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[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

And his victim wasn't also young and talented? Are they concerned about how the victim will go on when this fucker walks back on campus?

[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

JFC, I was afraid this was in the US. I'm not pleased to realize there are other places just as fucked up. Though in the US the excuse for letting him off would have to be that he was rich, not brilliant.

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

Belgium, for those wondering.

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[–] Saleh@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Obligatory reminder that Belgium has a unresolved problem with a pedophile ring raping and murdering children with impunity, enjoying protection and likely having direct involvement of the highest ranks of politics, police and judiciary.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1774436.stm

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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Judges who do this need to be... whatever the judge equivalent of disbarred is. It's wrong.

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