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Boys convicted of rape get non-custodial sentences as judge says they should not be criminalised unnecessarily

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Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Veserr@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨unitedkingdom@feddit.uk⁩

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/21/boys-convicted-of-get-non-custodial-sentences-as-judge-says-they-should-not-be-criminalised-unnecessarily

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  • mannycalavera@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Three teenage boys convicted of knife-point rape and other serious sexual offences against two teenage girls in Hampshire have not been given custodial sentences because the judge said he “should avoid criminalising these children unnecessarily”.

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    • Triumph@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Awesome, heading over to rape that judge at knifepoint then.

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  • makingrain@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Disgusting. Everything about this is rank.

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  • AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Then maybe an honorable citizen will just disappear them.

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