While the kids can be seen as victims, as you say there is no more leverage with them to stop the prostitution, also no leverage to go after their pimps. (In fact, for pimps, isn't this an incentive to run kids only?)
Correct, selling is legal, buying and pimping are illegal.
Perhaps you interpreted my 'no leverage to go after the pimps' as me saying pimping was legal now. I meant the police can't bargain with a child prostitute to give up their pimp in exchange for avoiding legal repercussions. Pimps essentially mind control their prostitutes to be extremely loyal so this leverage is useful.
I hope you guys are right. But my cynicism says otherwise, and if I've been taught anything by this past year or so, I'm not cynical enough. I'm constantly having my hair blown back by the crazy evil shit being put into practice.
You know why street gangs target minors because the law goes easy on kids. You keep getting the stupid kid but never get the OG that hides behind the kid and runs things. This is why you are wrong and this law is stupid.
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sore_ass_losers ago
While the kids can be seen as victims, as you say there is no more leverage with them to stop the prostitution, also no leverage to go after their pimps. (In fact, for pimps, isn't this an incentive to run kids only?)
duerheltdum ago
No. Pimping children is still illegal. As is soliciting underage prostitutes.
sore_ass_losers ago
Correct, selling is legal, buying and pimping are illegal.
Perhaps you interpreted my 'no leverage to go after the pimps' as me saying pimping was legal now. I meant the police can't bargain with a child prostitute to give up their pimp in exchange for avoiding legal repercussions. Pimps essentially mind control their prostitutes to be extremely loyal so this leverage is useful.
Gorillion ago
I hope you guys are right. But my cynicism says otherwise, and if I've been taught anything by this past year or so, I'm not cynical enough. I'm constantly having my hair blown back by the crazy evil shit being put into practice.
AlphaWookie ago
You know why street gangs target minors because the law goes easy on kids. You keep getting the stupid kid but never get the OG that hides behind the kid and runs things. This is why you are wrong and this law is stupid.