Campaign for Proposition 35

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What could YOU do?!?

Proposition 35 has to do with a very serious and important issue. Human trafficking is the buying and selling of other people for sex and labor trading. Many people throughout the United States and even just California don’t know how serious human trafficking is

Three of the main supporters of human trafficking are

Marc Klaas

 Chris Kelly

 Leah Albright

Marc Klaas is the founder of KlaasKids, but more importantly he is the father of a little girl named Polly Hannah Klaas. She was kidnaped and murdered when she was a child. Marc Klaas created this for his daughter and also to bring justice and protection for generations in the future also.

Chris Kelly was the Chief Privacy Officer of Facebook, but now he is one of the biggest supporters of Proposition 35. He has paid over $1.8 million to the Proposition. Although he has contributed a lot of money he is also very involved in putting an end to human trafficking.

Leah Albright is another very big supporter of Proposition 35. As a child she was taken and sold as a sex slave. Years later she got out of human trafficking and started an organization called Bridget’s dream. Bridget was a good friend of hers who was killed. Bridget’s dream was created to be a safe place for the girls who were trafficked to go a find a place where they can get help.

You don't have to be famous or know a victim to help put a stop to human trafficking, all you have to do is vote Yes on Prop 35.

Adriana L.

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Strong Supporter of Yes on Proposition 35!

There is one person that I believe needs to be thanked for their many contributions to the campaign for Yes on Proposition 35: Daphne Phung. According to: californiaagainstslavery.org  Daphne Phung, the founder of California Against Slavery (CAS), is a lover of children and has a very strong voice against the injustice done in this state. Also, Daphne has her BA form Reed College and a MBA from Mills College. Phung started this organization in the fall of 2009. In 2011 she quit her full time job working in finance and accounting, to volunteer as its Executive Director of CAS.

            One of the main reasons she started California Against Slavery was after watching MSNBC Deadline’s on “Sex Slaves in America”, Phung looked into California’s problem with this and wanted to put a stop to trafficking. This documentary focuses on a case that took place in Detroit, Michigan; the movie shows how the current laws don’t put human traffickers behind bars for a long enough time for their crime. The documentary’s center of attention is on two men that were convicted of trafficking sixteen women. Those sixteen women were being forced to work as strip club dancers. The two men’s sentences were fourteen and seven years… those two numbers don’t even add up to one year per victim. So, after watching this and looking for a way to stop this from becoming worse in California, Phung created California Against Slavery; and this has been her way of helping law enforcers bring trafficking to a higher risk then it is now, and cut the profit from human trafficking.  

                         - Chelby C. 

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They said what???

No on Prop 35 states that the passing of this proposition will end up putting teenagers in prison for 12 years an making them have to register as a Sex Offender.

An example they used was if an 18-year-old boy takes a 17-year-old girl out to dinner and they end having consensual sex then the boy will get in trouble with the law. They then go on to say that having a sexual relationship with a minor is wrong, but what if the she doesn't tell you her actual age.This is one of the oldest plays in the book,If it is wrong and against the law then you shouldn't do it. If the first scenario was true you could wait a few months and then you would both be of age.

Another example I saw had to do with race.No on 35 states that if the "boy next door" could get in trouble with the law for sleeping with his underage girlfriend, then what would happen to the less beloved Americans like the Gays,Blacks, and Latinos (www.therepoter.com/opinion/ci_21281109).

No on Prop 35 says that the wording of the proposition is why they won't  vote yes on it. They said that it will make the children, roommates,parents, and friends of prostitutes have to register as sex offenders.                                                  (www.caloforniascapitol.com/calcap/2012/08/vote-no-on-proposition-35/).

So is No on Prop 35 really looking out for what is best for the victims of Human Trafficking? 

Adriana L.

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Vote Yes on Proposition 35! 

Chelby C. 

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The Details of Prop 35

            Slavery ended in 1865 right? So, why now is it that bad people have found a new way to have slavery without the nasty title? 

People don’t know that human trafficking is one of the fastest growing criminal activities. Human trafficking can be defined by the UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) as the illegal trade of human beings for purposes ranging from sexual exploration or forced labor. California has been given an “F” by victims’ rights group for their light handling with child sex trafficking. An “F” given by the victims’ rights group means that we are in the worst area of dealing with this problem; we have been given a failing grade.

             Proposition 35 is about human trafficking and how this prop will be able to make it harder on people caught trafficking. Prop 35 will raise the fines, and also lengthens the sentence time of the criminals. Prop 35 will also do a few other things like: force all people found trafficking humans to register as a sex offenders; also, it will entail all sex offenders to reveal their internet accounts, and with the fines being raised it will be used to help with victim services and law enforcement.

            Right now the sentences for labor trafficking according to the Sectary of States website, is:

5 years for Labor trafficking (Adult or Minor)

5 years for Sex trafficking an adult

No Sentence for Sex trafficking a minor; without force

8 years for Sex trafficking a minor; forced

If proposition 35 goes into effect:

12 years for Labor trafficking sentence

20 years for Sex trafficking an adult

12 years for Sex trafficking a minor; without force

A Life Term for Sex trafficking a minor; forced

Sentences will also be heightened if there is found bodily injury from 6 years up to 10 years; but if you already have a prior offence 5 years will be added on to prior conviction. Fines as of now are up to $100,000 for sex trafficking a minor, and with prop 35 it will be raised up to $1.5 million for all human trafficking offenses.

            As you can see human trafficking is a big problem in California and needs to be dealt with. With the raise of fines it will help the victims and law enforcement, and with extending the sentences it is better. Yes on Prop 35! 

         http://vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov/2012/general/pdf/35-title-summ-analysis.pdf

Chelby C. 

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But I thought slavery ended in 1865?

On December 6, 1865 the thirteenth amendment freed slaves from their "masters". Today 27 million people are being trafficked across the world.  1 million children are exploited for sex trade every year. Children from all over the world are being taken from their homes and families and then sold for labor, sex, and other illegal things.  Over 161 countries have said that they have been affected by human trafficking. Women and children are taken and shipped around the world. It isn’t just people from third world countries who are taken, victims come from the United States also. The victims can be from around the world or around the corner. The average cost of a slave around the world is $90. People actually pay money for other humans. They buy them for their own personal benefit. Traffickers take their victims passports and official papers away from them. They also dehumanize them and treat them as a piece of property. Like something that can be thrown away at any time. Most of the victims don’t get help because they are afraid of what their trafficker will do to them or their families. These victims of Human Trafficking are alone and scared, and it is our job to be their voice and speak up.

Adriana L.

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"We’re putting them where they belong—behind bars..."

The Daily Beast 2012-09-25

Chelby C.