they are whipped, gagged and often starved; sometimes, nearly to death” (Greiman). When men are taken, often the sellers do not bid, mainly because they do not seem interested in the men, who are only good for the work which the young boys can do later on. There are several cases of human trafficking, many closer than you would like, too close for comfort; like Maize …show more content…
This is a form of sex trafficking, which is the most common form of human trafficking aside from work and slave trade, most commonly with young girls. Police officers arrange a meet up so they can capture the offender; they often do this with a girl who acts like she would be interested in the man, so he does not get suspicious about the meeting. It works pretty well, most police officers will say it tends to be easy, but the man might resist, or try to get away. At times these men attempt to grab the girl and run, however they do not get far. The human trafficking problem in Kansas is just getting worse; the biggest sex trafficking ring in the U.S. is located in Wichita