• @hark@lemmy.world
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    01 year ago

    More or less is a matter of comparison. How do you compare with an underground activity that cannot be tracked as easily?

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      Afaraf
      11 year ago

      How do you compare with an underground activity that cannot be tracked as easily?

      As with anything, you can only work with the data you actually have.

      • @hark@lemmy.world
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        01 year 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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              Afaraf
              11 year 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.