Discontinuing the legal punishment and stigmatization of children being sexually abused by adults is not legalizing child prostitution but rather *decriminalizing* it. I understand that social conservatives are often very emotionally invested in punishment, even if it means punishing the victims of crimes, but logic and respect for victims demands that such gratuitously ignorant actions be discontinued which is why California has wisely decided to stop punishing children for the horrible illegal acts that adults commit against them.