It's not about putting them in prison, it's about the police having the legal authority to get them out of the control of their pimp even if it's against their will. A trafficking victim might not go with police willingly because their pimp has threatened someone the victim is close to.
Criminalizing victims also makes them afraid to seek help. It's true that the police save some human trafficking victims, but it's also true that criminalizing victims keeps many of them paralyzed and stuck in their situation.
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ababcb ago
You are crazy if you think victims of human trafficking belong in prison. This is why people hate conservatives.
DooDooDoodle ago
It's not about putting them in prison, it's about the police having the legal authority to get them out of the control of their pimp even if it's against their will. A trafficking victim might not go with police willingly because their pimp has threatened someone the victim is close to.
ababcb ago
Criminalizing victims also makes them afraid to seek help. It's true that the police save some human trafficking victims, but it's also true that criminalizing victims keeps many of them paralyzed and stuck in their situation.
DooDooDoodle ago
It also gives the state leverage to force them to testify against their pimp.