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Thread #131534   Message #2968850
Posted By: Richard Bridge
19-Aug-10 - 04:25 PM
Thread Name: BS: 10 year old rapists get coddled
Subject: RE: BS: 10 year old rapists get coddled
They were found guilty of attempted rape. That involves a finding that they know what they were doing was wrong. The burden of proof in criminal matters is "beyond reasonable doubt".   So what is a supervision order going to achieve? To make sure that the little attempted rapists don't forget that what they already knew was wrong was wrong? Basically, they were let off.

Sure, I remember when I was 10 too. Who doesn't?