The first publicity event was held at the street office near the police station.
Because it was during working hours, those who came to listen to the lecture were mostly elderly people, their wives and children, who are the most vulnerable to being scammed and are the main targets of scammers.
After everyone had arrived and was ready, Su He stepped forward and said:
"Hello everyone, I am Su He, a police officer from Tianqiao Police Station. The main purpose of this gathering is to educate you on some common methods used by human traffickers, so that you can be more vigilant and avoid being deceived."
Seeing that everyone seemed quite interested, Su He continued, "Generally speaking, human traffickers mainly use three methods to carry out abductions."
The first method: taking advantage of nature, using a combination of coaxing and deception.
This is usually used to deal with children and people who like to take advantage of others.
Children love to play and eat, and they are not wary. Human traffickers often take advantage of this to abduct them. For example, giving them something delicious or fun can easily lure them away.
Children are young and their temperaments are fickle, so parents need to pay close attention to them at all times, try not to let them out of sight, and teach them from a young age not to leave with strangers and to be wary of strangers.
In this way, it is also difficult for them to be deceived.
As for those who like to take advantage, it's even easier to explain: there's no such thing as a free lunch. When someone gives you something, you need to think carefully about their purpose and why they want to give it to you.
Then consider whether it's possible to accept it, and whether you can afford the cost after accepting it.
There was a case where a woman was on a bus when an older woman next to her was very kind to her, constantly offering her food. The woman didn't suspect anything and simply assumed the woman was kind-hearted, so she ate everything the woman offered.
When the old woman tried to take her away, she resisted but no one helped her. The old woman told others that this was her runaway daughter-in-law, and everyone believed her. Otherwise, why would someone you don't know give you food? And why did you eat it?
These people even helped the old woman catch her.
In the end, this woman was sold for just a few bites of food.
This incident also reminds us that greed is undesirable; we should think carefully before acting to avoid falling into traps.
After Su He finished speaking, she saw that everyone had fallen silent, so she paused for a while to give everyone time to think.
Then he continued, "The second method is to take them away by force when they are not paying attention."
This is for older children who have developed some sense of right and wrong.
Breaking this deadlock is difficult, since human traffickers are adults and certainly stronger. So, as mentioned before, try to avoid leaving children or single women alone.
After explaining the second method, Su He continued, "The third method is to pretend to be helpful and gain trust."
This is also the main topic we'll be discussing today, and it's a kidnapping tactic that human traffickers can use against people of all ages.
However, before we get to that, I'd like to ask you a question.
If you were walking alone on the street and saw a frail old woman carrying heavy loads, walking unsteadily and struggling, and she asked you for help, would you help her?
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at each other, and no one said a word.
At this moment, a girl who worked at the neighborhood office spoke up.
"If it were me, I would probably need to consider my own plans. If I have other things to do, I probably wouldn't help."
Su He wasn't surprised to hear her say that. "If she said her home was nearby, really close, just a few steps away in the alley next door, would you help her move there?"
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