There are two different topics to address here, so I'll begin with the usage of the label "human trafficking" in Part 1, and then move on to women that work in adult business as prostitutes, escorts, or workers in massage parlors in Part 2.
An anonymous poster responded to my last post, The Human Trafficking Question, that: "Human trafficking is the acquisition of people by improper means such as force, fraud or deception, with the aim of exploiting them." This response may offer a legal definition, but let's look at the massage parlor cases:
Were the workers deceived in any way? Cho stated that a woman could make $7K-9K a month working in her business. Was that true? Only the worker would know for sure, but if it didn't work out that way, couldn't that worker simply say goodbye and move-on? Did Cho then hold the women hostage? I don't think so. This is the only part of the definition that anonymous provided that had even the slightest potential connection. The women were certainly not forced, or the story would have hit the news quite differently. Indeed, there have been a few cases in the U.S. wherein the workers were forced and the "human trafficking" label was applicable, but when one applies such a label here, there, and everywhere, the real problem in the real cases is diminished.
Deception is something that transpires frequently in business in the U.S. – look at many of the jobs offered in any newspaper or on Craigslist. Can I really make $5K a month stuffing envelopes? Or look at this ad – it's under the "Customer Service" category: "$3-5K per Week with Growing, Successful Real Estate Investing Company" – an email address is provided for response: besuccessful2@live.com.
I seriously doubt that I could make a minimum of $12K a month by working with this advertiser, but the business that placed the advertisement is not pursued on human trafficking charges. If I am dumb then I will be a victim of deception, but would I be a human trafficking victim? Right – I'll respond to the ad as an experiment and then when I do not make that minimum $12K a month, I'll head to the nearest police station and attempt to pursue my "human trafficking" case. I'm sure they'd laugh me out of the building.
Just putting your argument in perspective here "anonymous" – let me guess – are you an agent involved in this case, an agent that teaches these "human trafficking" seminars, or someone that profits in some manner from the excess usage of the term? We can't really move forward here unless you identify your area of knowledge and expertise and the part that you play in such prosecutions.
No comments:
Post a Comment