WTF? This has got to be a joke
Shakeel Mirza, a medical student at the University of Queensland, tried to give an 11-year-old boy a penis massage. The Pakistani-born medical student had been appointed as a mentor to the 11-year-old boy under the Lions Club’s “Aunties and Uncles” program when he tried to force his hands down the youngster’s pants at the family’s Brisbane home. In court, it was said he had been rubbing the child’s head to relax him when he offered to massage the child’s penis instead because “it would feel better”. The boy managed to fend off Mirza’s advances.
Mirza escaped with only 12 months probation. No criminal conviction was formally recorded after his defence lawyers successfully argued that a black mark against his name could prevent Mirza, 27, from getting a government Blue Card – or security clearance – allowing him to treat children in hospital. Mirza’s defence barrister Brad Farr argued that in some cases, shame was enough to deter people from reoffending, and that a jail sentence – even a wholly suspended one – was not warranted. He also maintained that a criminal conviction would cast a pall over his client’s promising future as a doctor.
What about the fact, entirely within Mirza’s control, that maybe he should have thought about the consequences before trying to grope the boy?
Regardless, the judge bought the defence’s arguments. Piss weak! Why not look at the alternate view that Mirza’s actions revealed a character flaw that should disqualify him from being a doctor? Or anything involving contact with children?
At least in this case, the State has appealed against the inadequacy of the sentence. Its barrister asked the court to resentence Mirza to 12 months’ jail – albeit wholly suspended – and record a criminal conviction. Still pretty soft, but better than nothing I suppose … I think he needs at least some jail time to send a message that his behaviour is completely unacceptable.
Why does the legal profession always seek to justify the unjustifiable, mitigate the unmitigatable, defend the indefensible? Does a client ever get told – “you fucked up, no excuses, front up and cop your medicine”? And when they get appointed as judges, why do many seem so inclined to accept (often farfetched and lame) excuses for people’s bad behaviour? Do their standards get distorted by constantly dealing with the scum of the community …. so that compared to the worst criminals, most seem halfway decent and reasonable?
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I was reading in our local paper today about a drug dealer who was sentenced to 4 years jail but will be eligible for parole next year as he’s already served however many months waiting for trial.
Whats the point? I mean really? Send em for 4 years or call it what it is and send them for 2!
Either way its pathetic
And this is just as pathetic. Anyone who preys on a child like that cannot be trusted to be treating children later down the track.
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WTF!
That is absolutely disgusting.
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That has to be the most disgusting thing I’ve heard of in a long time.
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Only decent cure for scum like that is a pair of rusty scissors giving him a penis massage!
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So much for our legal system. Dumb judge should throw the book at perverts such as this wanker.
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I am just dumbfounded… Jail time aside a criminal offence needs to be recorded so that he can never be in a position of trust with a child ever again.
I can’t believe it either – we really don’t need DRs like him preying on innocent vulnerable children or anyone.
I don’t understand the justice system either – we need zero tolerance of paedophilia
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Um, since when has shame ever stopped a paedophile from re-offending? And I can’t even figure out the logic behind “the conviction will cast a pall over his future”. Um, since when has a conviction been good for anyone’s future? Let’s never convict anyone then. It’s completely insane.
Should this guy ever be allowed to treat children in hospital? No. Never.
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This is appalling. I agree with the rusty scissors comment — for the perv AND the judge.
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What??? That’s crazy, how can a lawyer AND a judge not see the fact that this guy *should not* be able to work around children… ever! I mean, I’m still in awe that the attorney would use the fact that he wouldn’t be able to ever get a job working with children as a defense, but hey I guess it worked the best it could for him.
I know I’m definitely doing my research whenever I have children and need to find them a doctor.