Sex Trafficking Speech

Atticus Finch was a lawyer and a father in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the height of the great depression. He is a beloved character in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. He accepts a case in which he serves as the criminal defense lawyer of a black man who is on trial for rape, in a time where racial discrimination was still very much alive.

“According to UNICEF, every two minutes a child is being prepped for sexual exploitation.” Studies have shown that 1.2 million children are being trafficked each year. “This number excluded the millions already being held hostage by trafficking.” (1).

Sex trafficking is essentially systemic rape for profit. Force, fraud and coercion are used to control the victim’s behavior which may secure the appearance of consent to please the buyer (or john). Behind every transaction is violence or the threat of violence (Axtell par. 4). Just a decade ago, only a third of the countries studied by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime had legislation against human trafficking. (Darker Side, par.1) Women, children, and even men are taken from their homes, and off of the streets and are brought into a life that is almost impossible to get out of. This life is not one of choice, it is in most times by force. UNODC estimates that the total international human trafficking is a

Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider, provides commentary on how rebellion is determined by our circumstances. Sadie and Lane are diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) and sent to Latham House. Their lives are completely changed, which in turn significantly affects their rebellion and conformity. Latham provides them with a temporary society, in which they are not held accountable for their rebellious actions. Their choice of rebellion over conformity at Latham provides them with a sense of strength, in spite of feeling impotent because of their disease.

Sex trafficking is a problem that is happening and occurring all over the world. Many families and individuals suffer due to sex trafficking. Many people are not even aware of what it really is. Sex trafficking is when young girls, as young as five or six, get kidnapped and are used for the sexual pleasure of others with a profit, or are sold as sex slaves to other people. The official definition is, “Human sex trafficking is a form of slavery and involuntary servitude resulting in grave human rights violations. Sex trafficking involves individuals profiting from the sexual exploitation of others and has severe physical and psychological consequences for its victims.” (The

Sex Trafficking is the act of forcing someone into performing any sexual act. Anyone under the age of 18 who is selling or being sold to perform a sex act is a victim to sex

Human trafficking doesn’t happen in third world countries only. It doesn’t just happen to poor people and it certainly doesn’t solely happen to women. It is present here in the USA but it is hidden, and even worse, so are their victims. They are everywhere yet invisible. They are silently crying for our help through their eyes and smiles. According to Polaris, “…the prevalence of sex trafficking in the United States is still unknown, we do know that women, children, and men are being sold for sex against their will in cities and towns in all 50 states”. Human trafficking can happen to anyone even to Theresa Flores, the author of “The slave across the street”(“Sex trafficking” 2015). An average 15 year old American girl, coming from a privileged background and a respected family became a victim of sex trafficking and through her book, she convinces us that human trafficking doesn’t have a specific demographic.

Like Labor Trafficking, Sex trafficking is another form of modern slavery, that exists in the United States, and beyond. Sex traffickers use violence, threats, lies, debt bondage, and other forms of coercion to compel adults and children to engage in commercial sex acts against their will. Under U.S. federal law, any minor under the age of 18 years induced into commercial sex is a victim of Sex Trafficking. (Polaris/Sex Traficking.Web.) S.ex trafficking, regardless of whether or not the trafficker used force, fraud, or coercion.

According to the Webster Dictionary, sex trafficking is described as “ organized criminal activity in which human beings are treated as possessions

Human sex trafficking is one of the fastest growing and most insidious man made epidemics, coming only after the criminal industry of black market drug-trade. Perpetrators of human trafficking prey upon and agonize our most vulnerable members of society. These unprotected people are our men, women, children, who experiencing an institutional lack of resources. These individuals

In this paper I will be discussing two norm violations I witnessed, and one I committed. When I first received this assignment I had to get familiar with the terminology and understand what different types of norms there are. Norms are expectations of “right” behavior for a person to follow in society. Society created social norms to provide a guideline for members of society to follow. If we lived without these rules it allows people to not be accountable for their actions. Social norms are ideas or ideas that are expected for society members to follow. Each culture, and subculture has their own social norms to follow. According to James Henslin, (2015)(2015) “Values are the standards by which people define what is good and bad, beautiful

Sex trafficking is the act of using force, fraud or coercion to cause a commercial sex act. The victims are primarily women and children. Legally the practice of trafficking for sex encompasses the selection of people, transportation, provision, or forced commercial sexual acts, the use of force, fraud or duress, or if the person called upon to participate in this procedure under 18 years of age. Sex trafficking also occurs when traffickers recruit young women with false promises of good treatment and high payment, however, the reality is much harsher and once under control of the traffickers the women are exposed to slave like conditions and find it impossible to escape. The practice of human trafficking for sexual purposes was documented

Sex trafficking is the exploitation of women and children within national or across international borders, for the purposes of forced sex work. Commercial sexual exploitation includes pornography, prostitution, and sex of women and girls and is characterized by the exploitation of a human being in exchange for goods or money. Each year an estimated 800,000 women and children are trafficked across international borders. Some sex trafficking is highly visible, such as street prostitution but many trafficking victims remain unseen, operating out of unmarked brothels in unsuspecting and sometimes suburban neighborhoods. Sex traffickers may also operate out of a variety of public and private locations, such as massage parlors, spas, and strip clubs. Adult women make up the largest group of sex trafficking victims followed by girl children, although a small percentage of men and

Human Trafficking has become the modern day slavery; endangering millions if innocent humans. What is human trafficking? Well human trafficking or sex trafficking is when someone is illegally moving people from one country to another; it’s typically known for forced labor or forced sexual exploitation. Many victims are tricked into thinking that they are getting a better job offer, better living environment or even tricked into thinking they will be moved safely to a better country. This illegal industry is making a fortune, over $32 billion yearly, and is spreading all over the world. Now many people aren’t aware of the major threat and that is because people aren’t aware of what’s going on. For example, many of the students in my English class were unaware of what human trafficking was. During the class we had the opportunity to read Sold written by Patricia McCormick, and it opened up all of our eyes. It gave us the perspective of what the slaves had to deal with. With the book and the recent movies, like Taken, have opened up the eyes of society and see how dangerous and common human trafficking is.

Sex trafficking is a world epidemic that is slowly diminishing what it means to be a human. Equality Now states that “At least 20.9 million adults and children are bought and sold worldwide into commercial sexual servitude, forced labor and bonded labor.” This world as we live in it today is built with the backbone of the sex trade market. This is a dehumanizing institution based on male misogyny and need for power. It degrades and steals from the natural rights of humans while also causing extreme physical and mental trauma. As a human, we have been stated the list of human rights as said in the Declaration of Human Rights. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) consider sex trafficking not only a form of discrimination but a violation of basic human rights. Yet, the estimated $99 billion dollar industry is still responsible for an estimated 2 million children a year. In objectifying women and children this way, are these people even identifying them as humans or just objects for sale?