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12/15/09
But the irony's just too f*cking delicious in this case.
Just be sure not to set yourself on fire inside a burning tire after you indulge in that scrumptious man-root, mmmmKAY, Buju? Because it's be so rude to your poor cellmate, who'd get stuck with that stinky smell!
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Is cocaine a better long-term investment than gold?
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But once the American economy has collapsed into Muslim socialism DEATH PANELS, and you need to be able to carry all of your goods around in a knapsack made from the skin of illegal immigrants, what is going to be a more useful currency?
Gold is heavy, man.
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Kind of does seem strange that someone from the West Indies would need to go to Florida to find coke though.
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#tips [www.latimes.com])
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"It was so easy to get them," Lee said. "People were so eager to sign."
Fascinating to see what can be done when a good cause gets the money behind it to successfully introduce sane political measures.
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"human trafficking is the fastest-growing criminal industry in the world,[4] with the total annual revenue for trafficking in persons estimated to be between USD$5 billion and $9 billion.[5] The Council of Europe states, "People trafficking has reached epidemic proportions over the past decade, with a global annual market of about $42.5 billion."[6][7] The United Nations estimates nearly 2.5 million people from 127 different countries are being trafficked around the world" (wikipedia)
Still, taken together, or even just the financial junk by itself, drugs is teensy.
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the United Nations has estimated that over 700,000 persons are trafficked annually while some non-governmental organizations (NGOs) put the number over 1 million each year (for context: it is estimated that up to 12.3 million people are victims of forced labour world-wide).20 As of August 2005, the US Government estimated that 600,000 to 800,000 persons were trafficked across international borders each year.21 Further, the ILO estimates that a minimum of 2.45 million persons worldwide are in situations of forced labour at any given time as a result of trafficking in persons.22 In Canada, the RCMP estimates that at least 800 individuals are annually trafficked into the country with 600 trafficked directly into the sex work industry.
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Many researchers argue that current national statistics and global figures are often no more than ―guesstimates‖, pointing to the fact that the United States has never explained the methodology used to arrive at its findings. It is also unclear to what extent data fluctuations are due to a genuine rise in cases of trafficking, or to better police enforcement efforts and improved assistance from non-governmental organizations.24 An example of grossly flawed statistics canbe found in a Cambodian government report (2000) that stated that the number of sex workers in the country ranged from 80,000 to 100,000.25 The study rigorously investigated the scale of sex work in Cambodia and found the government‘s statistics were completely erroneous. According to the study, ―Using statistical estimations based on actual counts, the number of sex workers in Cambodia in 2002 was 20,829,‖ and ―2,488 women and children had been sexually trafficked in Cambodia.‖
That's from this report on human trafficking, the sex trade, and the Olympics
[www.pivotlegal.org]
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After all, all he does is quote a reported number, disgree, and say "it's probably closer to 10,000" without citing any sources at all for that.
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"Do Not Use Drugs" -- Because it's legally okay to use drugs in the US? No, because you don't know how to use drugs and not to get caught in another country and you have less resources to get out of trouble there, even if it's Canada.
"Know that Pranks Are Always Lost in Translation" -- Yeah, like if you string a line across the road and trip a lady and she gets hurt, you won't be in a load of shit if you're in the US. Don't do stupid pranks regardless of where you're.
"Never Underestimate How Prude the Rest of the World Is" -- Countries that don't have strong Judeo-Christian/ Islam ethical background are actually a hell lot more open-minded about sex than the US is. Like, say, Japan and Thailand.
"Learn This Sentence in the Native Dialect" -- Good suggestion, though I don't think it's likely that most have enough language talent to speak it intelligibly in a language they don't know, especially when they're in trouble and in shock. Carry a card with that sentence printed in both the native language and English instead.
"Don't Start Shit" -- True. Though it has to be said that even if you're Japanese, you'd still get the same treatment in Japan.
"Don't Go Places You're Not Allowed" -- True again, though I have no idea how that incites xenophobia or takes fun out of traveling abroad. Beside, isn't that part of the last point?