On a 4 mile stretch of Figueroa St in South LA, from Gage Ave to Imperial Hwy, is a well-known area for rampant child sex trafficking & child prostitution known as āThe Blade.ā Itās one of the most dangerous areas for child human trafficking in the State of California.
Some in LA are now talking about āthe crisis of 11 year old child prostitutes walking Figueroa Corridorā and no LA politicians trying to help & protect these children.
Law enforcement has been talking about this crisis for years but to no avail. So, letās go back to 2022, when Wiener authored SB 357, most of the radicals in the Assembly & Senate supported it, and Newsom signed it into law. It was ironically and as standard for CA called the āSafer Streets for All Act.ā It eliminated the crime of loitering in a public place with the intent to commit prostitution. Well, it didnāt make anyone safer. What this bill did do, however, was prevent law enforcement from detaining and eventually saving children from sex traffickers. It made children less safe. It took a tool away from detectives and others in law enforcement who were actually trying to help abused children. It emboldened pimps & traffickers. It allowed open air prostitution markets to operate without law enforcement intervention.
Yes, childrenās lives are at stake. So no Weiner and Newsom or anyone else, this law was never meant to help children. This is what Newsom said when he signed SB 357 into law, I will āmonitor crime and prosecution trends for any possible unintended consequences and will act to mitigate any such impacts.ā What leader says that after signing a bill???? And NO, lack of childrenās safety should NEVER be an āunintended consequence.ā If it could possibly be, you DO NOT sign that law.
If you really want to protect children, amend SB 357, support our LE, start paying attention to all the radical laws passed by our Legislature and vote for better people.