justified acquittal or not . In Belgium, a grandfather has been acquitted of abuse with his granddaughter. The judges believed the 4-year-old girl, but because he was taking Parkinson's medication he was declared incompetent. the reason: his medication made him hypersexual. this is a difficult topic... what is your opinion on this... do you agree that he should be acquitted @Pennarossa2024,, @_Aizhan_, @Etienne, @Simone724, @mayuuram, @psysarah15, @Mulanyyy, @Annika2007, @nikikat_03, @Miss_Penpal, @Sabri_KC, @elizabethtay836, @martutuni, @Idkbro, @-Kiki-, @Lianshen
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justified acquittal or not . In Belgium, a grandfather has been acquitted of abuse with his granddaughter. The judges believed the 4-year-old girl, but because he was taking Parkinson's medication he was declared incompetent. the reason: his medication made him hypersexual. this is a difficult topic... what is your opinion on this... do you agree that he should be acquitted?
No
That's out of what I can give an opinion on, by far. If doctors said he was incompetent, then I can't say anything about it and justice does what it has to do with it. The only thing I know is that I would never have any link with a member of my family that does something like that to my child.
i dont quit understand: do you mean that the father has been judged for sex with his 4 years old daughter? ore im i wrong?
Right. What exactly "abuse" means here. Altough, if in the context here is said he was under "hypersexual" infuelnce of some medicine, maybe that's it.
No. If i take medications am i justified if i go around killing people? In the same way, he's not justified fot that.
Thank you @Simone724
I would rather not talk about this topic, sorry @Fleurke
No sorry @Miss_Penpal me either i dont talk about it
As I am not a criminal lawyer and I have not been privy to the proceedings, I do not consider myself qualified to render any judgment of "right or wrong" in this specific case without further examination (even of just mere facts alone). It is a perilous method to rely on a newspaper headline (and brief summary) to pass a conclusive judgment. These court decisions should be public. First read the full judgment in order to reach a well informed private decision.
If you do not wish to do so, it may be inappropriate to blindly follow the headline and consider judges as living aliens.
As I am not a criminal lawyer and I have not been privy to the proceedings, I do not consider myself qualified to render any judgment of "right or wrong" in this specific case without further examination (even of just mere facts alone). It is a perilous method to rely on a newspaper headline (and brief summary) to pass a conclusive judgment. These court decisions should be public. First read the full judgment in order to reach a well informed private decision.
If you do not wish to do so, it may be inappropriate to blindly follow the headline and consider judges as living aliens.
Here an opinion was asked and we responded. It is important to keep the light on the problem of harassment and violence against children
Here an opinion was asked and we responded. It is important to keep the light on the problem of harassment and violence against children
An opinion can be granted but that does not alter the fact that it is premature one to the extent that it concerns this specific case (as explained above) . I am a father of two daughters and am very well aware of a need to protect children against violence. But are you fully cognizant of all facts based on a translation of a newspaper headline? Are you aware of what was examined by medical experts in this case (except for a brief summary of the media)? Belgian criminal law did not originate from a time where people were chasing mammoths. We render a private opinion on the basis of thin air (at best). That is of course allowed. But similarly it is permitted to characterize such private utterings as premature. And I have deliberately chosen a polite label.
It seems that @Lianshen above has considered the nuanced approach. That is a better way forward.
actually, sorry but i want to unfollow this topic.
i dont write anymore in it anyway.
Me too
i don't know if i can say this, but honestly (at least in my country), judges, doctors, the government can no longer be trusted, especially since covid, many of them end up just doing business with their people and determine the punishment unfairly, you could say it's blunt at the top, sharp at the bottom. they are only obedient & soft to the top or the rich.
and from the eyes of a netizen, I find it strange. because the decision feels odd, even if he has an illness, it still doesn't justify that the actions of grandfather to the granddaughter were right or can be forgiven easily. and who knows how much trauma the victim experienced. because everyone I know whom has a history of trauma due to assault, rape, etc. they end up not being able to love themselves, carry those wounds forever and endup always lose themselves because of always remember that heartbreaking moment. That's why I won't be surprised if one day the granddaughter will commit su*cide if justice is not rightly upheld.
but again this is just my view as a netizen