I swear, you can predict the quality of a law as the inverse of how good the name sounds.
If this law were going to limit sex trafficking, it would have a name like "Revisions to the Prosecution of Certain Interstate Crimes". But no, it's got a big, gaudy name that poisons the well on any opposition whatsoever. So, predictably, it will either endanger innocents or restrict basic rights. It's like god damn clockwork.
That's exactly why that won't ever happen. These laws are named for a reason, the bigger part of which is simply to confuse the ignorant who have not taken the time to look beyond the name.
It's a horribly-written law that would remove the CDA safe harbor from any civil or criminal proceeding in which conduct which would violate federal sex trafficking law is alleged, even if that conduct is not the central thrust of the law being enforced, and even if that conduct isn't actually proven in the legal action. As long as the prosecution is “targeting” conduct violating the federal sex trafficking law, the safe harbor would be removed.
(It's also dishonestly framed as a “clarification” when it's a radical dismantling of one of the core pillars of the CDA.)
Laws named after victims are often pretty bad as well. I assume that anything named (e.g.) "Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F'tang-F'tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel's Law" is probably a bad law until otherwise proven, and for much the same reason. It's an appeal to emotion, not rationality, and the usual tactic is painting any opponent as being pro-terrorism or pro-(whatever genuinely terrible thing happened to Tarquin).
Because it's not officially called that. The law itself is about confiscating valuables from people who enter the country seeking protection, and it's been dubbed the "jewelry law" by media to make it easier for people to imagine what its effect will be (stealing people's jewelry as they enter).
This is the furthest thing from true, like almost every single question about this terrible law. Vague law + faceless bureaucracies + universal application + crippling penalties...sounds like a brilliant combo to destroy people’s lives.
If this law were going to limit sex trafficking, it would have a name like "Revisions to the Prosecution of Certain Interstate Crimes". But no, it's got a big, gaudy name that poisons the well on any opposition whatsoever. So, predictably, it will either endanger innocents or restrict basic rights. It's like god damn clockwork.
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