Did California just legalize child prostitution?

tbergs

When I first saw this article, I was already thinking how misleading it was based on the headline twist. Extreme measures to get readers in a world of quick click links to pre-determined news feeds.

This is clearly aimed at protecting minors. I agree that there is no magical change that occurs from 17 to 18 to make it any more acceptable, but that's the current limit of how the system operates. Once you're 18, you're open to a whole new world of the criminal justice system. It's a start.

oftenreading

Case in point - a 16 year old runaway being pimped out by two adults. Amazing that anyone would think she should be the one charged in this situation.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2016/12/30/an-eavesdropping-uber-driver-saved-his-16-year-old-passenger-from-her-pimps-police-say/?utm_term=.71e30bbc4d8e&wpisrc=nl_most-draw14&wpmm=1

my2hands

HughFreakingDillon said:

unsung said:

No punishment for minors if engaging in prostitution.

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1322

Disgusting.

do you charge a 12 year old girl with incest if she is in a sexual relationship with her father? no? so is that then legalizing incest?

Bingo

mookeywrench

unsung said:

Go Beavers said:

unsung said:

Go Beavers said:

unsung said:

Police will be forbidden from arresting minors for prostitution. Sounds like legalization to me.

So a 17 year old girl can charge a 17 year old boy for sex and not be punished for it.

So you see a problem and want the government to do something about it?

I see a problem with California saying it isn't at 17 but that it is at 18.

So would you prefer the law cover more people, or less?

I believe a consenting adult should be able to make a contractual decision with their own free will.

But the majority of the time with illegal prostitution it's two consenting adults, the John and the pimp. Plus the non-consenting trafficked female, which is who this law is protecting.