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I did.
I know it wasn't intentional, but the headline makes it seem like his defensive claim of witchcraft held weight lol >

It’s the hyphen. It adds credibility. >

I find any claims of witchcraft inherently credible, personally. Why would someone lie about that? >

I am a witch, and I don't even blame witchcraft. Reality still exists. >


Reality still exists.

I'm gonna need to see some citations here. >

Don't you just hate it when science, rationality, and evidence beats out your woo bullshit beliefs? >

It was a wildcard defence to say the least! >

Tarot card defense, in this case >

No the 'Devil made me do it defense??' >

“These fingerprints will clearly show”
“Witchcraft!”
“And we found DNA matching…”
“Witchcraft!”
“Mr. and Mrs. Johnson witnessed…”
“Wiiiitchcraft!” >

Burn him! >

Witchcraft didn't put your jizz in an underage girl, my guy. >


He was sentenced today (27 January) at the same court to three years and eight months in prison, and handed a ten year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
Police have said they are pleased he ‘will no longer be a threat’ now a jail sentence has been passed.

Yeah, because when he'll be released, at 24, he will no longer be a predator /s >

He only got 3 years for rape of a minor. >

That seems low to me, but maybe I am just used to the bigger sentences in the US. Thinking about it objectively I am not sure what would be a fair sentence on rape of a minor, but 3 years seems like it would be on the lower end of that spectrum. >

The fair sentence is "until appropriately rehabilitated and understanding of the abhorrent nature of the crime committed".
That could be weeks or decades.
In a punitive system like most of the world, there's no attempt at true rehabilitation, and no examination to determine the resulting understanding. Which means the result could be literally anything. So any number is an equally arbitrary and meaningless decision. So sure, three years, five years, fifty years, who cares? >

Witchcraft or not, rape is still wrong. >

Between this guy and the professor who traveled with his own blood bag, I'm a bit conflicted on the current state of society. >

Fun fact: DNA matches are actually one of the only type of forensics that does not routinely use witchcraft. Instead DNA matches are based on peer review science! >

3 years and 8 months, and “he will no longer be a threat.” How does that work? >

The English justice system in a nutshell >

For anyone dismissing the idea of witchcraft, you clearly are ignorant. My girlfriend is a witch. She puts spells on me all the time. If I upset her, she makes me eat peanut butter, and then I have trouble breathing. She cursed the peanut butter with her witchcraft. There's no other explanation. >

How is that relevant to this article, I do not understand? >

Did you mean to comment on a different article?