Imagine living in a foreign country. A job opportunity comes to your attention in the local newspaper; a job in the hotel business in Chicago. This position would able you to work a few months and make quite a bit of American dollars, which would be worth a ton more in your home country. Of course, you jump at the offer. Arriving in New York, you think nothing odd of it. Until you realize you aren’t going to Chicago. You’re trapped traveling the east coast, selling your body for sex with no options and no way out. Consequently, you are stuck in a human trafficking ring. This is Shandra Woworuntu’s story (Woworuntu 1).
As defined by dictionary.com, human trafficking is “the illegal practice of procuring or trading in human beings for the purpose …show more content…
Knowing you are doing something that could cause you to be in trouble drives your heart beat like you were in a haunted house. Think about sneaking out of your house or taking a dollar from your mom’s purse. While they might be insignificant, these actions cause adrenaline to be released. Now imagine committing a much greater crime. Some laws against prostitution make it a breeding ground for more crimes to be committed. Jack Katz, the author of Seductions of Crime: Moral and Sensual Attractions in Doing Evil, gives a scenario about crime. “Two wealthy young men driving in a new red Firebird one of the boys had just received as a 16th birthday present—deciding to steal a pizza from a delivery boy’s car. Clearly, these rich boys could have bought their own pizza. Nonetheless, one of these young men described the pizza as the best they had ever had—despite the fact that they were not hungry” (Patrick). What Katz is trying to prove is that people will commit crimes for the rush-- no other reason. The same adrenaline is released from a haunted house as doing an act that could wind you up in jail. With this philosophy, men will cheat on their wives with prostitutes using no logic. Accordingly, pimps will kidnap with no rationale (Patrick). This thrill of doing something illegal can be dangerous for those in human trafficking. Therefore, if we make prostitution legal, pimps will not have the factor of fun in their work and the …show more content…
Going up to a police officer: “Hey, I’ve been committing a crime, but it’s not my fault,” doesn’t sound like a fantastic idea. Danielle Douglas, one of the subjects of the documentary “Tricked”, said: “I know a lot of victims of sex trafficking do not have a support system at all” (Singh 2). Not only do these victims forced to come out to the police that they have committed a crime, but to their families as well. Danielle knew that most of the victims she was trafficked with would not have the support of their families, some being disowned for putting themselves in the situation (Singh). If the laws were changed to legalize or regulate prostitution, the embarrassment and turmoil towards victims would die down for some. This is important considering victims need a support system to assist them through the toughest time of their
As defined by dictionary.com, human trafficking is “the illegal practice of procuring or trading in human beings for the purpose …show more content…
Knowing you are doing something that could cause you to be in trouble drives your heart beat like you were in a haunted house. Think about sneaking out of your house or taking a dollar from your mom’s purse. While they might be insignificant, these actions cause adrenaline to be released. Now imagine committing a much greater crime. Some laws against prostitution make it a breeding ground for more crimes to be committed. Jack Katz, the author of Seductions of Crime: Moral and Sensual Attractions in Doing Evil, gives a scenario about crime. “Two wealthy young men driving in a new red Firebird one of the boys had just received as a 16th birthday present—deciding to steal a pizza from a delivery boy’s car. Clearly, these rich boys could have bought their own pizza. Nonetheless, one of these young men described the pizza as the best they had ever had—despite the fact that they were not hungry” (Patrick). What Katz is trying to prove is that people will commit crimes for the rush-- no other reason. The same adrenaline is released from a haunted house as doing an act that could wind you up in jail. With this philosophy, men will cheat on their wives with prostitutes using no logic. Accordingly, pimps will kidnap with no rationale (Patrick). This thrill of doing something illegal can be dangerous for those in human trafficking. Therefore, if we make prostitution legal, pimps will not have the factor of fun in their work and the …show more content…
Going up to a police officer: “Hey, I’ve been committing a crime, but it’s not my fault,” doesn’t sound like a fantastic idea. Danielle Douglas, one of the subjects of the documentary “Tricked”, said: “I know a lot of victims of sex trafficking do not have a support system at all” (Singh 2). Not only do these victims forced to come out to the police that they have committed a crime, but to their families as well. Danielle knew that most of the victims she was trafficked with would not have the support of their families, some being disowned for putting themselves in the situation (Singh). If the laws were changed to legalize or regulate prostitution, the embarrassment and turmoil towards victims would die down for some. This is important considering victims need a support system to assist them through the toughest time of their