why was a 14 year old out by herself at 11 PM? not to blame the victim, but that is a little late for that age.
When I was 14, I babysat a lot and would easily be walking home sometimes after midnight. Of course, that was 40 years ago.
She wanted to try out her new "Please gang-rape me, Sons of Obama" that she got off of Amazon?
It’s a fairly nice outer suburban area - the type of place people generally feel is pretty safe. She was only about 200 metres from a convent.
On a Saturday night, in an area you feel is safe - plenty of parents here would let a teen walk a short distance between her house and a friend’s house in that type of neighbourhood.
Used to be you could do that in Australia. Even in Sydney.
I stayed with a family down there for a few days when we made port there in 1990. They were barrister and solicitor at the time.
I asked him (solicitor), “So, how does plea bargaining work down here in Australia?”
His reply, “What is plea bargaining?”
They didn’t do it there. You got caught, you went to the dock, and inevitably you went to jail.
Also, to emigrate to Australia, you either needed a ton of money, or you needed to possess a skill they needed pretty badly AND a very clean record. There was a 100 point system, and you had to score a 90 or better in terms of qualifications.
Yeah, diversity is stupid, for diversity’s sake.
It's a freeper tradition