the average trafficking activist is a bizarre fantasist greatly overinflating the amount of trafficking in their head
Police and media are intentionally exagerting it as well.
Basically the police realized if they call basic "solicitation of prostitute" arrests "human trafficing", it plays better with the public because they imagine the police are busting rings of pedos smuggling children. And the media is all too happy to play along because those reports get better ratings.
Police and media are intentionally exagerting it as well.
Basically the police realized if they call basic "solicitation of prostitute" arrests "human trafficing", it plays better with the public because they imagine the police are busting rings of pedos smuggling children. And the media is all too happy to play along because those reports get better ratings.