What is the most dangerous job in the world?...

At Sex Trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world...

One thing about myself...I have a huge sense of urgency for justice in the world.  Sometimes I have to admit that it can also be a weakness of mine when I begin to care more about the justice instead of the person.  So, on to the strength of me being all about justice :)

One thing that I have always struggled with when it came to finding out about prostitution, sex trafficking and porn is how many times the victims in these situations get arrested or hurt instead of the real problem, the johns and the pimps.  One would hope that there would be consequences for people that feel the need to make people slaves of this abuse.  Thankfully there are hard working, justice filled people that do fight for the same things I hope and fight for.  In America 80,000 people are arrested a year for soliciting sex. Sadly this is not always the case and many prostitutes will be the one accused of a crime.

My ignorance showed today when I read this statistic...1 in 10 men in the world have purchased a prostitute. That is a disgustingly high number. That means its the average joe.  To me that is a huge problem.  The average joe is keeping this sex industry alive and growing.  Our men could stop this.  That may sound very dreamy or hopeful of me but if enough people cared and took action, it could happen.

The answer: The murder rate for an American prostitute is 204 for every 100,000. It is the most dangerous job in the world.  Now, this is not including the disease, physical abuse or starvation that happens. This is MURDER alone! Most people know commercial fishing to be the most dangerous job in the world.  It IS dangerous with 129 per 100,000, but not the most dangerous.  Ignorance is bliss isnt it?.....not so much.

At this moment there are over 40 million prostitutes. Thats more than the population of Canada or Australia.  That puts it into perspective.  Many people think that most prostitutes have chosen this life.  Studies show that most women in prostitution have been previously abused in some form.  Getting into this mess is normally due to pimps convincing women that they will be taken care of as a girlfriend, soon to find out that they will be robbed and used as a pimps slave to be sold.  Threatening their lives or those of their family.  Another common way into this mess is from sex trafficking wether taken from their own country here in the US or trafficked over seas to satisfy the disturbing wants of people here.  It is often viewed as women choosing this so called "profession".  Can you imagine what it would take to get out of a situation like that. To them, it is nearly impossible.  How they have been damaged is a reality that only they know and I can only imagine....