stumu415@lemmy.zip to News@lemmy.world · 16 days agoFormer Louisiana mayor sentenced to 90 days over rape of 16-year-old boywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square119linkfedilinkarrow-up1491arrow-down110 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1481arrow-down1external-linkFormer Louisiana mayor sentenced to 90 days over rape of 16-year-old boywww.theguardian.comstumu415@lemmy.zip to News@lemmy.world · 16 days agomessage-square119linkfedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarevelma@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down5·16 days agoSentences for male rapists don’t tend to be very long either.
minus-squareGreyEyedGhost@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-216 days agoThis web stie says the average sentence for statutory rape is 42 months, so still seems a little low. Now, I understand how statistics and averages work, so I can’t say how this compares to the median, but my guess is, not favorably. Edit: spelling
minus-squareCapt. Wolf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·16 days agoThe numbers are slightly skewed because one of them is currently serving a presidential term.
Sentences for male rapists don’t tend to be very long either.
This web stie says the average sentence for statutory rape is 42 months, so still seems a little low. Now, I understand how statistics and averages work, so I can’t say how this compares to the median, but my guess is, not favorably.
Edit: spelling
The numbers are slightly skewed because one of them is currently serving a presidential term.