Comments on: Roost: Proposition 35 falls short http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/root-proposition-35-falls-short/ Serving Poway, Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch Fri, 24 May 2013 21:41:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: yesen35 http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/root-proposition-35-falls-short/#comment-700811 yesen35 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:30:44 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=29183#comment-700811 I am voting Yes on Prop 35. 1) Human trafficking cases happen locally, I've seen news articles of cases being handled at the county and state level. Prop 35 will better equip prosecutors to convict criminals, and protect victims. 2) The definition in the initiative is clear, and reflects the federal definition. 3) There needs to be criminal intent proven in order to prosecute a crime -- the argument that anyone in association could be charged as a human trafficker, is a vague and unclear argument. Prop 35 will make our state law the TOUGHEST against human trafficking in the nation -- Yes on 35! I am voting Yes on Prop 35. 1) Human trafficking cases happen locally, I've seen news articles of cases being handled at the county and state level. Prop 35 will better equip prosecutors to convict criminals, and protect victims. 2) The definition in the initiative is clear, and reflects the federal definition. 3) There needs to be criminal intent proven in order to prosecute a crime — the argument that anyone in association could be charged as a human trafficker, is a vague and unclear argument.

Prop 35 will make our state law the TOUGHEST against human trafficking in the nation — Yes on 35!

]]> By: Amy Roost http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/root-proposition-35-falls-short/#comment-682828 Amy Roost Sat, 06 Oct 2012 08:40:47 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=29183#comment-682828 Actually, I hope you're right and I'm wrong. I hope Prop 35 does what it intends to do. But I still can't defend laws with mandatory sentencing and that cast such a wide dragnet that family members would be required to register as sex offenders. And I can't understand why we need to spend the tax dollars it given all the recent legislation signed into law and the federal laws which are actually stricter. Actually, I hope you're right and I'm wrong. I hope Prop 35 does what it intends to do. But I still can't defend laws with mandatory sentencing and that cast such a wide dragnet that family members would be required to register as sex offenders. And I can't understand why we need to spend the tax dollars it given all the recent legislation signed into law and the federal laws which are actually stricter.

]]> By: Yes on 35 http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/root-proposition-35-falls-short/#comment-682408 Yes on 35 Sat, 06 Oct 2012 02:57:39 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=29183#comment-682408 Amy, your'e way off base on this one. And I guarantee it will pass. Amy, your'e way off base on this one. And I guarantee it will pass.

]]> By: lizz http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/root-proposition-35-falls-short/#comment-682228 lizz Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:15:57 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=29183#comment-682228 It is awful that in California, traffickers can only serve a maximum of 8 years, which does not allow victims to recover from being ENSLAVED. Contrary to belief, many of these victims are US citizens and are trafficked in state, and therefore the traffickers cannot be prosecuted under federal laws. Prop 35 doesn't have vague language. In fact, Prop 35 contains almost identical language to the federal human trafficking law which has been successfully used to try human traffickers without infringing on the rights of others. Community leaders, non profits, and police associations have all endorsed Proposition 35. Vote to fight human trafficking in California. Vote Yes on 35! It is awful that in California, traffickers can only serve a maximum of 8 years, which does not allow victims to recover from being ENSLAVED. Contrary to belief, many of these victims are US citizens and are trafficked in state, and therefore the traffickers cannot be prosecuted under federal laws.

Prop 35 doesn't have vague language. In fact, Prop 35 contains almost identical language to the federal human trafficking law which has been successfully used to try human traffickers without infringing on the rights of others. Community leaders, non profits, and police associations have all endorsed Proposition 35. Vote to fight human trafficking in California. Vote Yes on 35!

]]> By: Hope http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/root-proposition-35-falls-short/#comment-680477 Hope Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:17:32 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=29183#comment-680477 There are so few traffickers in California prisons today 1) because the laws are so weak and 2) because of the many legal loop holes that have spared these dangerous criminals from prosecution. Prop 35 gives prosecutors, police and advocates the tools they need to put traffickers away for a significantly long time and protect the victims from the traffickers and from unfair treatment in the courts. When Prop 35 passes, California will have the best human trafficking law in the country and we will have the legal clout necessary to protect our children. With 70% of fines going to victim's services, survivors will also have the shelter, counseling and services they need to recover and rebuild their lives. There are so few traffickers in California prisons today 1) because the laws are so weak and 2) because of the many legal loop holes that have spared these dangerous criminals from prosecution. Prop 35 gives prosecutors, police and advocates the tools they need to put traffickers away for a significantly long time and protect the victims from the traffickers and from unfair treatment in the courts. When Prop 35 passes, California will have the best human trafficking law in the country and we will have the legal clout necessary to protect our children. With 70% of fines going to victim's services, survivors will also have the shelter, counseling and services they need to recover and rebuild their lives.

]]> By: Amy Roost http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/root-proposition-35-falls-short/#comment-679974 Amy Roost Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:38:28 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=29183#comment-679974 Storm, a few points. 1) The governor has already signed a bill that would seize the assets of drug traffickers. 2) most of those assets are hidden off shore; 3) 30% of the fines go to law enforcement agencies, not victim services. Many of these agencies have expressed skepticism that the fines would be sufficient to cover the administrative costs required by new law. California's sex registry has more than 90,000 names. Police and sheriff's departments are unable to keep track of all the data currently required. Proposition 35 would mandate that they capture online screen names for tens of thousand of registrants. Depending on how they use the Internet, registrants targeted could have dozens of screen names. Storm, a few points. 1) The governor has already signed a bill that would seize the assets of drug traffickers. 2) most of those assets are hidden off shore; 3) 30% of the fines go to law enforcement agencies, not victim services. Many of these agencies have expressed skepticism that the fines would be sufficient to cover the administrative costs required by new law. California's sex registry has more than 90,000 names. Police and sheriff's departments are unable to keep track of all the data currently required. Proposition 35 would mandate that they capture online screen names for tens of thousand of registrants. Depending on how they use the Internet, registrants targeted could have dozens of screen names.

]]> By: Storm http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/root-proposition-35-falls-short/#comment-679198 Storm Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:12:35 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=29183#comment-679198 I vote YES on 35 because the increase in legal fines will go directly to victim services. Need a reference? Here's a section from the actual initiative. Sec 236.4 (d): Every fine imposed and collected pursuant to Section 236.1 and this section shall be deposited in the Victim-Witness Assistance Fund, to be administered by the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA), to fund grants for services for victims of human trafficking. Seventy percent of the fines collected and deposited shall be granted to public agencies and nonprofit corporations that provide shelter, counseling, or other direct services for trafficked victims. Thirty percent of the fines collected and deposited shall be granted to law enforcement and prosecution agencies in the jurisdiction in which the charges were filed to fund human trafficking prevention, witness protection, and rescue operations. I vote YES on 35 because the increase in legal fines will go directly to victim services. Need a reference? Here's a section from the actual initiative.

Sec 236.4 (d): Every fine imposed and collected pursuant to Section 236.1 and this section shall be deposited in the Victim-Witness Assistance Fund, to be administered by the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA), to fund grants for services for victims of human trafficking. Seventy percent of the fines collected and deposited shall be granted to public agencies and nonprofit corporations that provide shelter, counseling, or other direct services for trafficked victims. Thirty percent of the fines collected and deposited shall be granted to law enforcement and prosecution agencies in the jurisdiction in which the charges were filed to fund human trafficking prevention, witness protection, and rescue operations.

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