I think the judiciary tend to think of rape as 'ah, it's just a bit of sex'. Unreal.
Not in general. There'll be some, just like there'll be some coppers or whoever else who think that. However, the judiciary's hands are tied on the matter by fairly clear sentencing guidelines.
http://www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk/docs/82083-COI-SCG_final.pdf - pages 25 and 26. It's presumably been taken under the second box (either rape with more than one offender, or rape with sustained attack). The range you get is 6-11 years, with 8 years as standard. The aggravating factors they can apply are relatively limited.
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Date: 2007-05-24 03:48 pm (UTC)Not in general. There'll be some, just like there'll be some coppers or whoever else who think that. However, the judiciary's hands are tied on the matter by fairly clear sentencing guidelines.
http://www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk/docs/82083-COI-SCG_final.pdf - pages 25 and 26. It's presumably been taken under the second box (either rape with more than one offender, or rape with sustained attack). The range you get is 6-11 years, with 8 years as standard. The aggravating factors they can apply are relatively limited.