Thursday, February 12, 2009

"The female of the species..."

I have never underestimated the potential for cruelty from women, and how easily it evolves from the bullies in school. Here is an inevitable example.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/women-the-new-pimps-in-human-trafficking-trade-20090212-85zr.html

Women the new pimps in human trafficking trade
Yuko Narushima
February 13, 2009
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WOMEN are emerging as the pimps of the global trade in humans with a third of countries reporting more female traffickers than male, a United Nations study shows.
The first international report into the scope of human trafficking, published yesterday, found a disproportionate number of female perpetrators, more than in any other crime, selling other women into slavery in countries including Australia.