weird thought of the day

[kengr]

A story on the local news had a phrase I've heard many times before. But this time I stopped and examined it.

"Human sex trafficking"

Stop and think. *Why* is it necessary to specify "human"?

It's not like there's another kind...

Comments

[fayanora.livejournal.com]

Chimpanzee sex trafficking. Donkey sex trafficking. Grey alien sex trafficking.

[janetmiles.livejournal.com]

Possibly to distinguish among forms of human trafficking, rather than forms of sex trafficking?

[griffen.livejournal.com]

Janet is both wise and correct.