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The terrifying thing is only 0.4% of people in traficking get out :(

I just realized why prostitution isnt illegal in Canada, but buying services is. It's so that vulnerable people wont be criminally charged.

The fact that people go to jail for prostitution but traffickers just get to be free is disgusting

I'm an Indonesian millennial, so I was a child in 1998. Thanks to people like Shandra who bravely protested on the streets, we don't have a military dictatorship anymore in Indonesia. I'm so angry that she was exploited after what she was willing to do for other people. Her traffickers had no idea what kind of badass they were dealing with.

The fact that the police didn't do anything is disgusting.

The fact that so many people responsible don’t end up in jail is disgusting. And that law enforcement wouldn’t help Shandra. Horrible.

Isn’t it crazy that when Andrew Tate was accused of human trafficking people said “even if he did do it it’s not that bad” 😑💀

I’m a native woman and the amount of our women and children that are trafficked is horrendous and astounding. Thank you for shedding light on this subject

New Title "I spent a day with the strongest people on earth"

The fact that there are hundreds of dislikes on this video is concerning.

When she said “a lot of our girls have autism” and the way she said it too, my heart dropped to my stomach. I’m an autistic girl, I don’t make eye contact, I have no self esteem, I come from an abusive household, I have social anxiety and PTSD... I’m literally so vulnerable and it just makes me so scared. I’m crying now remembering that I have entered into strange men’s cars (twice). I’m not a religious person, although I’m pretty spiritual, but the fact that this happened twice, especially with me being so vulnerable, it makes me think that there is someone or something looking over me. That could have ended so badly, I had just considered rape, it didn’t even occur to me until seeing her speak about it that I could have been kidnapped and trafficked. That scares me so so much, I’ll literally never go out alone again

I was trafficked in 2014 and am starting to finally try to deal with what happened. I'm considering opening up and talking about it in a video... maybe something more. I've been waiting to watch this episode for over a year, in fear of ripping in to old wounds, but today I deemed ready. Thank you for this Anthony. These women went through very similar experiences a I did. Situations went from bad to worse and soon you don't see any way out. After being a missing person for a few months, with no help from the general cops, US Marshals were able to track me down and rescue me from that environment. I am so lucky to be alive, and would love to one day find the strength to evolve into that "leader" category all these strong women were able to blossom into.

it’s so crazy because everyone usually thinks “oh that wouldn’t happen to me” until it happens

I still wish you would do "I spent a day with recovering addicts"

I was sex trafficked by my own father at a very young age in return for him to get drugs or money for drugs. I don’t remember most of that time, but it was terrible and I wouldn’t wish that situation on anybody and it’s really sad to know that many people go through similar experiences..some even die in the hands of their buyers or traffickers.. it’s just tremendously sad.

I was trafficked from the ages of 9-11. I live in a nice town, it was through my old church. I got out but I've been r@ped so many times by so many people I've lost count. This really needs to be talked about more.

Why is no one talking about how she WENT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEY DID NOTHING??? I’m so confused and it’s making me so mad

This video showed me how priviliged I am..

This was so hard to watch. It actually brought me to tears. My wife is a trafficking survivor. She was trafficked at 18 and didnt get out till i helped her get out and start over somewhere new. We now have a son and are happily married for 5 years. But hearing this from someone else hits so hard. I feel like i understood her trauma but this made me realize i had no idea.

I was human trafficked when I was 9. Ages 9-12. I’m autistic, ADHD, and I have Tourettes. I came from an abusive household where I was SA’d almost daily. It was horrible. But luckily when I was 12, someone came in, bought some of us (me included), and let us go. I don’t know his name, but I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for everything.

The woman with glasses is so charismatic, I love her

One thing I want to point out is that Women can also be traffickers. All the women in this story were trafficked by men but other women are another tactic used to trick their next victim into trusting them. To anyone reading this comment, please Be aware of your surroundings at all times and never do anything you’re uncomfortable with, even if you think you can trust the person pressuring you. Thank you for this series Anthony. Not only does it teach so many important lessons, it shares so many people’s stories as well. These women are SO STRONG!

I really appreciate the range of experiences in this video. One was vulnerable because of drugs, another as an immigrant, and another out of simply wanting love and support. It really shows how many different people can be hurt by this.

