Canadianreader
12-10-2007, 09:10 PM
Nine men guilty of raping are placed on probation or given suspended sentences
There is definitely nothing legally that would ever allow this sort of decision to be made.
Boni Robertson, an Aboriginal activist
Sentences were "appropriate" because they were the penalties sought by the prosecution.
Judge Sarah Bradley
Rape case ruling shocks Australia (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7136269.stm)
There is definitely nothing legally that would ever allow this sort of decision to be made.
Boni Robertson, an Aboriginal activist
Sentences were "appropriate" because they were the penalties sought by the prosecution.
Judge Sarah Bradley
Rape case ruling shocks Australia (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7136269.stm)