If we can arrest pedophiles for raping children overseas, why can't we arrest the CEO's of Nike and Wal-mart for child slavery?

In 2003 the PROTECT Act was sighed into law making it illegal to travel overseas and abuse children. This is unquestionably good thing, unless your a pedophile. If you are, please follow this link and turn yourself in. This law brings a bit of are own hypocrisy in to the light as well. Personally I hold the individual who would rape a child in the same regard as one who would enslave a child and really don't see the difference. Rape is all about violating an individuals freedom, will, and decency for the purpose of gaining sexually and, or, egotistical gratification. All that holds true to slavery except the end goal is economic gain. Even then sexual exploitation maybe a side result, or even the means to economic gain.

That brings me to my point. If slavery is equal to or greater than rape, why is it an acceptable practice for Corporate America? Why are people like Mark Parker and Lee Scott allowed to enslave people, including children? Think about it for a moment before you continue reading.

It's because by time we realized what was going on we've become dependent on it. People like Lee Scott have enslaved over a billion Asians at the point of dictatorial governments bayonet, and has enslaved 304 million Americans at the point of a dollar sign. Our slave made goods are so cheap that no one can compete with out using similar business strategies, and with more and more good paying middle class jobs going overseas, to these slave operations, we can't afford to buy anything but cheap slave made goods. How did they pull this off? They used a face synonymous with slavery to sell us on slavery.

Yea that's right, I'm going after the king of air, Michael Jordan.

Now I'm confident Michelle Jordan had no idea back then that the shoes he was helping to sell were produced mainly by slave labor. I have to ask tho, now that it is common knowledge, what is his excuse? I don't see how any rational moral being can endorse slavery. I find it especially appalling coming from a descendant of slaves. I don't blame people for buying slave made goods, like I stated earlier many people simply don't have a choice any more simply because of shrinking options, and economic constraints. I would like to think that if Michelle Jordan had known all those years ago he would have told Nike to go fuck them selves, and step up as a representative of not just the Black community but for America as a whole and said that he would not buy slave made goods, and implored the rest of the world to do the same. In fact he still could, I think I'll use this opportunity to ask him.

I, Keith. J. Lemire, implore Michelle Jordon to stop the endorsement of slave made products, and to, speak out against the companies, and their management who abuse such practices.

Man just imagine if he had done that 22 years ago. I think a lot more people would still have their jobs.

Well we have touched on the how. and really asking why is to obvious since it will just boil down to good old fashion greed, money, and power. So let speculate on the how do we fix it. I say we start by getting a law passed that is like the PROTECT Act except it extends our employment laws such as minimum wage, and that whole no slavery bit to anyone employed by an American company either directly, or indirectly, no matter where they are or what their citizenship is. This law would include all the same penalties for those who would violate such laws. This alone would destroy any and all incentive there is to overseas slave labor because not only does it take away the economic appeal, but anyone exploiting slave labor would be risking their own freedom as well. Now is this a realistic solution? I don't know I'm not an economist, nor a lawyer, but I do recognize evil when I see it. It's a yellow smiley face, and promises lower prices in exchange for my freedom, and morality.

Sinfest by Tatsuya Ishida