Throttle Up For Freedom - TUFF

Is it me or has the gulf being renamed Gulf of America, Hurricanes are afraid to cross the border??

THANK YOU from Throttle Up For Freedom! 🚗🔥🇺🇸

What an incredible day at the Burnout Trafficking Car Show! We are so grateful for every single person who helped make this event a success. 🙌

The pictures in this post highlight all the winners from the show 🏆 – but the real win was the amazing community that came together to stand with us in the fight against human trafficking.

A huge thank you to:
🎶 Groovy from Groovy’s Garage for keeping the energy up all day with great music. Heath McGovern
🚦 Mississippi Hot Rod Association for stepping in and helping with parking and cruising in – and to Chris Hudson for leading that effort.
🍔 Our awesome food vendors who kept everyone fueled up.
⛪ Home Church for opening up their campus and hosting us.
👀 Every spectator who showed up to cheer, vote, and support.
💪 Our sponsors who made this event possible.
⚓️We also want give a HUGE thank you to Brad Dennis for coming from Pensacola to share about the fight .

Together, we’re proving that cars, community, and compassion can make a difference. 🛻💥

From all of us at Throttle Up For Freedom – THANK YOU for making this year’s show one to remember. ❤️
F.R.E.E. International Say Something School Assembly C2R Ministries

Happy Father’s Day to all you guys out there.

S*x trafficking involves the exploitation of a person for commercial s*x acts.

The definition, as outlined in the U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, generally includes three key elements:
*The Act (What was done)*
This refers to actions taken by the trafficker, such as: Recruitment, Harboring, Transportation, Provision, Obtaining, Patronizing, and Soliciting ...of a person for the purpose of a commercial s*x act.
*The Means (How it was done)*
This refers to the methods used by the trafficker to compel the person, including:
Force: Physical assault, s*xual assault, confinement, isolation.
Fraud: False promises (e.g., of a job, a better life, a relationship), sham marriages, lying about work situations, withholding wages.
Coercion: Threats of serious harm (to the person or others), debt bo***ge, psychological manipulation, confiscation of identity documents, abuse of legal process.
*The Purpose (Why it was done)*
The ultimate goal of the trafficker is to exploit the person for commercial s*x acts. A "commercial s*x act" means any s*x act for which anything of value is given to or received by any person.

MINORS:
A critical aspect of s*x trafficking law is that if the person induced to perform a commercial s*x act has not attained 18 years of age, then the "means" element (force, fraud, or coercion) does not need to be proven. //Any commercial s*xual activity with a minor is automatically considered s*x trafficking, regardless of whether there was force, fraud, or coercion// This is because minors are legally considered incapable of consenting to commercial s*x.

In essence, s*x trafficking is about control and exploitation, where individuals are deprived of their freedom and forced into commercial s*xual activity for the profit of others. It can happen to anyone, regardless of age, gender, race, or socioeconomic background.

The more we know, the more we are capable of preparing youth to face these threats.

Get you new Throttle Up For Freedom Shirts. Click the link below to order.

https://www.staysaltydesigns.com/collections/throttle-up-for-freedom?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKW9MdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrwcBj504uS03c8lrrYYyPhPjz4XwxJxw_2yTNbeWqbC4HoNe-2XyW0sEXFJ_aem_OHOnyG-xCQnfU_IK68yt6w

After our assemblies, students write their truths and encouragements on banners to be hung at their school. Some of these students are brave in writing their truth and others are bravely standing beside their peers. They are stepping up and speaking up.