AIBU to complain about lenient sentencing in teenage rape case?

I’ve complained too.
Those poor girls, after what they’ve gone through, to receive next to no justice at all is terrible. That judge should face an inquiry.
What they did was horrific, and they should have received a lengthy prison sentence. But now, a few years they’ll be free from the youth rehabilitation order and will go on with their lives, but the girls won’t. This will be with them forever.
It’ll happen more and more because these rapists know they can get away with it.
Women and girls are let done by the justice system time and time again.

Done. Included “Victims were children”, “More than one victim”, “Knife used” and “Filmed and put on social media” on reasons why it should be reviewed.

Even the wording annoys me. The perpetrators are referred to as "children" but the victims aren't. infantilizing the poor rapists of their responsibility of their premeditated actions, with no regard to the trauma suffered by two children subjected to an unprovoked and sinister act of barbaric sexual violence.

Sick of this. We shouldn’t be making excuses for these degenerates. If they are old enough to plan a gang rape they are old enough to face serious and long term consequences. We are told by politicians that they want to reduce violence against women and girls and then this? I’ve filled the form in. Simple to do. The bastards need birched on their bare arses and then incarcerated. Not going home to their mummy who cried when she heard the sentence. She should be ashamed, I know I would be.

Done .

The judge said he would 'avoid criminalising these children unnecessarily'. But they'd committed two premeditated gang rapes? So it's not criminalising them unnecessarily at all!

Wow. Awful..signed

I suggest you write via your MP. Harman won't even see your letter if you write to her directly, unless you are a constituent of hers. Outline your concerns and say you'd like your MP to write to Harman on your behalf.

This beyond belief . The judge needs sacking .

Done it, pretty simple.

Once you have complained, you could also email your MP asking them to complain.
members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP

Signed. I also said the judge should be disbarred and removed from office.

I have signed.Am also writing to our new Minister for Women and Girls, Harriet Harman.

Intensive surveillance and supervision for three years / 18 months. Even if that prevents them raping anyone else in that time, what happens after that? Will they magically no longer be rapists? They are clearly exceptionally disturbed individuals who need to be prevented from being able to cause such harm in future, likely for the rest of their lives.

It's unbelievable. What the fuck was that judge thinking?

I am livid! Signed.

Also signed.

This is beyond disgusting.

What a fucking disgrace!

So angry reading the BBC article and doesn’t even bear thinking about how these poor girls must feel.

Utterly disgusted.

I've complained. I assumed I was going to be shocked at how short the prison sentences were, I was not prepared for them avoiding prison. Do an adult crime, do adult time.
Rape is now "unnecessarily criminalised". Lovely.

Done, I have complained. I hope many MNetters take the time to complain. I knew a girl of 17 who was raped; her life was ruined, she took an extra year to get through A levels but did badly and couldn’t face university due to PTSD and fear of her peers. She had three sisters and I don’t think any of them got over it to be honest. One never dated, never married. The dad had a heart attack the following year. For years I carried an illegal weapon because I was so afraid of being raped in broad daylight. I figured if I used the weapon I might be done for it, but at least I’d have done some damage to the bastard first.

Crimes like this throw a long shadow and perpetuate the justifiable fear that girls aren’t safe on our streets.

Literally just read the BBC article and my jaw clanged with the 'sentencing'. Utter travesty.

I was furious when I read this. That poor girl

Thank you for posting this, their words are the most important. How brave of them to face their attackers, only for the judge to spare them proper punishment.

I can’t imagine that they are going to take less notice if there are lots of objections and it only takes a minute to do.

The judge’s remarks are despicable.

Horrific.