At the turn of another century, the citizens of New Orleans are called to reflect on what has happened in the city. While some may reflect on major events (i.e. Hurricane Katrina and Super Bowl), I turned my attention to the people. The people who worked the district of Storyville and now work Bourbon Street. Correction, the women, the sex workers who have either chosen the dancer lifestyle or it has been chosen for them. According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline in 2017, Louisiana had 84 out of 107 cases that were classified as sex and labor and sex trafficking (National Human Trafficking Hotline). While these statistics are not groundbreaking or specific to the city of New Orleans, it caused me to question the amount of cases that
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Kevin Litten and Emily Lane, writers of The Times-Picayune, stated that there is disconnect between local law enforcement and the Office of Alcohol Tobacco Control’s; the persist lack of enforcement of the law is why prostitution is prevalent. Illegal acts occur in dance clubs where dancers are rubbing their genitals on customers and asking if they would like to have oral and/or physical sex on or off the property. Some dancers also ask if the customers would like to purchase drugs (Kevin Litten ). Other illegal acts happen on the streets, a place where Pimps and human traffickers can hide in plain sight. When I think of Bourbon Street, I think about all those workers that have been forced into a life of prostitution, drugs, and complex trauma. It is a street that so many people enjoy without realizing the determent it brings to some and that is what disturbs me. According to The Times-Picayune, law enforcement records and interviews with dozens of officials, club representatives, human trafficking experts and victims reveal how some strip clubs provide private rooms that are continuously plagued by prostitution and drug use (Kevin Litten). Authorities have even complied evidence that pimps on Bourbon are exploiting women and recently using women to rob customers (Kevin Litten). The prostitutes are being supplied with crushed Xanax from their Pimps to dose men who later will not be able to stop the …show more content…
People are not property that should be auctioned off and sold to the highest bidder. Sex traffickers are human-beings who have emotions and families and should be treated as an equal to anyone they encounter. This topic has made me characterize some of New Orleans citizens, law enforcement, and visitors as lazy, ignorant, and disgusting. They are lazy and ignorant because they are not willing to research the topic because of the harsh realities. They are disgusting because some of them participate in the promotion of sex-trafficking and drug
Kevin Litten and Emily Lane, writers of The Times-Picayune, stated that there is disconnect between local law enforcement and the Office of Alcohol Tobacco Control’s; the persist lack of enforcement of the law is why prostitution is prevalent. Illegal acts occur in dance clubs where dancers are rubbing their genitals on customers and asking if they would like to have oral and/or physical sex on or off the property. Some dancers also ask if the customers would like to purchase drugs (Kevin Litten ). Other illegal acts happen on the streets, a place where Pimps and human traffickers can hide in plain sight. When I think of Bourbon Street, I think about all those workers that have been forced into a life of prostitution, drugs, and complex trauma. It is a street that so many people enjoy without realizing the determent it brings to some and that is what disturbs me. According to The Times-Picayune, law enforcement records and interviews with dozens of officials, club representatives, human trafficking experts and victims reveal how some strip clubs provide private rooms that are continuously plagued by prostitution and drug use (Kevin Litten). Authorities have even complied evidence that pimps on Bourbon are exploiting women and recently using women to rob customers (Kevin Litten). The prostitutes are being supplied with crushed Xanax from their Pimps to dose men who later will not be able to stop the …show more content…
People are not property that should be auctioned off and sold to the highest bidder. Sex traffickers are human-beings who have emotions and families and should be treated as an equal to anyone they encounter. This topic has made me characterize some of New Orleans citizens, law enforcement, and visitors as lazy, ignorant, and disgusting. They are lazy and ignorant because they are not willing to research the topic because of the harsh realities. They are disgusting because some of them participate in the promotion of sex-trafficking and drug