IMAN5 wrote:HarthorneWingo wrote:Dr. Detfink wrote:Is Carol the new Andrea?
... on steroids. Andrea could've killed the Governor but didn't do it. The new Carol would've taken care him and entire town of Woodbury all by herself. LOL.
I think he meant Andrea in the comics. Andrea on the show was absolutely terrible, one of the worst characters ever, she was bust, and a terrible actress.
Andrea in the comics is apparently as badass as Carol is right now + still alive. So that's one difference from the comics and the show, the fact that Andrea is still around in the comics.
Apparently, Andrea in real life is a bad ass. Check this out.
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/10/15 ... ers-video/ ‘Walking Dead’ Actress Is A Real Life Badass Who Helped Take Down Colombian Sex Traffickers (VIDEO)
If you’re a fan of The Walking Dead, you remember actress Laurie Holden as the character of Andrea. In the beginning, Andrea was arguably the toughest women and she was a true believer in social justice. Unfortunately, she was killed off, but the character seems to have taken at least some inspiration from Laurie Holden herself. Holden, the entirely non-fictional person, helped take down a Colombian sex trafficking ring.
Holden worked with a group called Operation Underground Railroad. Their mission is to rescue children from slavery. The group was founded by Tim Ballard, a former CIA agent and a former Homeland Security investigator who specialized in child sex trafficking cases.
The sting took months to set up. In coordination with the Colombian government, Ballard created a scenario in which he was the best man in a U.S. wedding and was looking to hire underaged prostitutes for the bachelor party in Cartagena.
Ballard’s team features a ragtag group of volunteers, some off-the-books operatives and one former Navy SEAL, but many just regular civilians. There are two CrossFit instructors from Utah, a door-to-door salesman, and even Hollywood actress Laurie Holden, who starred in “The Walking Dead.”
On the day of the party, Ballard’s team got the house ready. They even hung a sign outside with balloons, like a teenager’s birthday party, so the traffickers wouldn’t seem out of place bringing young girls into the house. Once the girls arrived, Holden’s job was to keep them occupied by the pool area while Ballard and the undercover officers worked to catch the traffickers on tape exchanging money. Colombian authorities quietly hid, waiting for Ballard’s go sign to move in and bust the party.
Then the sex traffickers started to arrive with the girls. Unaware that hidden cameras are rolling or that police were waiting, Bronschidle, one of the sex traffickers, talked up one of the girls, who he said was 14 and was ready for “everything.” Ballard, still undercover in his role as the best man, waited for him to make the move that would put him away in prison and save the girls.
-Source: ABC News
The mansion used for the party was wired for both video and audio. Several arrests were made and each defendant faces up to 16 years for sex trafficking of a minor. Prostitution of those over 16 is legal in Colombia. The victims are with a child protection agency.
Sex trafficking isn’t a new cause for Holden. She has worked for the Somaly Mam Foundation, a Canadian organization that fights sex trafficking. She once said:
“I recently went to Cambodia and had the privilege of seeing Somaly in action. Visiting the brothels and spending time with the young women and children in the shelters, I experienced first-hand how devastatingly awful the situation is over there. The global epidemic of human trafficking is particularly grim in Cambodia, as the ’sex with a virgin’ myth has encouraged a horrific culture of prostitution of small children, some as young as 5 years-old. The physical, emotional and psychological damage the victims endure is on par with the worst human torture imaginable. These girls are starved for mothers and are burdened with so much shame. Somaly is a mother to them all, and her ability to give of her heart is unlike anyone I have ever known. To see the power of that love in action touched me to my very core and has impassioned me to join Somaly in her inspiring crusade. These girls are in my heart forever and I am committed to helping them in every way I can.”
Bless you, Laurie Holden and the entire Operation Underground Railroad team.
