Way too soft a punishment imo

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    1 year ago

    In the moments after, Fagan lied to police and blamed it on “African men” she did not know.

    What the fuck does that even mean?

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        1 year ago

        Was she like “Well I can’t blame the Aboriginals, that would make me racist!”

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          1 year ago

          Well, she is indigenous. But apparently is still willing to throw other minorities under the bus to avoid responsibility.

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              1 year ago

              I don’t think that questioning her indigenous status here is helpful. Whether that was rightly or wrongly applied as a mitigating factor in her sentence for this particular crime, it’s likely that inter-generational disadvantage played a role in her life. Not an excuse for killing an old guy due to negligence in my opinion though.

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                it’s likely that inter-generational disadvantage played a role in her life. Not an excuse for killing an old guy due to negligence in my opinion though.

                Thank you for bringing some nuance to this discussion. She’s guilty, that much is true. Now, do people here want justice/revenge? or do they want rehabilition?

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                1 year ago

                Guess we’ve got some racists in this space. Probably came across from the aus subreddit, which was toxic as fuck.

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                  1 year ago

                  I agree, supporting blatantly false claims of minority status and the soft bigotry of lowered expectations?

                  Pretty low.