With the recent explosion of information about HHS endangering migrant children by not properly vetting the homes that the children were being sent to, I had a horrifying thought: Did California legislators specifically pass AB-1518 and SB-1414 to ensure that the State of California could profit off child sex trafficking?
I. Scott Wiener
Back in 2024, I wrote an article titled “Why Do I Think Scott Wiener is Evil?” where I made a list of specific pieces of legislation that were tied to Mr. Weiner which I believe led to an increase in crime and/or physical harm to constituents, particularly children: https://gwsandiego.net/blog/?p=3016.
In my opinion, the most concerning issue addressed in that article was the gutting of SB-1414, the bill to make child sex trafficking a felony. Thanks to changes made by the public safety committee, the bill in its final version only protects some children in some circumstances:
1. Sex trafficking a child who is 16 or 17 year olds was decriminalized, so traffickers and “Johns” can still sell/buy 16 and 17 year olds without fear of felony prosecution.
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