Human Trafficking
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/oct/30/local/la-me-prop35-20121031
http://www.examiner.com/article/the-controversy-over-prop-35-the-ban-on-human-trafficking-and-sex-slavery
Human Trafficking is not simple prostitution, it is where organized gangs take (usually) young girls from impoverished communities in one part of the world and send them overseas to act as what can only be described as enslaved prostitutes. The girls are usually encouraged to go with these men because they are told they can go to 'work', as maids or factory workers, or shop girls etc. They tend to be very poorly educated and simple and from country backgrounds. Once they leave their safe environment and family they are treated pretty much as slaves and bundled off in the back of vans and beaten up. Because they are illegal immigrants in the countries which they are transported to, plus they are watched and beaten up all the time by their pimps, they are trapped in a very desperate situation. This has even happened recently to a Western college girl - she managed to escape, but not immediately. Her case made the news. Obviously, the women do not get to keep the money they earn - it's taken off them by their handlers.
The question is asking you why Human Trafficking is bad. The answer is because it is a modern form of slavery (it used to be called the White Slave Trade and has always gone on, but it does involve women from all races). The prostitution issues are not relevant because the real problem is taking someone's liberty away and using their bodies to make money against their will.
The question is asking you why Human Trafficking is bad. The answer is because it is a modern form of slavery (it used to be called the White Slave Trade and has always gone on, but it does involve women from all races). The prostitution issues are not relevant because the real problem is taking someone's liberty away and using their bodies to make money against their will.
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