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Originally Posted by Cherie
well lets hope we are not all deemed racists for having the temerity to have an opinion on a chinese person  |
Racist, no. A bit sad and petty for dragging things from thread to thread, yes.
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Originally Posted by Amy Jade
Not defending the guy at all or saying the 'tradition' was right but the fact he did it in front of the father says it was never meant to be predatory or anything so I think an apology and compensation is about right.
He shouldn't do it at all though it's just odd.
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This sort of stands out to me, too; if he was deliberately trying to molest a child it would be VERY unusual for him to do it with the kid's dad right there... Not to mention dangerous, there are plenty of dads who would get physical before calling the police.
Obviously it's really bizarre behaviour, and while I understand to an extent the judge choosing to be lenient I also agree with Niamh above that ignorance of the law isn't supposed to be an excuse. I think some sort of non-custodial charge would have been warranted. But then, if the parents accepted the apology, their wishes were probably taken into account too.