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Utsuro no Hako
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Maybe this is just me, but the women I have sex with generally don't have nightmares about it afterward. And remember, the age of consent in Britain is 16, so even if this is just statutory rape, it's not like we're talking about girls who look like adults. But I guess we should expect this attitude on a site where people get offended when reviewers complain about loli-con garbage. |
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Polycell
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She may have nightmares, but if he were as bad as you seem to think he wouldn't have gotten such wimpy charges and certainly wouldn't have gotten a slap-on-the-wrist sentence.
But I guess we should expect this attitude from people who get offended when others like shows they don't. |
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faintsmile1992
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Also read what 'dtm42' and 'Polycell' have said about the sentencing being too light for him to have done anything terrible. Or you can believe the newspaper that sane people have nightmares after normal, consensual hetero sex, its up to you. |
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Utsuro no Hako
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Because, of course, criminal justice systems are perfect and nobody who commits a heinous crime ever gets off with a light sentence because prosecutors could only prove lesser charges. Rape is notoriously difficult to prosecute. In the UK specifically:
When judging how awful this guy is, I'm going to give far more weight to the teenage girl who's suffering nightmares because of what he did, than to the judge giving him a slap on the wrist. |
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faintsmile1992
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I see we have a tabloid newspaper reader among us.
If they can only prove the lesser charges, then someones innocent of the other charges until they're proven guilty right?
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INS Division 6
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"Captain - Anime". Was that a top gear reference to Captain Slow?
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aeris2001x2
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Searched a bit online and I can't find what he actually did, just vague references to under 16 girls. Did it happen many years ago? Were they 13,14,15?
Another article says they were not forced or threatened in any way and the judge agreed. That being the case this is underage sex, not proper rape and thus 6 years is actually a harsh sentence. I mean he's 27, not 57 and obviously immature. A suspended sentence and probation would have sufficed. If he was dumb enough to do it again then throw the book at him. he's an idiot anyway, why couldn't he have just gone with a 16 year old? 15 and 16 year old girls look pretty much the same. |
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aeris2001x2
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He's engaged and she's standing by him. Did these under age encounters happen years ago when he was younger?
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Mohawk52
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That statement looks like texting from a phone to me. Never heard of this club, but if he was using it as a "honey trap" to groom little girls, he got what he deserved.
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faintsmile1992
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faintsmile1992
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I just checked and found this, they're legit. Maybe one of their members might speak up? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d32NQR7ZOmQ |
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GracieLizzy
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First off the Independant is a broadsheet not a tabloid and what that article quotes was statistics, likely direct from The Crown Prosecution service. But to go straight to the horses mouth on how such sentences are supposed to be applied: http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/sentencing_manual/s1_rape/
So yes, theoretically if it was just one of the girls he could have been convicted of rape. However if it wasn't penetrative rape as defined by the letter of the law molestation is still a dreadful thing to happen to a person and is still sexual assault. I just don't like to see this sort of victim blaming going one especially as he HAS been convicted and especially as he's been said by the judge to be considered of particular danger to young girls. I'd be just as horrified be this if he were a woman and his victims boys (or any assortment of the sexes). |
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Mohawk52
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mdo7
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I hope this doesn't end up with anime/manga being scapegoated by the UK media.
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faintsmile1992
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