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A terrible crime unpunished!! Imho 🙄

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Fallingstar Thu 21-May-26 19:36:59

apple.news/ANI_7jeBMRt2p81bIqxZFrg
Am wondering what others make of this piece, I was astonished that so many counts of rape were not taken seriously because of the age of the boys raping their victims, and then filming it. Imho if they are old enough to do this they are old enough to be punished for their crimes. This is sending a pretty awful message out to a minority of young boys and ignoring the fact that the boys involved were following a pattern of predatory behaviour that could easily continue into adulthood life.

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valdali Thu 21-May-26 19:57:17

I feel very sorry for the victims, being raped leaves a lasting legacy regardless of the age of the perpetrators.

A very sad case all round. I can see why the judge did not want to criminalise children and also can't see that imprisonment would change their attitudes & behaviour more than the non-custodial punishments given to them. Isolating them from females in prison might make them resentful & even more dangerous in adult life.

Just such a shocking & sad case all round.

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eddiecat78 Thu 21-May-26 20:00:44

I am absolutely furious about this. The judge seems more concerned about the effect prison might have on the boys than about the damage that has been done to the victims.
The boys had a choice. The girls didn't.
Words fail me.

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Fallingstar Thu 21-May-26 20:04:24

eddiecat78

I am absolutely furious about this. The judge seems more concerned about the effect prison might have on the boys than about the damage that has been done to the victims.
The boys had a choice. The girls didn't.
Words fail me.

I agree.
And I can understand how the judge wouldn’t want to criminalise children but these are very serious crimes which have damaged young girls who will now have to suffer the psychological consequences of rape for the rest of their lives.
The victims are not being considered.

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