I had a trafficking scare as a kid. This is so crazy. I thought trafficking was only strangers real quick putting you in the van i had no idea some will get to know you first.

My aunt was a human trafficking victim and she survived but killed herself. She kept on having dreams about what happen to her. She did not want to kept see that memories so she killed herself. He did many horrible things to her and I do not want to go into detail.

Shandra is so cute and I just love her energy

Another reason I favor the FBI over local law enforcement. This isn't the first time I've heard a story where local police wouldn't help and someone had to call the FBI to get the help they needed.

I am a survivor. Thank you for uploading and giving these women a voice.

*I love the part at the end where Rebecca says,* “If you’re forced to do something that you’re not comfortable with then find help.” Like seriously it doesn’t need to take full on human trafficking for someone to feel justified to escape from someone else. We have our boundaries and people should respect them.

You should interview people who have been through gay conversion “therapy”

The one thing I like about these interviews is how Anthony laughs alongside with these people when they laugh at their experinces/truama. Because often times when you go through really horrible shit and you make a joke about it, people are like, "Well that was weird, are you okay?" And it can be more isolating than you'd think. For people who have bee through things like this, laughing or making dark jokes is a way to cope. When people laugh with you, it makes whatever emotion you're having seem better. Like, okay, I can relax. I don't have to answer the question, "Are you okay?"

My heart hurts so badly when she says a 12 year old was with her. That must be so confusing and so scary. God bless her and her family and any others who have suffered or are suffering this despicable act.

That navy officer is a hero. He is an example of what we should do when we come across someone who is trafficked. These women are so strong 💜

I highly admire these survivors for being able to speak about their experiences. I can't even begin to imagine the trauma they must have endured

Human trafficking is one of my biggest fears, especially as a woman it’s 10x more terrifying. For instance one of the things that scares me the most is that when I get a car and can drive I wanna do up my car all cute but that could make me a target.

All these stories just remind me how terrible our justice system is everyday.

These are one/some of the STRONGEST people in this planet!

What’s worse is the “justice” system don’t care about human trafficking because there’s so little cases of it because often people who are trafficked don’t get out.

Her telling the story of the 15 year old boy being beat up just made my heart break. I have a 15 year old brother and I can't imagine him ever being beat like that. Please, if you are in a situation like that, call the police as soon as you can

It says a lot about the US justice system that all of these women spent time in prison, but most of the people who bought and sold them never did.

Maybe do a "I spent a day with people who escaped North Korea"

When I was a young(er) adult, I was out at a mall with friends and family. My sister was separated from us and kinda cornered by some guy that was talking her up like crazy. I realized she separated from us and tracked her down, only to hear this dude say stuff like: "I'll be your boyfriend, baby... you're so beautiful... I'll buy you everything you want, just come with me..." I screamed at him: "Hey, what're you doing? You don't know her! " and he straight up *ran away* from her. The kicker was that everyone was mad *at me* for "being rude." I didn't back down, I only got madder. "THAT'S WHAT TRAFFICKERS DO. HE RAN AWAY. DUDE WAS SKETCH" Ladies: there's no such thing as "being rude" to people who make you uncomfortable. *NO SUCH THING* BE RUDE.

my sister almost got trafficked at the park when she was three. my mum was new to england and they were asking to do a 'photoshoot' and that they were gonna pick her up, luckily another mum overheard and screamed at him to go away and told my mum what he was doing, please be careful you guys, idk where my family would be if it wasnt for people like that lady...

First thank you Anthony for putting a light on to this topic ! Second you girls are fucking brave to talk about what happened to you and the red flags are important as hell ! I am out of words. You never feel how real the evil “monsters” are in this world and how closs they are around you … I jUst have some weird questions .. like do they ever feel like their traffickers were part of a mob and might get them one day ?! .

