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There are times when I think that we have made great strides towards being a more just and humane planet. I havent had one of those times in a while, and this article from the BBC online makes me wonder how we are managing to move forward at all. In Australia, a judge chose to give no jail time to nine men accused of raping a ten year old aboriginal girl. Judge Sarah Bradley stated that the victim “probably agreed to have sex with all of you”.