SofaKing wrote: They're only being questioned . You don't know if they did it.Horrific experience for the child though.
C_Breeze wrote: i wonder will the child remeber it when its older? ....i dont remeber anything from when i was 3
rb_ie wrote: That's f*cked up.
Scraggs wrote: poor child...... god i'm really upset over reading that, imagine what the poor kids gonna be like when its older!
whiskeyman wrote: I remember reading that there's a belief by some in Africa (and maybe other AIDs/HIV affected countries) that sex with a virgin can cure you - "The Virgin Cure". This has led to many rapes of young girls and babies. Truly sickening.http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2002/april/virgin.htm
Endurance Man wrote: Yup, this is a belief by many men of the black community in Africa.
Custom22 wrote: The crime is perhaps one of the worst a person can commit. It is deeply sickening. Those responsible should be punished hard for what they have done; undoubtedly scarring a child for her entire life. I have already heard about it earlier so I have had some time for it to sink in and it is really hideous. The question of why these crimes actually happen is perhaps more disturbing than the crime itself. I just asked myself though: At what age does it become less sick? In my opinion, when I really think about how scarring such an attack is, it is equally disgusting. I just find it more shocking with a small child as it is so much more uncommon and because a young child is not, in any way, seen as a sexual partner in the first place. By the rational expressed by some, the rapists in this case should be killed, or more precisely, all those that inflict the same level of scarring on the victim, should be killed. If this is your opinion then that is, of course perfectly fine. Provided you can justify it then who the hell can argue with you really? However, if you can't, if you start finding flaws that is, then how can you talk about taking lives with this same doctrine of justice? Think about what constitues a crime; the presence of a victim. That's what we are talking about here, the victim, not the crime. I think it's important to always keep the victim in mind and not the word "rape" or "assault". Should all rapists be killed, that is all those convicted of rape, or all those that inflict the same level of trauma on their victims? This is the crux of it. I think it is more important to judge the crime by its effect on the victim. So technically, if a woman is beaten but not raped, but is traumatised to a comparable degree to another woman who is in fact raped, should then the assaulter be executed? If you believe so then that's acceptable, but you have to be one way or the other otherwise you are not being just. But how do we guage the victim's trauma? Especially in such a young child. It's very difficult to answer these questions, although I am sure they have answers. I know it's the knee jerk reaction to want to eliminate these criminals from society and the fastest way to do it is by killing them, but whether we like it or not, there are always questions that arise out of punishing someone, and when you are dealing with human lives there can be no doubt or questions. I was surprised at the level of sadism here but I suppose that is human nature and there is nothing wrong with that. I still don't believe that killing people is an ideal solution. Remove the threat from society, but killing, in my opinion, is, until you have absolute certainties in your system of justice, unjust.
Mossy Monk wrote: they should have the dicks and balls cut off with a rusty knife. dirty bastards
JC 2K3 wrote: Most people wo reply to this topic don't think about it too much, the statements of, "They should be castrated with a rusty knife" or "They should be killed slowly and painfully" are merely reactions to a horrific crime. Given the task of debating the death penalty I'd say some of those posters would actually be against it.
jerryadams wrote: ...just for being detained and questioned? Do they get their parts back if found to be innocent?
Yahoo News wrote: Police said the girl, who has not been named, remains in hospital were she is being treated for "significant injuries".
jerryadams wrote: ...just for being detained and questioned?
BrynW wrote: Sick, sick bastards
Shock_treatment wrote: Just for being detained and questioned? You do realise that police dont pick you up for lookin' a bit dodgey don't you?