I was trafficked. I got out two years ago on nov 26. I’m so grateful that people are finally opening their eyes to the truth of this shit instead of just dismissing us all as drug addicted prostitutes. I had never sold my body or even considered it. I had never done drugs, and I didn’t do drugs when I was trapped either. He didn’t work with girls that he couldn’t dress in designer and put in penthouses and get top dollar for from elite clients (Other girls came and went as they pleased and got paid to work and they didn’t get beaten and abused like I did, but I was HIS) I was forced to work 24 hours a day seven days a week with zero contact with the outside world. I was pretty much always swollen and bruised and had to cake tattoo makeup all over my face and body to try to hide the bruising and sometimes I looked so bad he couldn’t sell me for a few days and he hated when that happened and would say it’s all my fault for making him so angry. I would sleep only when he allowed which was usually only a few hours every couple days.. and I was only to eat what he gave me and when he gave it to me and I was only allowed to drink water. I could write books about what this sick demented man did to me and forced me to do. I’m not even remotely close to touching the gritty details. He almost killed me a few times and near the end I had just accepted it as fact that I would die there. I was 22 years old and just wanted a better life, just wanted to be loved, but I was found by a monster instead.

bless shandra's heart, i can't believe how much pain she's holding behind her smiles and laughs

“The 12 year old girl jumped on me” God it’s so sickening in general but literally kids- how can people just...how So vile

Im a victim of sex trafficking and cops are a hige part in what hapoened to me. And trying to get help knowing so many are involved is sickening. 1st 2 times i escaped i tried getting help and ended up exactly in the hands of the person who was sellong my passed out body. These cops actually brought me back to the predator its how i found out most of murtle beach sc cops are involved. They even would video tape making it look like it was consensual when in reality behind the camera you have men threatening you to do so and if you dont do as they say you know whats going to happen. So why i dont ever beleice certain videos why you should watch out for some of porn people put up because some of the wkmen or most might be a victim as i was. They will do anything to not be caught. My body was burned with cigerettes to make sure my body was passed out enough. When i found thr videos thats when i found out i HAD NO IDEA FOR A YEAR. They tried Makin me actually think the burn marks where in my head. I shit you not they where that good at brainwashing they convinced me i wasnt who i thought i was that my name wasnt madeleine. When i finally got saved a man bought me for 15k so he could send me home. Basiclly the reality is cops dont save you no one does unless they buy you so you can finally escaped. And i ended uo lucky. There are so many involved and the scsriest is now in America a certain drug has made it here so their jobs are easier. I had a groomer that i thought loved me i had no idea for 2 years whar he was doing. They force you to take so many drugs to make sure to make you as sick as anything to get you desperate thinking youll do anything They say its how they train you. And people actually dont realize they help these people by blaming you. When i got back youd think for missing as long as i was my family would be a family to me i got told i deserved it. As if i planned on being raped by thousands of men and burn marks everywhere. I was beautiful and now jist scared. It seems i had no one when i got back. I knew why it was so easy for them to do this to me. They saw i had a family whi never cared for me to begin with. They use to laugh when i tried calling them for help. They got off on it. I still feel tortured thinking about how my iwn parents made it easy for them. Im not perfect but i actually thought my life would get better. And its hard fot me to look in the mirror and want yo even still exist

We need to bring more attention to these subjects, young people are vulnerable to this

Shandra is a warrior. They all are, but Shandra? She saved those other girls, even when it would’ve been totally understandable if she had ran and not looked back.

Just wow. These women are so strong and full of life. I'm sorry for what happened to them, but I'm so grateful that other survivors have advocates like that.

These womens' stories had me choking back tears, hearing the pain in their voices as they relived these experiences in their minds. To think, this man went from 'two bros, chillin in a hot tub' to doing these interviews and raising awareness for all these serious issues

you can literally see Anthony trying not to cry at some times

Could you do “I spent a day with childhood cancer survivors?” I’m 17 now and had it when I was 12 and 14, I’d like to talk about it

This is actually disgusting, it makes me so frustrated that we have people in this world that would do this sort of thing

Anthony Padilla, you have had such an amazing metamorphosis during your years as an Internet personality. You went from filming Smosh videos in the early 2000’s, to filming interviews in hopes to raise awareness for people who deserve it. And you know what? You’ve been amazing the entire time. Thank you for taking the time to listen to others, staying true, and being a staple in all of our childhoods 😊🙏🏼

when shandra said a 12 year old was with her my heart completely broke

They’ll kill people for resisting arrest but won’t put people in jail for HUMAN TRAFFICKING😃

