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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
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US judge says teenager rape defendant from 'good family' deserves leniency
An appeals court has criticised a judge who ruled that a 16-year-old accused of rape should not be tried in an adult court as he was from a "good family".
The boy allegedly shared with friends a video of him raping the girl
Where "good family" = "white"
I was thinking more - where "good family" = wealthy, well connected.
And yeah, that judge should likely be bounced from the bench and possibly in jail.
And someone should point out that the judge was pretty excited that another rapist could go to a "good college". American universities are already hot beds for sexual predators and "good colleges" are getting more and more famous for places that protect predators.
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If anything, being from a "good family" and having a "good education" should be reasons to treat him more severely, not less. He has more to lose, more understanding of how wrong what he was doing was, fewer potential excuses. The judge warns that it might "destroy his life" as if that isn't what is needed here. That judge acted like he actually prefers predators in society, like that's the goal!
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
If anything, being from a "good family" and having a "good education" should be reasons to treat him more severely, not less. He has more to lose, more understanding of how wrong what he was doing was, fewer potential excuses. The judge warns that it might "destroy his life" as if that isn't what is needed here. That judge acted like he actually prefers predators in society, like that's the goal!
You seem surprised that a judge favored the wealthy and white in this case. That is the rule of law in this country.
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@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
If anything, being from a "good family" and having a "good education" should be reasons to treat him more severely, not less. He has more to lose, more understanding of how wrong what he was doing was, fewer potential excuses. The judge warns that it might "destroy his life" as if that isn't what is needed here. That judge acted like he actually prefers predators in society, like that's the goal!
You seem surprised that a judge favored the wealthy and white in this case. That is the rule of law in this country.
Disgusted, not surprised.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
If anything, being from a "good family" and having a "good education" should be reasons to treat him more severely, not less. He has more to lose, more understanding of how wrong what he was doing was, fewer potential excuses. The judge warns that it might "destroy his life" as if that isn't what is needed here. That judge acted like he actually prefers predators in society, like that's the goal!
You seem surprised that a judge favored the wealthy and white in this case. That is the rule of law in this country.
Disgusted, not surprised.
Fair enough. Seems like this judge doesn't want to be the first to drop the hammer on a privileged white defendant, since that is the opposite of what they generally do.
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Stromboli just blew up something fierce. A strong reminder to those of us who were just on an Italian volcano a few days ago...
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
If anything, being from a "good family" and having a "good education" should be reasons to treat him more severely, not less.
Agreed
He has more to lose,
Again - Agreed
more understanding of how wrong what he was doing was,
Here's were we diverge... because of the silver spoon, these "good family" types are so rarely held accountable, so I don't feel like the children in these situation actually do understand how wrong it is.. because the money and power have always bought them out of any trouble they have gotten into.
fewer potential excuses. The judge warns that it might "destroy his life" as if that isn't what is needed here. That judge acted like he actually prefers predators in society, like that's the goal!
Again I agree - he needs his life destroyed if for no other reason than to remind the "good family" types that they aren't above the law and they will be brought down just like not wealthy people.
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
Here's were we diverge... because of the silver spoon, these "good family" types are so rarely held accountable, so I don't feel like the children in these situation actually do understand how wrong it is.. because the money and power have always bought them out of any trouble they have gotten into.
That doesn't change how bad that they know it is, just how much they think that they can get away with it. Very different things.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
Here's were we diverge... because of the silver spoon, these "good family" types are so rarely held accountable, so I don't feel like the children in these situation actually do understand how wrong it is.. because the money and power have always bought them out of any trouble they have gotten into.
That doesn't change how bad that they know it is, just how much they think that they can get away with it. Very different things.
I'll simply disagree - and I'm sure we'll never agree, just like you think everyone always knows they are lieing, and I don't agree with that either. I feel that because the lack of getting in trouble is for them.. they simply don't understand "how bad" something really is.
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
Here's were we diverge... because of the silver spoon, these "good family" types are so rarely held accountable, so I don't feel like the children in these situation actually do understand how wrong it is.. because the money and power have always bought them out of any trouble they have gotten into.
That doesn't change how bad that they know it is, just how much they think that they can get away with it. Very different things.
I'll simply disagree - and I'm sure we'll never agree, just like you think everyone always knows they are lieing, and I don't agree with that either. I feel that because the lack of getting in trouble is for them.. they simply don't understand "how bad" something really is.
Right, and I think that they would make that excuse, but it's not reasonable. Getting in trouble doesn't set the bar for anyone else, why would it for the rich? Fear, pain... these are things that hit all people equally. LIke with other things we don't agree on, you have to rely on him being mentally handicapped for the effect you are expecting. You are assuming that wealth someone broke his brain to where you can't experience empathy like more sophisticated "non-wealthy people."
It's a bizarre excuse to try to make, that someone being wealthy actually makes your brain unable to function at a higher level.
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I say this because empathy and moral abstraction are considered aspects of higher brain functions attributed to humans of the last century or more. According to researchers, it is the wealthy who get these developments first, not the ones that lose them. Your theory goes against accepted science on the matter. Not that science can't be wrong, but your argument goes against the logic used by science for this exact type of effect. According to normal psychology, he should have more empathy and understanding based on his situation, not less.
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Eva Kor: Auschwitz survivor of Mengele Nazi torture dies
Eva Kor survived the Holocaust and went on to call for forgiveness of Nazi perpetrators, giving tours of the death camp at Auschwitz.
She set up a small Holocaust museum in her adoptive home in the US and has died aged 85, during one of her annual trips to Poland.
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Southern California shaken by 6.4 magnitude earthquake
Southern California was hit by its strongest earthquake in two decades on Thursday.
The epicentre of the 6.4 magnitude tremor was near the city of Ridgecrest, which is about 150 miles (240 km) north-east of Los Angeles.
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Plane fire: Virgin Atlantic flight makes emergency landing
A Virgin Atlantic flight has made an emergency landing in Boston after a fire broke out on board.
The plane was travelling from New York to London on Thursday night when the fire started, forcing the crew to divert the flight.
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Toxic processionary caterpillar plague spreads across Europe
Germany and the Netherlands are battling many infestations of oak processionary caterpillars, whose tiny toxic hairs can trigger allergic reactions and skin irritation.
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Orfei Circus tigers maul trainer to death in southern Italy
Four tigers have mauled their trainer to death during a rehearsal at a circus in southern Italy.
One tiger set upon Ettore Weber, 61, on Thursday evening in Triggiano, near Bari, before the other three joined in. -
California's huge 6.4 earthquake yesterday just got dwarfed.... usgs posted a 7.1 this morning in the same area...
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci38457511/executive
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The United States won the Women's World Cup
The United States won the Women's World Cup for a record fourth time as they eventually overpowered the Netherlands in Lyon.
Megan Rapinoe's penalty and Rose Lavelle's fine run and finish gave the defending champions victory in the second half, after resilient first-half defending from the Dutch.
