By: Norman Triangga )*
Child is an invaluable asset of a nation. On the shoulders of those we entrust the future of the nation. That is why the state and we all need to protect children. Do not damage them. They spoil the moment is tantamount to dismantle the nation in the future.
In fact in our midst there are people who are damaging the future of the nation at a time this nation by making them the object of prostitution. Not only occurred in Puncak, West Java, as reported by the police, child prostitution based on data from the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection least occurred in Jakarta and Bali. The number of victims of unscrupulous businesses that reaches over 3,000 children.
That number will obviously bring mild social consequences for the nation. Not only did it potentially creates a whole generation of traumatized children fall victims of prostitution can also become perpetrators in the future. We can do at least four things in response to the fact that child prostitution. The first law enforcement. Drop punishments as severe to those who lured children into prostitution underworld. They must be treated not just as a common criminal, but also as a great enemy of the nation. That’s because, once again, the actors not only to destroy the child’s future, but also plunged the nation’s future to the decline of civilization.
Second, counseling or psychological assistance to child victims of prostitution. The goal is to restore them psychologically.
Third country’s economic improvement. Facts prove the children who fall into the prostitution of children usually come from poor families. It is clearly the duty of the state. Fourth education. We formally or informally should instill family values, moral, and social early. It is the duty of the state and the family.
The rise of child prostitution in the country can be said to have reached the emergency level. Emergency Known not only for the number of cases is fairly fantastic, but also because of the absence of law enforcement. However, emergency not the end. In order for the apocalypse was approaching, we should immediately enforce the law, restoring the soul of child victims of prostitution, improve the family economy, and instill moral values. When we deftly executing the four it means we have to protect children and save the future of the nation.
)* The author is CIDISS contributor
