Teen Attacked due to Rape Rumour

[EF, What else?]

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117....html?from=rss

Just found this while doing my daily cruise of the news online, but my question is, what the hell is the 'Girlfriend' being or been charged with? She surely had played as much a part of this as the 3 attackers. If she is indeed not facing any charges, absolutely disgusting.

[pb02]

I read that and thought the exact same thing!!! Surely she needs to take some responsibility for this!

[Polyal]

jesus. although the location isn't suprising, I could even guess what kind of clothes they wear.

yes she is to blame a bit, but what tools actually go ahead and do something like that just because some girl said it was true.

I must admit, if anyone did anything to my GF id run them over, but thats my choice not someone elses.

[fiery]

I have to agree.. she should definitely be made accountable in some way..
but the thing that amazed me was the judge saying this:

She ordered Benney and the 18-year-old man undergo an assessment to determine their suitability for a community-based order.

You have to be kidding... community based!!!
Yeah these kids have shown they are thugs, let's leave them out on the street to laugh at our Justice System and do worse next time round....

[vegabass]

ARGGGHHH that makes me so mad!!!! I can relate to this story. Flippin stuck up female antics.. :

*Not accusing females just screwed up ones.

[Miss_XR6]

thats just disgusting the gf should be held accountable she was the one that provoked the men to do it

[rob351]

I'm pretty sure if that burnt guy wanted he could sue for defamation and the result being the girl who lied would have to pay all damages awarded by court, it would probably take years to be processed though.

[4.9 EF Futura]

I dont like the sound of that "community based order". If you can try and torch a guy with kero and NOT go to jail - then i want outta here.

And WTF did Mr Benny cough up the scratch for a QC??

By the sounds of it - they're all destined for jail anyways. Maybe not today... maybe not tomorrow...

[39ClevoUte]

All four should be slammed they are all b@#$$y F$%^ W%ts

There is simply no excuse for any of them. At the end of the day I'm am not interested in having any of these four in the society.

[LTDHO]

That's wrong. Poor guy got set on fire for doing nothing!
The 3 guys and the girl should do time for this!

[sam12h]

Stupid F#@%^* mob justice

Problem is, their low faith in the justice system (which was a catalyst for the attack, have no doubt) has been rewarded with light sentences :

Useless scumbags

[RG]

So Mr Benney's mother died and his father hit him. I am getting sick and tired of the way people cry "bad childhood" to excuse their actions. It's bloody wrong as everyone chooses their own future, if they want to try to.

[AUIIIXR8]

The girl sound be done for soliciting violence or something. She set him up for christ sake.

Wonder if she paid any of them somehow?

[sam12h]

Girls who cry rape like the boy who cried wolf just make it so much harder for those who really have been assaulted in any way to get any sort of real justice.

Girls who really have been raped or abused can take months, sometimes even years to tell anyone. If only those idiots had any idea.

Someone should retrofit them with a clue in the confines of a prison cell, Girl who cried wolf included :jab: : : ing_sm out:

[XAGSV8]

Ross Ray QC, for Benney, said his client had had a troubled childhood.

He said Benney's mother died from cancer in 1993 and Benney had several physical altercations with his "authoritarian" father, who resigned from the police force in 1989.


This is the type of crap above that annoys me. That girl should be charged as well.

[Nappa]

"Rodger pleaded guilty to intentionally causing serious injury"

Why isn’t it attempted murder, are those morons so stupid that they expected him to live after they had doused him in petrol and set him alight. I’m guessing someone must have intervened to stop the poor man from being burnt to death. I say 10yrs minimum in the slammer.

[M14A-Mclaren]

I want to know why other people stood and watched? Assuming they mean other people of the public not more of the home boys.

[nothin' so gr8]

Just goes to show - you never know who wants you dead or why. The way she set him up you have to wonder how he'll ever trust another person.
If she arranged the crime, participated in planning it, led the victim to it and attended why isn't she accountable?!! Or does she have her own sob story...
If they get off with community based service I hope it's in a burns unit at a hospital.

[nobbystang]

Originally Posted by rob351

I'm pretty sure if that burnt guy wanted he could sue for defamation and the result being the girl who lied would have to pay all damages awarded by court, it would probably take years to be processed though.

And how much money do you reckon he would get, from the sound of it $0.00
Just like a guy I played footy with, king hit from behind by a 17 y/o 'sniper'. managed to sue successfuly for $40k i think, but he'll never see it!!

[BPXR6T]

If I were the victim I'd be pushing for them to be released. Jail time or not I'd get my own back 10 fold...

[Ultimate]

Thats pretty screwed.

[347_XR8]

Thats just wrong, that poor dude wouldn't have known what to think. This is what happens when people listen to rumours

[EF, What else?]

I would have thought she would have been charged for being an accessory to a crime now that I think about it

[HOON69]

accesory before and after the facts for one
assault with intent to commit a felony(something like that)

just for starters

[EF, What else?]

I'm suprised the media havn't latched on to this story that much, maybe double standards?

[TUF_302]

Originally Posted by GreenEL

So Mr Benney's mother died and his father hit him. I am getting sick and tired of the way people cry "bad childhood" to excuse their actions. It's bloody wrong as everyone chooses their own future, if they want to try to.

Thats so dam right, its not good that things happen to children but when your older its got nothing to do with what your actions are!! if you DO THE CRIME DO THE TIME!!!

[Walkinshaw]

people like this need to go "missing"....

[Bobman]

Unbelievable. The justice system seems to favour more serious crimes while traffic offences get the most attention.

I agree the girl should be held accountable and receive punishment for her actions on that night.

Another thing is often witnesses do not intervene when a crime is taking place, which just makes society more "closed doors" as the years roll on.

[Bobman]

http://www.theage.com.au/news/nation...964741301.html

The outcome of this thread.

[XRated]

I read it in the paper today (the outcome) and nearly fell off my chair.... Community service and a couple of hundred dollars in fines. Could we have expected any less?????