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Lawmakers rush to fix flaw in Az trafficking law that could send victims to prison for life (www.tucsonsentinel.com)

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  Arizona GOP legislators are trying to tighten up the language in voter-approved Proposition 313, after being told their proposal to require life sentences for anyone convicted of child sex trafficking could be applied to the victims themselves.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

"Why didn’t we make the change then when we were being told by many attorneys (and legislative) staff that that was an unintended consequence of the bill?” Rep. Alma Hernandez, D-Tucson, asked the House Judiciary Committee.

We all know why. Politicians, but especially Republicans, love to villify and overreact about everything as black and white issues and refuse to listen to anyone pointing out that nuance exists.