Comments on: Prosecutor: Gang-rape of ten-year-old was “childish experimentation”

By: Queensland Attorney-General: Some Rapes “Minor,” “Technical” : The Curvature

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:05:51 +0000

[...] to feel to think that he has the right interpret women’s experiences in this way? Would this only be “technical,” Mr. Shine? Is this why a gang rape of a 10-year-old girl in your [...]

By: What does it take? : The Curvature

What does it take? : The Curvature — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:51:47 +0000

[...] and girls are declared unrapable because they’ve been raped before.2 Because they’re sex workers. Because they’re black. Because they’re immigrants. [...]

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:32:17 +0000

These boys come from a Native Community, where we have a leader with own Laws and which the people of the Community accepts as one. Ofcourse it is sad to be punished no matter what you have done. It is painfull on both sides, It’s a human instinct especially when it is one of your own.
I know certainly that my people would be honoured to carry out such Native Law and would certainely understand this prosedure. More then the whitelaw…

I believe in the near future we all as one have learned a lesson. Which will no more, be carried out to an extend it has taken of our woman, men and children of publicity.
By the “Native Law”.

I share my thoughts on behalf of all Aboriginal people.
Thank you for taking your time
My thoughts are with K..

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:10:31 +0000

Traditional Law is the right way to punishment.
Having been sentenced in jail is like a holiday in Hawaii. free bed, free roof over your head, free food & drink, people to talk to and joke around with. The leader of Aurukun, is a leader for the community and the people
(not mentioning the name unless given permission.)
The Traditional Law for punishment is to send the victims into the bush for as long as the people of the Community accepts thier return. They will search for their traditional food; sweet patatoes, mudshell, fish, crabs and all of those are tough and need much strength to find and also especially waiting for the right seasons. Building a own roof over their head needs much strength aswell, first of all they are going to need rope to tie wood and leaves together and they wont have it in their hands ready made, they are going to have to find it aswell and knot it together. Do you think they will have a lighter in their pocket? (lighting fire is also traditional, by rubbing the stick into a woodensocket with dry leaves.)it can be tiring and swelling of hands..) The journey alone in the Bush becomes tiring and lonely and to mention having places where the natives perform ceremonies are sacred, being a native makes you see many things a whitefella does not see especially at night… They have much time to think about their actions and the consequences the have been given, which indeed could be repeated if had to.

By: carly

carly — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:11:56 +0000

i am sickened by what has happened to this young girl, and as if being gang raped isnt bad enough, but now her rapists have gotten away with it, and she is made to feel like it is all her fault!! the out come of this case would have been COMPLETELY different if the young girl had of been a white australian. its disgusting to know just how shallow some australians are and still base everything on race.

By: Jemima

Jemima — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:01:33 +0000

This is the sort of failures in the justice systems, that can really tempt me to go vigilante on someones’s ass. In which part of ‘disabled (possibly heavily traumatized) 10-year-old’ did anyone read ’sex free for all’? I don’t get it. Sure, we may disagree with a court ruling – it happens often enough – but this is so far beyond all remains of common sense that it’s ridiculous. How that judge could rule how she did I don’t understand. Being racist is one thing, but the kid is TEN!!!

Racists tend to see the other ‘races’ as inferior, but wouldn’t that mean a ten-year-old of another race would equal a 5 year old of one’s own? They can’t even make sense of their own convictions. So they’re inferior, but they grow up earlier? Huh? They lost me right there.

They probably lost the poor girl too. Has anyone heard what’ll happen to the poor lass after this ordeal?

By: Holly

Holly — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:39:53 +0000

Good job on putting the trigger warnings, but my curious little mind read on anyway. This actually made me physically sick to read. What a fucking society, huh?

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:23:00 +0000

Yes, this girl’s case is getting well deserved publicity; now.

I do not know why the excreta is now, just, hitting the fan. Remember this case has gone past the ‘normal’ limit for appeal of 28 days.

If this girl had been non aboriginal, I am positive that there would been an out cry during the case and the ridiculousness of the sentences would have been in the first issues of media after the case was concluded.

All the systems that are suppose to protect her, until Monday, when the story hit the airways, have failed her.

Not only the legal system, the social services but also the media. This story should have been in the media within seconds of this disgusting sentence being handed down.

The only ones that I understand have actually done any good for this child are the police who investigated the case and laid the charges and some of the women in the girls community.

By: Cara

Cara — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:07:49 +0000

There are calls for the judge to step down, and both the prosecutor and the social workers are “under investigation.” The attorney-general of the state is launching an appeal, and the Premier has put all of the sexual assault cases from the area from the past two years under review.

This story is getting strong national attention, in addition to some international attention. People are really fucking pissed off, including government officials from every level and the new PM. I’m hoping that this will cause action to be taken, but certainly hold no false hopes. I will update with any more news once it’s available.

By: Thealogian

Thealogian — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:54:21 +0000

Every single person involved in this case should be brought up on charges of neglect–neglect of this girl, neglect of their oaths, neglect of their basic human capacity for reasoning.

Jesus on a cracker, can a mistrial be called? Can the judge and the prosecutor be recalled? Does Mia Farrow or Angelina need to adopt that child to protect her or are their Austrialians (white, aborginal, South-East Asian?) who are willing to give her a home and some semblance of a childhood?

Peace