“One time a girl in my school didn’t like me and started bullying me and she wished I was trafficked, as in, human trafficking. She was suspended and rumor had it that she was grounded for that.” My sisters friend said that. The fact that people wish that on others, is terrible, it goes to show some people don’t know how TERRIBLE it is, and how it’s being ignored in some places. Everyone or anyone who’s been touched, r4p3d, assaulted, harassed, trafficked and more, I apologize deeply for you and hope you are okay now, and got justice 💜 Stay safe, you are so strong. 💜

And this ladies and gentlemen, is why I, a teenage girl doesn’t go outside and touch grass

Please remember to show respect to the survivors and be kind to everyone in the comments! Thank you for sharing their stories, Anthony! ♡

The more I live, the more I realize that human beings are the true monsters.

Looking back, there are so many times in hindsight where I’m confident I was nearly trafficked. Being randomly stopped in parking lots, followed home from school, being targeted by sketchy people. And the times I called the police only to be told “well they didn’t actually do anything illegal, even though he followed you home from school and waited in front of your house, so we can’t do anything.” There needs to be more public awareness about sex trafficking, predatory behavior, and more opportunities for women to escape. The fact that the police did nothing when Shandra went after escaping makes me so angry.

This is terrifying. I admire these survivors for speaking up about this.

I don’t know if Anthony or any of the survivors will ever read this.... but thank you! I have been carrying guilt and shame for nearly a decade feeling dirty and violated but feeling it was my fault, not even realizing that what I endured was human trafficking. I thought I was just another prostitute and carry that shame to this day. It wasn’t until hearing these stories that I realized that being abused (emotionally and financially) and manipulated into prostitution by your significant other is human trafficking. I’m bawling my eyes out typing this comment and waiting for my therapist to call me back, this video may have just changed my life. I always thought it was like something out of a movie, being drugged and kidnapped, never did it click that being forced by a spouse falls under that umbrella. I’ve been out of my situation for a few years and have gone through A LOT of treatment (and will have to continue for the rest of my life) but now knowing what I went through falls under that category has given me a sense of relief I haven’t felt in years. Thank you Anthony and thank you survivors/leaders/thrivers for speaking out. You may have just changed my entire life

You should do spending a day with: •prisoners of war •child soldiers (once they’re grown up) •survivors of attempted murder •prodigies / extraordinarily high IQ kids

Honestly I think you should do a video with survivors of incest. Me personally being sexually assualted by my brother and my mother who was raped and impregnated by her own father. Would definitely like to hear other stories. See who else dealt with this kind of trauma and how they survived from it.

I love Shandra energy and excitement. She’s proud of herself and all she’s accomplished. They’re all warriors, I can’t even imagine what they’ve been through. My heart goes out them and all those affected by this ❤️

My cousin was a male victim and lemme tell you it is a way different process then woman. From what he told me he said most time the trafficker is female to lore you and maybe a male. But his was female, and what she put him through was scary. Having to service multiple women and men. Having children that don't know their father, all the after effects of it and trauma he experienced is a lot. But he thrives and now works to help educate on male trafficking. Please remember that while it doesn't happen often Men can get molested and trafficked. Thanks. 💖

i find it repulsive that some of these women got arrested for things they were forced to do and the people who forced them to do these things are so often left untouched. i find it absolutely gross that no one in law enforcement cared enough to help. the fact that this sort of thing is so prevalent and rampant under everyone's noses is just. . . i abhor it. things need to change from a social standpoint and a legal standpoint and goddamnit if nothing changes in my lifetime i'll die then come back to haunt people who prevented the changes.

Would love to see you interview survivors if domestic violence / women who have survived the processes of domestic violence shelters. Lots of underlying issues that feed us back to predators and would love to have that discussed so we can start learning how to properly provide for survivors, instead of causing them more trauma while parading as saviors, just like the abusers that put us there in the first place. Knowing people have had to survive horrific experiences similar to mine gives me hope, but also scares me knowing how we still immediately jump to shaming, abandoning, ignoring, or blaming survivors instead of being empathic and understanding and supportive.

My health class was learning about safety. And my teacher said that her niece was actually trafficked for 2 or 3 years. This was my first time knowing someone kinda close that had been trafficked. I personally didn’t know anyone that had been trafficked. My teacher said she’s ok now!

This is my absolute worst fear, I’ve had nightmares about it.

