Ohio Governor signs anti-human trafficking bill into law

Ohio Governor John Kasich recently signed into law an anti-human trafficking bill that would: 1. protect minor victims of trafficking from being prosecuted, and would send them to treatment instead of prosecuting them 2. Seize assets of convicted traffickers and use that money to create a fund to help the victims 3. increase penalties for human trafficking to a first degree felony with a minimum sentence of 15 years in jail 4. This law would possibly make it a felony for a person to knowingly pay to have sexual relations with a minor

Although this bill is not about abortion Ohio Right to Life has helped push for this law because a lot of times human trafficking victims are forced into prostitution and then are forced to have abortions if they get pregnant so that their pimps can get them back on the street quicker.

What do you guys think. I think this is a good law, all the provisions of it that I know of are reasonable.

Human trafficking is one of the most disgusting crimes commited by people. I support any measures that both assist the victims and punish the traffickers.

Inb4 some chucklehead brings up whip.dave123321

wonder what whipassmt thinksMrPraline

Very nice of him.

He's Republican btw*

Very nice of him.

He's Republican btw*

kingkong0124

Its a good law. Too bad it seems like too much of a given. I'll chalk this one up to common sense and decency rather than any given person.

[QUOTE="MrPraline"]wonder what whipassmt thinksJoeRatz16

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[QUOTE="MrPraline"]wonder what whipassmt thinksMrPraline

This law would possibly make it a felony for a person to knowingly pay to have sexual relations with a minor

JoeRatz16

Meaning it wasn't already considered a felony to solicit a child prostitute in Ohio? What?

According to the article Toledo, Ohio is the fourth-worst city in the U.S. when it comes to human trafficking, I hope Kasich hits these Toledo trafficker's hard.

I live in Connecticut and the Berlin Turnpike is said to be one of the biggest human trafficking hubs in the world (not to mention the site of tons of illegal street races), It's kind of weird to think that a road which I travel upon quite often (probably around once a month), is a human trafficking hub. Pretty sad really, in order to go to Chuck E. Cheese, people in my hometown have to drive on a road that is one of the worst human trafficking places in the world.

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[QUOTE="MrPraline"]wonder what whipassmt thinksMrPraline

Its a good law. Too bad it seems like too much of a given. I'll chalk this one up to common sense and decency rather than any given person.

lx_theo

Oh so what Dave said doesn't apply to you. lol. whipassmt

Meaning it wasn't already considered a felony to solicit a child prostitute in Ohio? What?

Oleg_Huzwog

Yeah, I think the real takeaway is how is Ohio just passing this law now?

...protect minor victims of trafficking from being prosecuted, and would send them to treatment instead of prosecuting them...

The f*ck, Ohio?

whipassmt

4. This law would possibly make it a felony for a person to knowingly pay to have sexual relations with a minorJoeRatz16

[QUOTE="whipassmt"]Oh so what Dave said doesn't apply to you. lol. MrPraline

[QUOTE="MrPraline"][QUOTE="whipassmt"]Oh so what Dave said doesn't apply to you. lol. whipassmt

[QUOTE="whipassmt"]kingkong0124

But that doesn't mean that you aren't an idiot, because you are, without question, a 100% grade A idiot.

It's kind of sad that signing a bill in a manner that most would consider common sense, is receiving praise because the person signing it is Republican. Have they really fallen so far?

Welcome to 2012?

This should just be common sense.

It's kind of sad that signing a bill in a manner that most would consider common sense, is receiving praise because the person signing it is Republican. Have they really fallen so far?

Blue-Sky

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