While we were on a trip this summer, our bus driver four times pulled into a highway rest stop, the kind where you can use the restrooms, get fuel, and something to eat. As usual, the ladies' room had a line, and the men's room didn't. That's a topic for another day.
What I found chilling were the signs posted prominently on the inside doors of the stalls in the ladies' restrooms. They were about human trafficking. There was a phone number for the reader to call if she knew about someone who was being trafficked or if the readers themselves were the victims of this crime. The signs were written in both English and Spanish. There were tips about how to escape and where to go for help if one was exposed to this crime. Interestingly, the signs were inside the individual stalls and not outside on the public areas of the restrooms. Was this to help victims privately get the HELP phone numbers in case their captors went to the restroom with them? After all, the stall is the only private spot in a public restroom. I pray for those females, often young, who are caught up in this dangerous situation.
Take care,
Sylvia
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