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"Rapists among hundreds of sex offenders let off with a caution in London"

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  1. Clint Eastwood The Good Bad and Ugly of TC

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    Rapists among hundreds of * offenders let off with a caution in London

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ion-service-metropolitan-police-a8000236.html

    Thoughts on this? Seems absolutely incredible to me. Between 2012 and last year 1,115 cautions were given for sexual offences including 16 for rape. Basically 16 rapists were just given a caution and served no punishment for their crimes, 45 throughout the UK over the past 5 years. How is this even possible? Surely rape is up there with the absolute worst crimes to commit. Though the circumstances of the 16 convictions are unknown surely a caution is still ridiculous for such a crime.
     
  2. Gyp Rosetti Gold Member

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    The country is absolutely * tbh.
     
  3. Onefootwonder

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    There is two sides to every story.

    You'd never be left off with a crime as despicable as rape if there was proof.
     
  4. muffitO'tea

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    Terrible justice system.

    However, it depends on the cases as well. A 16 year old having consensual * with their underage girlfriend will still be branded a rapist. I don't think these people should be treated the same as a full blown rapist.
     
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  5. Gyp Rosetti Gold Member

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    But still being cautioned is a bit iffy, but as you say there is two sides but a caution falls just short of a charge. The amount of guys looking for “victims” when on a night out these days is shocking.
     
  6. Sean Daleer Free Palestine Gold Member

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    Shocking it really is. You really have to wonder why certain crimes like rape are kept on the lower end of serious crimes?
     
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  7. Nasser

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    Nothing surprises me in this country, the justice system is a complete joke.
     
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  8. Sean Daleer Free Palestine Gold Member

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    Reading more about it doesn't lessen the anger. A police caution requires an admission of guilt, only then can the CPS advise a caution as punishment.

    I'm absolutely certain it can't be as cut and dried as 16 rapists getting off with a cautions, surely to christ?
     
  9. Gyp Rosetti Gold Member

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    The problem is the justice system, how many times do you see a * offender get a lenient sentence. Yet a guy robs a bank or a post office and gets 12 year up his *.
     
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  10. Onefootwonder

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    100% agree with that. I am sure we've all seen that on a night out. Some guys are dicks.

    We're not all the same.
     
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