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Way too soft a punishment imo

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[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

However, Judge Johns said Fagan had suffered an extra level of punishment due to media attention on the case, and abuse she received from others on social media.

Since the crash, Fagan has attended a number of Indigenous rehabilitation programs and made "strong progress", the judge said.

Fagan, who gave birth last month, was supported by about a dozen family and friends in court.

Judge Johns said he would support an application by Fagan to keep her baby in custody with her, taking into account the historical trauma suffered by Aboriginal people who were separated from their parents.

oh you gotta be fucking kidding me. she's getting leniency because people were mean to her on social media (what? how DARE her right to be unaccosted on social media for killing someone be infringed!), and some poor dumbass came inside her. Oh she is making progress in her "don't be racist" classes? so the fuck what??

nevermind she was driving on a suspended license, while drunk, killed someone, and then acts with racist intent to push blame off herself.

Un-fucking-believable. white female birther privilege. and then the AUDACITY of the judge to cite unethical treatment of aboriginals as justification for NOT punishing her? fuck this judge.

[–] nevernevermore@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Oh she is making progress in her “don’t be racist” classes?

Fagan is indigenous. They aren't classes teaching how not to be being racist, they're rehabilitation classes specifically for aboriginal people.

[–] Getawombatupya@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Why does it seem like it's a culture of convenience? Just sociopathic behaviour.