Sometimes it is just easier to make assumptions and to cast judgment on individuals we have never even spoken with. Just think about it, we do it every day and most of the time we are not even aware of it. The truth is, the victims of sex trafficking do not make this lifestyle choice. So many individuals fall victim because they need a job, or are looking to improve their life. Sex trafficking does not even have to do with the economic state of the individual. In fact victims who come from well-to-do families are still enslaved. They have not chosen this lifestyle, it was a choice they never made. The victims are simply doing what we all strive to do, they are trying to have a better life. Polaris shares a key truth to be remembered: “It is essential to remember that vulnerability to human trafficking is far-reaching, spanning multiple different areas such as age, socio-economic status, nationality, education-level, or gender.”
I urge you, do not be so quick to judge. Help give them freedom, a choice they never got to make.
National Human Trafficking Resource Center