In the United States human trafficking is increasingly becoming easier and more profitable for a criminal as opposed to drug trafficking. Both are nonetheless organized criminal groups, committing serious crimes, with only intentions to make money. Both are risky and punishable acts. However the risks at stake for a drug trafficker do not even compare to those of a human trafficker.
If a drug trafficker is caught he is going to spend some time in prison. Reason being, our criminal justice system has laws against drug trafficking, and punishments for those who break these laws. The entrapment of a drug trafficker, normally involves drugs, that which provides compelling evidence in court, along with a conviction. The criminal justice system also has laws against human traffickers, along with punishments. Yet are these laws effective? In some scenarios yes, however, a large sum of traffickers remain unpunished for their crimes and face no jail time. Due to the fact most of these trials are lacking in sufficient evidence and are determined on a victim’s testimony against their trafficker. Many victims remain fearful of their traffickers and are afraid to testify against him. In order to be a drug trafficker one’s entire life is initially put at risk. However for a human trafficker he simply puts all the risks in the victim’s hands. A drug trafficker’s likelihood of getting caught is much higher than human traffickers. Simply because it is part of law enforcement’s job training to recognize and catch such criminals. Law enforcement officials however are not adequately trained when it comes down to catching a human trafficker. Human traffickers are increasingly becoming more common for a number of different reasons. One being the ability to cover up a human being that has been taken against their free will is much easier to hide from law enforcement than mass amounts of drugs. Secondly the selling of prostitutes is much more profitable and less time consuming than the selling of drugs. The last and main reason why the trafficking of humans has been made so much easier than drug trafficking is the risk factors. Human traffickers face minimal risks, and if caught still have a lesser chance of being punished.
I believe drug traffickers are punished and put away more often than human traffickers because the evidence of their product is present and clear. Unlike human traffickers having human life's being their product which is seen daily. Training authorities to stop human trafficking is complex because of the various tactics traffickers create to trick authorities. Both are serious offensives and damages human life they should not be treated lightly.
ReplyDeleteI feel that since the majority of evidence against a human trafficker or pimp relies on the testimonies of the victims, that there should be some kind of empowerment course or training for the victims to take. This way, the victims will have an easier time giving testimonies because their fears of this trafficker will have been properly managed.
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