Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO sex-trafficking, prostitution case: Michael Jeffries' lawyer seeks ruling on client's mental fitness

63daddy · 2024-12-24T21:30:28+00:00

I think this case raises many interesting questions. One for me is: What exactly constitutes human trafficking?

I think it’s a term that more and more is being used far too liberally, often as a means to portray people who chose to provide an illegal service as being the victims and “trafficked”.

While human trafficking is a serious issue, I think there is a big difference from being enticed into sex work and being forced into it. More and more we are seeing the argument that sex work providers don’t have agency, therefore making the clients more culpable.

While this case focuses on male prostitutes being portrayed as victims, I think the overall attitude comes from the fact prostitutes and other sex workers are generally female and the clients typically male.

Some European countries have already decriminalized prostitution while making solicitation a crime, which essentially allows entrapment. It also reverses the relative responsibility. Typically we hold the provider of an Illegal activity more responsible than the purchaser, but when it comes to sex work, there is a push to reverse this, viewing the provider as a victim and the purchaser, the victimizer. By the same logic, we should come down hard on those who buy illegal drugs, but decriminalize the selling of such drugs. It makes no sense.

It certainly appears Jeffries shares some responsibility, but while the prostitutes might have been mislead, the bottom line is they are sticking with it for the money. I think it’s overly simplistic to say they are victims, and the people who pay them are victimizing them.

I think how the term human trafficking is being used to push the idea that providers are the victims and customers the perpetrators is a trend that’s not good for justice and will overall let women off the hook and punish men more harshly. Again, this is already happening in some countries and I think may happen in the U.S. soon.

Should someone with dementia avoid prosecution? That’s a whole other issue, I’ll leave for another time.

Double_Spring8413 · 2024-12-27T07:29:58+00:00

Anyone else going to point out how creepy the CEO is?

Title	Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO sex-trafficking, prostitution case: Michael Jeffries' lawyer seeks ruling on client's mental fitness
Author	Black_Reactor
Upvotes	40
Comments	3
Date	December 24, 2024 4:42 PM UTC (1 year ago)
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