From their website:
Thirty-two years ago, police could enter information about stolen cars, stolen guns, even stolen horses into the FBI's crime database – but not stolen children. Several tragic cases began to awaken the nation to the problem that there was no coordinated national system for addressing missing children cases.
http://www.missingkids.com/History
If the FBI can track guns, cars and horses, why did the Federal Government chose NOT to track missing kids or child pornography crimes? Why leave that up to a private organization that has no requirement by law to be transparent with regards to who its donors are or the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)
I know many are suspicious of NCMEC. Honeybee has done serious research, and this previous voat post has a good summary of the reasons for such suspicion. https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1723445
So, I had to ask myself if the FBI can track cars, guns and horses, why would they chose NOT to track missing kids? Why would the federal government, which wants to control everything from healthcare to education to the internet, chose NOT to control the center for missing children and the collection of child pornography evidence? Why is that the one service they enacted a law to privatize?
And how can a private organization be allowed to do something illegal like store child pornography?
No wonder why Trump said that human trafficking is worse than it has ever been in history. Most likely our federal government had a hand
in sanctioning it.
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IShallNotFear ago
Normally, I'm for privatizing industries. However, this monopoly of the missing kids organization seems worse than being under government control. Not only do they have no competition, they have no direct oversight by the elected officials.
Votescam ago
Why would a "people's" government operating in the interests of the public and using taxpayer money want to privatize any service the government requires?
Save money? You can't ADD a profit line to any business without increasing the costs.
Plus -- when you privatize an industry the public loses control and accountability of that industry. Like with Charter Schools.
Note that what our Founders actually did with the Constitution was to create an Elite Patriarchy, endowed it with land grants, gave them immense influence and control over our people's government, the nation's wealth and natural resources. We were "set up" for private control of the nation long ago by the Founders.
turitelle ago
For sure. Costs of everything that's been privatized around here has gone way up and service way down. They cut corners, staff and wages so they can make a big profit and they don't give a hoot for doing a good job. Roadwork, hospital cleaning, care homes and more all gone to hell in a handbasket. The private contracts all went to the big donors of the government crooks who privatized too, go figure.
Votescam ago
Agree - And there are actual lives being lost in the lack of care and very poor care which Americans are getting.
But it is laughable when they suggest that "privatizing" will save money. How do you save money by adding a profit margin?
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