• hark@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Sure, but all you have is assumptions and you’re assuming the increased reporting of trafficking means that trafficking is increasing rather than it just getting caught more. It’s like when some governments fought over covid reporting. Keeping it hidden doesn’t mean less of it is happening and making it more visible doesn’t mean more of it is happening.

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        10 months ago

        No, because you presented the study as supposed proof of more human trafficking.

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          10 months ago

          First, I didn’t present anything.

          Second, it does prove that more human trafficking is reported.

          You only have the assumption that bringing it into the light of day results in a higher rate of reporting against actual incidents. It’s an interesting hypothesis, but without any evidence to support your assumption Occam’s Razor dictates that the simplest answer is that the rates do not change drastically and there actually is more human trafficking to be reported.