What Is Human Trafficking Unethical
Human Trafficking- Unethical and Underestimated Every year, thousands of men, women, and children fall into the hands of traffickers. These traffickers not only capture individuals traveling abroad, but they also search for those in their own country (UNODC, 2016). Human trafficking has been around for thousands of years. Many people know about this form of slavery, but underestimate the detrimental effects that it places on those who have been victimized. Because of the dramatic outcomes that human trafficking leaves on our society, it is crucial that individuals stop ignoring the matter and gain more wisdom on the subject. I will argue from both a deontological and a virtuous point of view that human trafficking is a form of slavery that
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Furthermore, deontology suggests that moral acts are right or wrong on principle, therefore we have the duty to do good no matter what the circumstance may be. (Mohn, 2015). Kant’s view on morality proposes that one should act based on his/her duty. That action should be performed based only on the right intention, which leads to a categorical imperative. Kant’s definition of a categorical imperative indicates that rational beings can set standards for themselves only if they want all other beings to follow the same standards. In other words, an action can only be justified if it is turned into a maxim or a universal law to be applied throughout the entire world (Mohn, 2015). From a deontological point of view, this goes to show just how unethical human trafficking is. Under no circumstance could the crime be justified. There are nearly 8 billion people in the world and (as mentioned) approximately 20 million of those individuals are victims of human traffickers. From a deontological point of view, not committing such a crime would be the correct thing to do. This would be the case due to the fact that only a small percentage of the foregoing are committing the crime which makes it wrong because that small percentage would not be considered a maxim. For example, one cannot lie because if one does lie it gives the next person the right to lie which would give the next person the right to lie and soon lying will become a maxim and communication among humans will be unreliable. Therefore, we should not underestimate or ignore human trafficking. Per deontology, it is our duty to do what is right based on principle. No matter how lucrative the business is, in this case it is not acceptable to underestimate nor ignore human
Furthermore, deontology suggests that moral acts are right or wrong on principle, therefore we have the duty to do good no matter what the circumstance may be. (Mohn, 2015). Kant’s view on morality proposes that one should act based on his/her duty. That action should be performed based only on the right intention, which leads to a categorical imperative. Kant’s definition of a categorical imperative indicates that rational beings can set standards for themselves only if they want all other beings to follow the same standards. In other words, an action can only be justified if it is turned into a maxim or a universal law to be applied throughout the entire world (Mohn, 2015). From a deontological point of view, this goes to show just how unethical human trafficking is. Under no circumstance could the crime be justified. There are nearly 8 billion people in the world and (as mentioned) approximately 20 million of those individuals are victims of human traffickers. From a deontological point of view, not committing such a crime would be the correct thing to do. This would be the case due to the fact that only a small percentage of the foregoing are committing the crime which makes it wrong because that small percentage would not be considered a maxim. For example, one cannot lie because if one does lie it gives the next person the right to lie which would give the next person the right to lie and soon lying will become a maxim and communication among humans will be unreliable. Therefore, we should not underestimate or ignore human trafficking. Per deontology, it is our duty to do what is right based on principle. No matter how lucrative the business is, in this case it is not acceptable to underestimate nor ignore human