Maqqa wrote on Jan 4
th, 2016 at 2:45pm:
tickleandrose wrote on Jan 4
th, 2016 at 12:45pm:
No one deserves what happened to the girls, not even the terrorists themselves. Its much more merciful to put a bullet through instead.
They are not adults, and their brains have not formed enough, and their inexperience, making them an easy target for indoctrination.
So at what age would you suggest their brains to be formed enough?
She played with ISIS - was she expecting to be sent to a naughty corner?
It's time we viewed the consequences as a deserving outcome for those who won't think and/or take responsibility for their actions
In terms of age of maturity and competency, I will follow the guideline of Gillick competency. And it varies from issue to issue. In this case, clearly, her mental development have not reached a stage when she can see through the lies of ISIS.
The issue here is that she was lied to. She was promised glory and purpose, and ISIS took advantages of her vulnerability. This is a despicable crime against a child. She was lured, raped and then killed. And this is the reason why our law specifically dictate that children cannot consent to have sex with grown men, even if implied consent was given. Yes she had made a mistake, a foolish mistake. But what happened to her was despicable, and I hope one day her perpetrators will be bought to justice.
The only positive out of this, is that lets hope other young girls will heed this warning, and do not follow in her footsteps.
PS> (That is if this story is not fabricated by Western Media to discourage new recruits... but hey, strange world we live in right?)