He refused to appear for sentencing at Cardiff Crown Court on Monday and Tuesday.
Oh, you can just refuse to appear for sentencing?
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Number 1 trick Judges don't want you to know about.
Only works if you’re a cop tho
Actually, any defendant in criminal proceedings can refuse to show up to sentencing. Most just don't skip them, as you can plead with the judge for a lighter sentence or just say random shit you want without most trial rules applying.
Not true, same thing happened with Lucy Letby recently.
Yes you can just like you can groom 200 girls. It just doesn't end well for you because you aren't there to defend yourself
You know what’s way easier, less evil, and won’t land you in jail? Finding someone legally aged and trying to dating them. I don’t understand this “kink” and will never believe that people are born pedos.
It is the power imbalance that they get off on.
Some people are born with an attraction to children that they can't help.
Some people are monsters who enjoy the power.
They are two very different things.
Natural attraction can be dealt with in therapy but most people won't come forward about it. As if it gets out their life would be over.
I can imagine it really sucks for people born that way being lumped together with the actual pieces of shit.
Natural attraction can be dealt with in therapy
wouldn't that be conversion therapy?
Not really. It's about learning to manage it.
So why not explore the mental domination subset of BDSM with a consenting (and of legal age) partner?
You're right, you've really found the flaw in this guys approach.
Likely, the dude peaked in high school, kept going to high school parties after graduation cause all the underage kids he bought booze for thought he was cool, and discovered young girls didn't need as much effort to impress.
Or, to summarize, "You know what I like about high school chicks? I keep getting older, they stay the same age."