WEEK 7 EOC:

I think the child protective laws concern me the most because these are innocent victims who can’t control what happens to them and protect their well being. I am constantly saddened by news of yet another child abused, abandoned, sexually molested, child trafficking, teenage pregnancy or even those kids who get themselves in trouble along the way due to the way they were raised. When you watch the news and see two murdered kids lying on the floor and their drunken parents being arrested, how does that make you feel? Then as the story progress you find that Child Protective Services has been out to the home several times and the Parents have this long list of criminal charges that clearly states how misfit they really are. I am beyond mortified and to say it lightly pissed as to how we as society constantly keep dropping the ball. Where are the laws protecting the welfare of our kids? If they are in place why are we not using them to avoid these tragic situations? The latest epidemic of abuse is obesity in our youth. I think that is just as much abuse to overfeed your kids as it is the beat them. You are lining them up for a future of health problems, self esteem issues along with social issues which sure will take them down. How can you explain that you had nothing to do with your six year old weighing in over 100 pounds or more….that’s crazy? This is unbelievable to me as to how this is occurring everyday and we are contributing to the problem and not the solution. I think that if I had to pick a topic then it will definitely be children because they are our future!!!

The Dark Trade

The Dark Trade documentary has really shocked me out of my ignorant shadow I have been unconsciously hiding behind. This was an unbelievable documentary for me to watch. It was captivating to see the details as to how corrupt criminals can be while preying on the weak and underprivileged. I was mortified looking at the way some of the people were being smuggled in to these countries. How terrifying of a feeling seeing this as a last recourse in making your life better. I always thought of illicit behavior very minimal only viewing counterfeits such as purses, sunglasses, luggage etc. as a means of the most popular way of this type of elicitation. I would have never imagined just how far you can go into this and turn over billions of profit and revenue. This was such an eye-opening experience for me to see how countries were fully dependent on the one thing that is killing the moral aspect of their native land. You have to decide as a government do I stop this illegal activity that is causing war on my native ground? Or do I continue to let it happen because it produces more revenue for the country than anything else? Some country leader’s answers to this imposing question were to do both. You as a citizen could not possibly know who to believe and or where to turn to. It is an impossible battle that is still embodying many places in a way most people could not believe. Crazy thing is that it is wrapped up like a pretty package only to find out there is a bomb inside waiting to explode on the naïve. I am a better person having watched this film and will thrive on being a part of the solution and not the problem!