Here's my take on a gross injustice (of the week...maybe I'll start a new feature...Gross Injustice or Things that Caught My Eye?)

BBC News has reported on an Austrailian case regarding a 10 year old Aborigine girl who was raped by nine men.

The judge said, and I quote "In her ruling, Judge Sarah Bradley told them that the victim "probably agreed to have sex with all of you".

Six of the nine, who were not of age when the offense took place, were placed on probation for 12 months.

The three adults were given 6 months in jail.

This judge sought to escape the results of her own ridiculous position, by telling the media that the punishments were what was requested by the prosecution. Now, I think that she had the authority to override this as a judge, but decided (for some obscure reason) not to do so.

So, let's get this straight. The child was an Aborigine. No report I have seen has said anything about the race of the offenders (although one of them, the oldest, was an accused sex offender). She comes from a poor part of Queensland; these men were all from a more affluent district. No word on how these people crossed paths.

First, how can a ten year old consent to having sex? Much less with nine men? That would seriously injure a small child.

Second, as another news channel pointed out, if this were a caucasian or asian child, there is no way the sentences would have been so light (and given Australia's history of racism, oppression, etc. against the Aborigines, I'm not surprised to see this still exist as a social value, even if it exists on the fringe).

The judge should be ashamed, and should step down. How is that justice?