California is so lost that far-left Democrats would apparently prefer to let some children be exploited by sexual predators rather than get tough on crime.
As Breitbart reported, Democrats in the State Assembly on Monday blocked legislation that would have made the trafficking of minors a felony.
In an interesting twist, the bill is being sponsored by State Assemblymember Maggy Krell, a Democrat from Sacramento. It would apply to children aged 16 and 17.
But her colleagues have decided they want prosecutors to have discretion. Many of these prosecutors have been backed by the communist George Soros and have refused to enforce criminal laws in the name of “criminal justice reform” and “equity.”
Californians, even in radical-left jurisdictions, have finally wised up and started removing these criminal enablers. But this does not matter to the radicals running the Golden State.
Krell revealed to KCRA that her bill was pulled from the Assembly Public Safety Committee’s agenda last week after expecting it to be heard on Tuesday.
“I was told that it was pulled, and the only way I could get it back on the agenda is if parts of the bill would be blocked,” Krell said.
Assemblyman Nick Shultz, the Democratic chairman of the Public Safety Committee, said Krell’s bill will move forward without the proposed felony charge. He used a compromise bill approved last year to tackle child trafficking as an excuse for blocking his Democrat colleague’s legislation.
“My perspective as chair, there was a carefully crafted deal last year,” Shultz told KCRA. “We’re not saying no, but what we’re saying is if we’re going to be thoughtful policy makers, we really need to dive deep into this issue.”
As Breitbart News previously reported, Republican State Senator Shannon Grove of Bakersfield in 2023 introduced a bill to make sex trafficking of minors a “serious felony.”
While the legislation passed unanimously in the State Senate, Democrats on the State Assembly’s Public Safety Committee held up the bill because they did not like the idea of boosting criminal penalties.
Democrats then struck a compromise with Grove in 2024 after a massive public uproar. They agreed to advance the bill, but only if it applied to victims under 16.
Krell told KCRA that she will never give in to her more radical colleagues regarding the safety of children.
“It’s a disgrace,” Krell said.
“I’ve been doing this for 20 years, and I’m not going to quit now. And I am going to bring this part of this bill back every year until I get the books to protect children. That’s what I’m going to do,” she added.
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