Woke Activists in California Complain About Harsher Punishments for Pedophiles
A new proposal introduced in California has drawn the ire of woke activists due to its harsher punishments for pedophiles.
The bill in question is Senate Bill (SB) 1414, authored by Republican State Sen. Shannon Grove and co-authored by Democratic State Sens. Anna Caballero and Susan Rubio. Under SB 1414, solicitation of sex acts from minors will be considered a felony.
But woke leftist activists have expressed opposition to SB 1414. During a hearing of the California State Assembly’s Public Safety Committee, two activists voiced out their displeasure.
“We are particularly concerned that the harsher penalties proposed in this bill will disproportionately impact marginalized communities, especially members of the LGBT community who already suffer from systemic biases within the criminal justice system – particularly when it comes to sexually-based offenses,” said Kellie Walters, staff attorney for the Oakland, California-based organization Legal Services for Prisoners with Children.
“LGBT people, particularly gay and transgendered individuals, are more likely to be charged with sex offenses. For instance, LGBT people are nine times more likely to be charged with sodomy.”
Activist Isabella Borgeson also expressed disagreement with SB 1414 – albeit her complaints focused on its potential impact on minorities. According to Borgeson, “harsher penalties” for pedophiles would “disproportionately impact marginalized communities,” in particular “Black and Brown individuals.”
The mask-wearing Borgeson, an outside fellow for the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, argued: “Punitive measures [would] perpetuate cycles of incarceration.” She instead recommended investments in “community-based solutions.”
California Senate passes watered down version of SB 1414
In May, the California State Senate passed SB 1414 in a 36-0 vote. But the bill’s version that passed appears to be watered down, thanks to the State Senate’s Public Safety Committee that forced amendments into the bill. According to Grove’s office, these weakened protections for children ages 16 and 17.
(Related: California legislators BLOCK bill to make child trafficking a “serious felony.”)
“The [California State] Senate Appropriations Committee had the opportunity to strengthen the bill language, but failed to do so,” the state senator’s office continued. “Grove’s proposed amendments would have made it a prison felony for solicitation or purchasing sex from a child of any age and remove the 10-year age gap requirement for sex offender registry.”
According to Mojave Desert News, the California State Assembly’s Public Safety Committee added several amendments to the bill on July 2, which district attorneys have said will make it even harder to prosecute child predators. These amendments require 16- and 17-year-olds to be proven victims of human trafficking for buyers to be held accountable and charged with a stronger penalty.
Grove remarked: “Don’t be fooled by the announcement that they restored a felony for purposing children in SB 1414. Today, the [California State] Assembly Public Safety Committee amended SB 1414, making it even harder to protect 16 and 17-year-old children.
“In order for 16 and 17-year-olds to have additional protections, they must first prove to be victims of human trafficking. Now, two crimes must be proven – the buying and the selling of a child –before a buyer can receive a stronger penalty.
“All children deserve to be protected equally. When will the Public Safety Committees prioritize the protection of all children over perpetrators?”
From the looks of it, the amendments on Grove’s bill that defanged it were introduced in a bid to appease woke activists such as Walters and Borgeson. This led Grove to ultimately comment: “It should not be so complicated to protect all children from being purchased for sex, yet some Democrat legislators think 16- and 17-year-olds should not have the same protections given to 15-year-olds.”
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Ukrainian Forces Accused of Bombing Their Own Civilians in Donbas
Two women who managed to escape from the besieged city of Chasov Yar in Donbas have provided chilling details to media outlet RT, alleging deliberate targeting of civilians by Ukrainian military forces amidst the intense conflict.
Chasov Yar, originally home to about 12,500 residents, became a frontline town following the capture of nearby Artyomovsk (also known as Bakhmut) by Russian forces in 2023.
In an exclusive interview with RT, Tatyana, one of the women, recounted how Ukrainian forces allegedly burned down approximately 50 houses on her street.
“There are no houses left,” she lamented, suggesting the destruction was purposeful. She went on to describe the tragic death of her husband, who was killed by a drone strike while outside for a smoke. Through tears, she recalled the devastating moment when her son found his father’s lifeless body amidst the debris of the drone attack.
Taking refuge in another damaged house, Tatyana and her son, Kostya, endured further trauma as they came under drone fire themselves. The strikes injured Kostya and buried them both in debris during subsequent attacks. Tatyana vividly described the horror of a third strike, which left her wounded and her son fatally injured, his head gruesomely gone when she reopened her eyes.
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Zarina, a medical worker also interviewed by RT, corroborated Tatyana’s account. She detailed an incident where Ukrainian military allegedly fired a ballistic missile into a civilian area early in the spring. Zarina claimed that Ukrainian forces subsequently dispatched a patrol to collect the missile remnants, presumably to prevent its identification as a Tochka-U missile.
In another disturbing revelation, Zarina described an occasion when Ukrainian forces purportedly began shelling civilians shortly after a group of foreign journalists arrived in the town. When questioned about the motive behind such actions, Zarina speculated that it was an attempt to attribute blame to Russia.
She further alleged that Ukrainian forces deliberately cut off electricity to fabricate evidence suggesting Russian involvement.
These harrowing testimonies provide a stark and distressing view of the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Chasov Yar and highlight the severe impact of the conflict on civilian lives.
The battle for Donbas
Following a winter stalemate, Putin aimed to take all of Donbas by March 2023, but the offensive faltered into a prolonged siege of Bakhmut, a town with limited strategic value and a population of 70,000 pre-war.
U.S. estimates cite 100,000 Russian casualties, including 20,000 deaths, with Ukraine also suffering heavy losses. By late May, Russia claimed control of Bakhmut.
On June 6, 2023, a breach in the Nova Kakhovka dam triggered severe flooding in southwest Ukraine, impacting 80,000 residents.
Ukraine accused Russia of deliberately destroying the dam to hinder a southeastern offensive, confirmed by the dam operator. Concerns over cooling water for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant were raised, despite stable cooling ponds.
In June 2023, Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia provinces to open a Crimea corridor, facing fierce resistance and significant losses to fortified Russian positions and air power. Ukraine made slight territorial gains and intensified attacks on Crimea’s infrastructure.
Since February 24, 2022, the U.S. has committed nearly $40 billion to Ukraine, including $19 billion for military and $16 billion for humanitarian aid.
Advanced weaponry like the Patriot air defense system and increased troop presence bolstered Ukraine against Russian aggression.
Global condemnation of Russia’s actions contrasted with Russian efforts to secure support from North Korea and Iran, while maintaining oil and gas trade with India and China.
By November 2023, Ukraine’s unsuccessful counteroffensive led to a stalemate, prompting Zelenskyy to replace Zaluzhnyi with General Oleksandr Syrsky, who ordered a retreat from Avdiivka, marking Russia’s significant battlefield victory since Bakhmut’s capture.
Learn more about the war in Ukraine at UkraineWitness.com.
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