Comments on: Three Tweets on Human Trafficking http://knightopia.com/blog/2009/05/24/three-tweets-on-human-trafficking/ It's like utopia—only better! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:58:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve K. http://knightopia.com/blog/2009/05/24/three-tweets-on-human-trafficking/comment-page-1/#comment-1842 Steve K. Mon, 25 May 2009 04:23:07 +0000 http://knightopia.com/blog/?p=2554#comment-1842 Good point, Jonathan. I guess I was assuming (and inserting the words where they aren't explicitly stated) that this was referring to *criminal* "industry"/activity. But now that you say that it causes me to think that the drug trade is probably far higher than that, as well. This appears to be the original source, BTW: http://www.embracedignity.org/?page=trffckng Hmmmm ... Twitter FAIL? Good point, Jonathan. I guess I was assuming (and inserting the words where they aren’t explicitly stated) that this was referring to *criminal* “industry”/activity. But now that you say that it causes me to think that the drug trade is probably far higher than that, as well.

This appears to be the original source, BTW:
http://www.embracedignity.org/?page=trffckng

Hmmmm … Twitter FAIL?

]]> By: Jonathan Brink http://knightopia.com/blog/2009/05/24/three-tweets-on-human-trafficking/comment-page-1/#comment-1841 Jonathan Brink Mon, 25 May 2009 04:13:03 +0000 http://knightopia.com/blog/?p=2554#comment-1841 Steve, as much as I appreciate the first comment, it's unfortunately not very accurate. At 32 billion it wouldn't crack the radar. Wal Mart alone as example has revenues of 379 billion, and Exxon has 379 billion. The energy industry is easily first, with arms, banking, pharma and technology easily pushing the top of the list. I don't doubt trafficking is up there but the numbers cited have to be incorrect. Steve, as much as I appreciate the first comment, it’s unfortunately not very accurate. At 32 billion it wouldn’t crack the radar. Wal Mart alone as example has revenues of 379 billion, and Exxon has 379 billion. The energy industry is easily first, with arms, banking, pharma and technology easily pushing the top of the list.

I don’t doubt trafficking is up there but the numbers cited have to be incorrect.

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