Hawaiian Farmers Ask for Mitigation in Thai Trafficking Case

Two prominent Hawaiian farmers are attempting to have their punishment in a human trafficking case reduced this week, claiming their farms importance to the islands “food security” as a major mitigating circumstance.

Honolulu, the 5th of September 2010: The two brothers, Alec and Mike Sou (Laotian heritage) are the owner-operators of the second-largest vegetable farm in Hawaii, the Aloun Farms. This week the pair are expected to be sentenced in federal court over human trafficking charges, involving the shipping of 44 ‘field labourers’ from Thailand.

Read more: http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2010/09/05/hawaiian-farmers-ask-for-mitigation-in-thai-trafficking-case/

Personally they deserve the maximum. 5 years as the article says.

Despite the serious charges and breaches of international human rights acts, the Sou’s are being supported by various local community groups, rival businesses, fellow farmers and two former state governors, who claim the pairs breaches are ‘minor’ and that their dire importance to the islands food supply must be considered in their sentencing.

Nice to see that the people care...

I suggest execution or life imprisonment - there are no excuses, full stop.

These guys should serve some time and I am sure that arrangements can be made for someone to take over the farm.

TheWalkingMan