A candidate for hell: "Rape case ruling shocks Australia"

[Bucky]

brace yourselves for this one

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7136269.stm

Rape case ruling shocks Australia
A judge's decision not to jail nine men guilty of raping a 10-year-old
girl in an Aboriginal community has triggered outrage in Australia.

The offenders were either placed on probation or given suspended sentences for the 2005 rape in the Aurukun settlement, in northern Queensland.

In her ruling, Judge Sarah Bradley told them that the victim "probably agreed to have sex with all of you".

A review of sexual abuse sentences in Aboriginal Queensland has been ordered.

Sentencing seven of the accused in Cairns in October, Judge Bradley told them that the girl involved was not forced into sex, according to a report in The Australian newspaper.

She placed six of the offenders, who were minors at the time of the rape, on probation for 12 months, local media said.

The three other defendants were handed suspended six-month prison sentences.

Judge Bradley later defended her sentencing, telling The Australian that the sentences were "appropriate" because they were the penalties sought by the prosecution.

Ten years old.

[Shakespeare]

1. A fucking FEMALE judge did this???

I have no words.

[Bucky]

2. no a fucking moron judge did this

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. Wait. Were the rapists Abos or settlers?

I've heard that the Aborigines are truly hated by the settlers. This could explain much.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

7. "The offenders came from some of the most powerful and prominent Aboriginal families..."

"...in Cape York, while the victim's family had a lower status, The Australian reported."

It's about money again. :-(

[Fire Walk With Me]

8. Within their community... Too sad!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. Well, it is Australia.

You'll notice it's in the Southern hemisphere.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

5. How can we talk?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3096407

[ThomCat]

6. Does she really think that a 10 year old girl

is mature enough to know what she's agreeing to if they coerced her? That is still rape!
:cry:

I hope enough people are so horribly shocked by this that something is done change this kind of judicial attitude. x(

[flvegan]

9. "The offenders came from some of the most powerful and prominent Aboriginal families"

'Nuff said.

Let the investigation commence!