WTF??? Another example of an out of touch judge.

In the same way as the cops can't catch everyone that is speeding, they obviously didn't catch everybody who was involved in this sickening incident. With the ones that are caught, the courts should set an example with a penalty that hopefully will deter and denounce the conduct and let others know that similar conduct will be dealt with similarly severely if they are caught. That didn't happen in this case. No doubt the convicted kid got up in a carefully choreographed display of remorse, and it seems the courts buy it every time. The victim is still paying for it, while this guy and his buddies walk away with either an insignificant penalty or nothing. The courts completely failed the victim in this case.

I guess I missed the original story; either that or forgot about it and was overwhelmed by important stories about the Kardashians or other relevant individuals.

If I have it right the girl is raped (at least by her claims) and the guy taking the picture and posting it on line is charged. Somewhere I think we have our priorities a little mixed up here. Why wasn't the 'rapist' or 'rapists' charged with rape? They seemed to have all the evidence they needed - a PICTURE of the perpetrator and a statement from the 'victim'. Of course the photographer isn't exactly a prize either; sadly a commentary on the values of far too many younger people today (written by an aging fossil that believes a real man would step in when a young lady is in distress - how I hate to use the words "man" or "lady" in this case - they seem so inappropriate).

Another question that I guess one shouldn't ask in polite society; why were the parents allowing a 16 year old girl to go to a rave? Do they not know the meaning of "no" or how to say it? Maybe they didn't want to hurt her feelings by saying the 'n' word. Maybe they were just too busy watching the Kardashians to get too involved with their daughter. I may be being hard on the parents; but just because some people can have children doesn't mean they should be allowed to have them.