Missing the Point in La Plata

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7793183.stm

In an attempt to alleviate the suffering of prostitutes in the city of La Plata, Sandra Cabrera, an ex-prostitute, campaigns for greater respect and better conditions for the beleaguered sex workers of the city.

We needed to educate and to make people aware of our specific problems but also to tell them not to discriminate because of the work we do," said Susana.

Susana Martinez does twice-weekly visits to brothels
"One day a colleague told me that our doctor, while doing the check-ups, tried to persuade the girls to leave prostitution and the streets.
"I was angry because we are free to choose. I've never told them to stop being doctors and change profession.

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Some are kidnapped and forced into the sex industry. Others are tricked with offers of jobs as domestic workers or waitresses only, on arrival in Argentina, to have their documents confiscated and their freedom curtailed.

Well that sounds reasonable, in a modern society...wait, hold on a second, what?

Look if you're a prostitute and you're offended that you don't receive respect from society as a whole, then what exactly did you expect? The second paragraph above leaves me with the belief that maybe, just maybe, you might get more done with a message of "We are slaves, liberate us.", then "We degrade ourselves for money, see us as your equals."

This entire story seems to miss the point that systematic rape for money is occuring by positing that better treatment from the health service is the ideal solution for kidnapping, enslavement, and rape.

Historically, in most societies and cultures in the West, kidnapping rapists were considered prime candidates for hanging, a practice which tends to dissipate recidivism and encourage would be kidnapping rapists to look for other career options. If that was Ms. Cabrera's position, she would seem a lot more sane. And probably gain more sympathy from her fellow citizens.