As far as I'm aware, the point was to avoid throwing the prostitutes themselves in jail, as they are underage and therefore can be considered victims, even if they to some degree consented in what they were doing.
Ok, that makes a little more sense. Still though, consent from the underage should be automatically dismissed in court, whether true or not. That's like a parent saying my child wanted to shoot heroine and she consented. Children don't know whats good or bad for them in the long run and saying they "consented" is admitting they are competent enough to know the difference.
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Millennial_Falcon ago
"decriminalized" is more accurate. they will still prosecute pimps and traffickers.
FuckReddit69 ago
What does this achieve? i still don't get how this was passed. So prostitution is illegal but child sex trafficking isn't?
Millennial_Falcon ago
As far as I'm aware, the point was to avoid throwing the prostitutes themselves in jail, as they are underage and therefore can be considered victims, even if they to some degree consented in what they were doing.
FuckReddit69 ago
Ok, that makes a little more sense. Still though, consent from the underage should be automatically dismissed in court, whether true or not. That's like a parent saying my child wanted to shoot heroine and she consented. Children don't know whats good or bad for them in the long run and saying they "consented" is admitting they are competent enough to know the difference.
Millennial_Falcon ago
Yeah, I think the point is that if they aren't competent, they shouldn't be put in jail, either. It's kind of a thorny situation.