New law to criminalize men who pay for sex with trafficked women

My Reactions:
According to the “New law to criminalize men who pay for sex with trafficked women”, a man will be prosecuted and face the charge of rape if they pay for sex with a woman who has been trafficked or is under the control of a pimp. Besides, a plea of ignorance is not to be a defense against the offense. The police will only to prove that the man pays for sex and the woman has been trafficked. There will be no need to prove he knew it at the time.

In my opinions, the advantages of the new law are more than the coin even though it can not be accepted by someone. First, I think this illegal traffic in sex is against the moral rigorously because the “red- light zone” surpasses the limit, even allow two or three women to work together in a brothel to provide protection for each other. The police can be a pioneer to tackle this problem and close down the brothel and some clubs, especially in the resident area. If the government does not legislate against the illegal traffic and ban on men pay for sex strictly, I think it will get worse and worse.

From the aspect of the women, I think we want to protect them from the victim of the human trafficking. According to the report, a girl says that women from all walks of life, also working as teachers and students, are also working in prostitution. It's consenting sex. But I think they are in the minority, and laws are there to protect the majority. In this case, the majority of women in prostitution and suffer violence and exploitation. If those women who have made a free choice, there are more who have had no choice.

Besides, the English Collective of Prostitutes says that experiences have taught them any law against consenting sex forces prostitution further underground and makes women vulnerable to violence. But I don’t think so! If the government never ban the criminal offence of paying for sex, isn’t the means of encourage the women to devote themselves to the prostitution when they are can not afford their life? Furthermore, the cases of rape can be decreased by other way or method, but not ban this good proposal which is criminalize men who pay for sex. We can decrease the increasing of the AIDS and assure our public health.

As a result, I think the decision to criminalize men who pay for sex with trafficked women is true.