In the view of some, it is a big step towards doing even less for underage prostitutes. If they aren't put in the system somehow, no services will be provided.
Again, I don't think very many are adjudicated as adults and put in adult prisons, but with out much impetus to charge them at all then they don't go in the juvenile system and at least have a chance at some form of rehab/counseling/education. Also, without the threat of prosecution as an adult, how many are still going to testify against their pimps ?
Granted the current system stinks, but no system at all is not an improvement. We might as well just have cops pass out referrals to the nearest rectories.
An improvement in the current system would be something along the lines of spending more money on services for teens and (IMO) keeping some incentive in the process for the teens to sincerely avail themselves of those increased services. Unfortunately California is still (IMO) teetering on bankruptcy, and in the Trump era, there will be no federal bailout lest 49 other states go belly up too, so California isn't going to do anything more that adds to their deficit problem. So they pass some touchy feely window dressing that not only doesn't cost anything, it actually saves money over what is now being done as fewer kids will feel any pressure to show up for counseling and programs, and the state isn't going to be putting the kids pimps in prison anymore either, and that is going to save some big bucks.
And pedos all over the country are going to take note. Especially ones in cathedrals in California.
Again, I don't think very many are adjudicated as adults and put in adult prisons, but with out much impetus to charge them at all then they don't go in the juvenile system and at least have a chance at some form of rehab/counseling/education. Also, without the threat of prosecution as an adult, how many are still going to testify against their pimps ?
Granted the current system stinks, but no system at all is not an improvement. We might as well just have cops pass out referrals to the nearest rectories.
An improvement in the current system would be something along the lines of spending more money on services for teens and (IMO) keeping some incentive in the process for the teens to sincerely avail themselves of those increased services. Unfortunately California is still (IMO) teetering on bankruptcy, and in the Trump era, there will be no federal bailout lest 49 other states go belly up too, so California isn't going to do anything more that adds to their deficit problem. So they pass some touchy feely window dressing that not only doesn't cost anything, it actually saves money over what is now being done as fewer kids will feel any pressure to show up for counseling and programs, and the state isn't going to be putting the kids pimps in prison anymore either, and that is going to save some big bucks.
And pedos all over the country are going to take note. Especially ones in cathedrals in California.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.