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Topic History of: boy or man? Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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An MP accused of assault.
More on JK'S "news people" who love to play games with words.
If a 17 year old committed a crime he would be an accused "young man", as an alleged victim he's a "17 year old boy".
And the Old Bill plays games as well.. why would a "child sex unit" investigate these allegations when no child is involved and those making the claims are clearly adults (16 being legal in Oz)
A case is built in incremental steps and the media helps.
And while all I know of this is what I read today..horrific that this MP's colleagues want to boot him from Parliament when he's still innocent & it probably deprives him of the funds to defend himself.
Yet again..just allegations bring punishment long before a case reaches the courts.
Gareth Ward: Australia state MP charged with sexual abuse