Can we just talk about how RESPECTFUL Anthony is with all these topics?!

I've been reading "Trafficked" by Sophie Hayes. It's such a deep book. She has set up a UK based charity to help trafficking victims. Her book really hit hard (I don't read much so this book is very interesting) I'd recommend it, her story is very inspiring.

man who buy sex from human trafficked women and children are disgusting and should be punished. if there is no need then there would be no supplies. you see who trafficker get punish and rightfully so, but people who knowingly used this service are just as guilty.

wow the woman with glasses is so smart and brave that i started to cry with her when she was telling the escape part, such an inspiration

Unpopular opinion: “Sex buyers are a HUGE part of the problem” Cuz trafficking wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t a booming market and if there wasn’t such a huge demand😊.

Videos like this have me in tears. As someone who has been trafficked, hearing stories of others who have survived is so hard to watch but in such a good way. Shandra especially had me in happy tears at how amazingly she handled the situation she was in. Thank you so much for spreading awareness about this and issues like it. It gives me hope for people.

It’s so sad that when she said that she was in a home-cult thing she said that she didn’t want to leave because she was wondering what would happen to everyone else, that’s horrible. She cared about others more than herself, such a pure heart even after all that torture. 😔

We need to recognize that they had no idea they were being trafficked until it's too late.

I love how Anthony is really trying to bring awareness to these matters of life. Its VERY important! Thank you for that!!

These women are incredible. Just hearing their stories and seeing the pride in their face to share how they overcame it all is so inspiring. They are so strong, and I admire them so much for how far they have come.

Thank you so much for featuring this. With the pervasiveness of pornography, what looks like normal sexuality for men is the reality of trafficking victims, and violence made invisible.

as a teenage girl I feel so lucky I haven't been trafficked, raped, sexually asulted or any of that horrible stuff that happens to girls and women and I feel so sorry for the women and girls who have

Shandra is truly so inspiring. She told her story with a smile and a charm. She’s beautiful inside and out and she did not deserve any of that but she was put on this earth to stop those horrible people from continuing their vicious ways. She saved so many girls. Wow.

I’ve watched a few of your videos and I have to commend you on how delicate your approach is when dealing with survivors of a traumatic experience/event. You don’t treat them like they’re broken or brittle and you allow them to move the conversation at their pace and you don’t pry when things are too painful to discuss. I really admire your style of approach and that you’re doing these videos on topics that aren’t talked about enough. Really great job Anthony!

I came here to read the comments, not to watch the video. This is literally my biggest fear and it makes me wand to throw up when I think about it.

Could you please make a "i spent a day with suicide survivors"? i think it could be very helpful and educative for people going through hard times i love your channel ❤ Guys don't forget that you are important, please reach out for help if you need it❤ And for all those survivors, you are so strong and we are glad you are here today❤

This is so deep and terrifying. I can’t even. I don’t know what disgusting humans can have the mind to do this.

To any survivor reading this, I am so proud of you for coming so far and surviving

I absolutely love how anthony touches so many subjects, spreading awareness and information about so many things and hes so respectful to everyone he talks to

“A lot of our girls have autism” that one cut deeper than you could ever know. I’m always so scared.

I also can’t stop thinking about he poor 15 year old boy who got beat, I wonder where he is now and hope to god he’s okay.

The amount of humour these ladies still have is astonishing! They are such survivors. They deserve so much respect

i really respect how anthony removes "wonderful" in the title of each topic that could be sensitive for others, he's also just really kind and thats honestly very very awesome.

im a journalism student and I've started taking notes on how anthony interviews. he's able to investigate with out prying. he's able to show empathy without belittling. he's able to make his interviewee comfortable so effortlessly and with such confidence. and he's such a good listener. hes just so genuine and humble.Such a role model for me.

Holy cow. These people are so strong. I can’t imagine what they had to go through. It really makes me appreciate being home with family safe. ❤️💕

I had a friend who was trafficked, we had met back in elementary school and were friends till middle school. I always thought it was weird that she wasn’t at school all week. And when I did notice, she would have bruises and whatnot. I had later learned in my senior year of hs. I had found her sister on social media and asked how my friend was (her younger sister), and she told me she killed herself in high school. And she also told me her parents were the ones who would let her uncle and his friends touch her and use her.