Abetting Slavery
The American public appears to be almost completely in the dark concerning a worldwide problem: slavery. “Smuggling by Airline Guards Feared” (May 6) states, “In one LAX case two years ago, two employees of a security firm pleaded guilty to federal charges for trying to smuggle in three Thai women who arrived as transit passengers on a Korean Air flight from Seoul.
“The scheme, foiled by the employees’ supervisor, involved swapping the women--allegedly destined for employment at a massage parlor--with three impostors who were to take their outbound seats.”
That these three women were almost without doubt indentured servants--prostitutes, slaves intended for the U.S. market--should be noted by all, authors and public.
Riley J. McIntire
Los Angeles
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