Rally planned at Miami Dade College to campaign against human trafficking
Summary:
This article talks about Katrina Rosenblatt who was a victim of human trafficking and was sold and raped multiple times for four years as a minor. In her story she escapes human trafficking and returns home and upon returning her mother took her to the police to report the crime. Instead of recieving justice, Katrina was told that she was a juvenile delinquent, a drug addict and they could not help her. She is now an activist who works with victims of human trafficking. Roseblatt has started the H.O.P.E foundations which is a non-profit organization that aids victims of human trafficking and sex slavery. Katrina talked about her story at One Billion For Justice event at Miami Dade College. Activist like Rosenblatt say even though progress has been made there still needs to be a lot more changes to bring a end to this modern day slavery.
Analysis:
This article reflects the legal reality theory pertaining to human trafficking. Although Rosenblatt came to law enforcement for justice after being brought and sold into human trafficking, she received no justice. This made me think sociologically and I referred to the labeling theory, Katrina being labeled a delinquent had to have a negative affect on her for the rest of her life along with being trafficked. Katrina and every other women who has been trafficked has been treated like property and marginalized, which shows a social problem that women face in today's society and throughout history. Human trafficking is a new form of slavery and the amount of attention that has been brought about to end it is not enough. It's treated like a unspoken crime and has far less conviction than it should globally.
Article:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/12/3931217/rally-planned-at-miami-dade-college.html
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