actually i think they should really go and review the law abotu underage sex esp when the girl really is devil or never reveal/lie about her age.........Originally posted by AF2005:http://www.asiaone.com/st/st_20051111_352062.html
The four footballers must be real happy. Why are they so special? They are going to represent singapore.
EVen though many have been jailed for underage sex, it seems lucky that these four footballers may be spared the jailed time.
Every case for years have all kinds of valid pleads for leniency for underage sex. From ignorance to being trick and so on. Many offenders all have good background and so on. So even unlucky appeal get double.
To me now, it seems like prosecutors getting soft on underage sex. If read carefully, they seem to suggest the four really innocent and the under age girl is the guilty one. All underage sex cases are like this, but the judges jailed the offenders big time.
If they get lieniency, it will set a new preceeding that underage sex can be reduce to a small matter, not to mention having a law to penalise under 18 sex for money.
Represent singapore does have its advantages.
i hope so too, if not they will think they can get away with many sex tricks and law only punish the persons who screw her. Not enough money report police.Originally posted by LazerLordz:The girls should be sent to juvenile detention too.
even worse statuatory "4 man gang" rape. No need lawyers to argue or even consideration from probation officers , as long it goes inside the underage girl, its statuatory rape. I think this case will go towards more leniency because of the footballer status. Crimes of such crimes usually involves youths growing up and are usually the same ages as the 4. For the judges to twist it soft means our judicial can have favourism on who's who. All the judges over the years so far treat such cases so seriously, not even towards leniency as read from news over the years.Originally posted by KKK84:Shocked to hear that they may not be jailed cos as far as I remember, those who are convicted of having sex wif a minor, and in this case a 12-yr old gir, will be jailed rite? This is statutory rape.
Agree...Originally posted by AF2005:"footballers". news print footballers. not just any youths. anyway they are old enough to know the crime they committed. ITE and somemore have one in poly. What can be noted is the judge says she noted the youths' tender age and spotless criminal record.
'All four are youthful offenders and they have absolutely clean records... and this is their first brush with the law,' she said.
so are many who have fallen into underage sex charges. Strange judge.
both shld b dealt wif equally like any other offenders...Originally posted by dragg:to be fair to us, men, they should be spared for two reasons.
they are only teens; the girl seduced them.
can uncle yong jail the judges too? for taking liberties with the law or somethignOriginally posted by AF2005:even worse statuatory "4 man gang" rape. No need lawyers to argue or even consideration from probation officers , as long it goes inside the underage girl, its statuatory rape. I think this case will go towards more leniency because of the footballer status. Crimes of such crimes usually involves youths growing up and are usually the same ages as the 4. For the judges to twist it soft means our judicial can have favourism on who's who. All the judges over the years so far treat such cases so seriously, not even towards leniency as read from news over the years.
i hope the judges know what they are doing. if not uncle Yong will double their sentences if he sees sentences less than those that he give jailed time previously for same offence.
no one is saying that the sentence should be harsh or that men should be punished, at least not in this case, seems every one is complainging about why they get preferential treatmentOriginally posted by dragg:to be fair to us, men, they should be spared for two reasons.
they are only teens; the girl seduced them.
