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Old 06-04-2018, 10:57 PM
 
Location: San Diego
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My wife recently blew a gasket over something she heard about from some friends. It sounded pretty outlandish to me, so I told her I'd check it out.

Turned out it's true.

For a long time prostitution has been illegal in California. Anyone caught engaging in prostitution, would be charged with a misdemeanor offense, and it would go on your record. That's men or women, old or young.

But in 2016, Governor Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown signed SB-1322 (SB stands for Senate Bill). It modified the laws against prostitution. Nothing has changed for prostitutes age 18 or above. But for prostitutes under age 18, they will no longer be charged with a misdemeanor. They won't be charged at all. They can walk right out of the police station as soon as their age is established.

What really upset my wife, is that the police apparently don't have to notify the underage prostitute's parents if the kid gets picked up for prostitution.

Calif juvenile law applies here. And it says that anytime someone under 18 gets arrested for anything, the cops must notify the parents. But for an arrest, there must be a charge. Child prostitutes used to get a misdemeanor charge of prostitution, so the cops had to call the parents. But now the SB-1322 has been enacted, the kids don't get charged at all. Meaning, it's not a real arrest (maybe it's called "detained"). And so cops are no longer required to notify the parents, whose kid just got hauled in for prostitution. The kid is released immediately, no charges, no police record.

What's really ironic, is that in California it's illegal to have sex with ANYONE under age 18. Even if the kid agrees and really wants to. Even if their partner pays them. Regardless, that's Statutory Rape. The state feels that kids under 18 aren't old enough to decide whether they want to have sex. So no matter what the kid says, the law's answer is NO. So if the cops find an older man having sex with a prostitute, and they find the prostitute is under 18, the prostitute goes free immediately, but the guy goes into the slammer for a LONG time.

All states have an Age of Consent for sexual matters. It's either 16, 17, or 18, depending on the state. And most of them have laws on Statutory Rape.

But to my knowledge, California is the only state where prostitution is illegal UNLESS the hooker is under 18. For them it's just fine.
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Old 06-04-2018, 11:01 PM
 
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Fake news. You and your wife need to calm down and stop believing the fake news that is driving division in this country.

Pants On Fire for claim California legalized child prostitution | PolitiFact California
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Old 06-04-2018, 11:11 PM
 
Location: San Diego
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Fake news. You and your wife need to calm down and stop believing the fake news that is driving division in this country.
Umm, it's true. Calif has eliminated any penalty on underage prostitutes. Did it a year and a half ago.

Now it's only illegal for prostitutes age 18 and higher.

Or do you consider the California State Senate's official website (dominated by Democrats) to be "fake news"?

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/f...01520160SB1322

Feel free to point out the parts I got wrong.
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Old 06-04-2018, 11:27 PM
 
Location: Honolulu/DMV Area/NYC
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Rarely have I been this disgusted. And, yes, the law does legalize child prostitution for those who are selling their bodies (or forcibly being made to prostitute). That it doesn't legalize the conduct of those who would pay for sex services doesn't change this fact. And people wonder why I have a problem with these so-called "fact-checker" websites.

This law is a disaster. By taking away criminal penalties for minors engaged in prostitution, all CA does is make it easier for these minors to go back to their abusers (who are often the only people they know in the area) without having to cooperate with authorities. It removes some leverage that authorities had to bring pimps to justice as the minors will never have to make deals to lock these pimps the hell up. What a damn disgrace!
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Old 06-04-2018, 11:28 PM
 
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But to my knowledge, California is the only state where prostitution is illegal UNLESS the hooker is under 18. For them it's just fine.
You're wrong. It's still illegal. Read the link I provided and stop believing fake news.
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Old 06-04-2018, 11:32 PM
 
Location: San Diego
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You're wrong. It's still illegal. Read the link I provided and stop believing fake news.
Didn't even read what the Calif state senate passed (and Gov. Moonbeam signed), did you?

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Old 06-04-2018, 11:38 PM
 
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Didn't even read what the Calif state senate passed (and Gov. Moonbeam signed), did you?

The link I provided detailed what the Calif state senate passed (and Gov. Moonbeam signed)

Read up on it, and stop believing the fake news. It will only worsen your agita.
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Old 06-04-2018, 11:42 PM
 
Location: San Diego
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BTW, when the CA state senate voted for final passage of the bill, ALL 26 of the Democrats voted to approve it. Plus three Republicans.

Nine Republicans voted against it.
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Old 06-04-2018, 11:44 PM
 
Location: So California
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No charges for those under 18, what if the John is under 18. No prob...
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Old 06-04-2018, 11:47 PM
 
Location: San Diego
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No charges for those under 18, what if the John is under 18. No prob...
Already covered in the OP. How about reading it?
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