Inadequate sentence
August 17, 2007 at 2:19 am | In Media |Joe Tucci, CEO of the Australian Childhood Foundation, wrote an opinion piece published here concerning the inadequacy of the sentence handed out this week in Melbourne to the man who killed his stepson Cody Hutchings. Killing a child does not attract as severe a penalty as killing an adult. Tucci rightly highlights the vulnerability of children, and the need for legislation that adequately reflects the severity of crimes against children. Tucci also raises important questions concerning prevention. Do we know what to look out for in relation to abuse? Do we know what to do if we suspect something is happening?
“Cody’s death is a reminder that child abuse does not only occur in remote parts of Australia. It happens in our own backyard to children we know. “
A timely comment.
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