Protesters demand stiffer laws to protect children, vulnerable citizens

Tue, Oct 28th 2014, 11:12 AM

 

CIVIC groups Bahamas Against Sexual Violence & Child Abuse and Rise Bahamas took to Rawson Square yesterday demanding stiffer laws to protect the nation’s “children and vulnerable citizens” a week after a man was sentenced to five years in prison for the rape of six-year-old girl.
Chants of “enough is enough”, “five years is not enough” and “stop the abuse, stop rape, speak up, it’s not too late” echoed through the downtown area as the two groups occupied Rawson Square in protest of what the crowd termed “soft laws” for those convicted of violent crimes...

CIVIC groups Bahamas Against Sexual Violence & Child Abuse and Rise Bahamas took to Rawson Square yesterday demanding stiffer laws to protect the nation’s “children and vulnerable citizens” a week after a man was sentenced to five years in prison for the rape of six-year-old girl.

Chants of “enough is enough”, “five years is not enough” and “stop the abuse, stop rape, speak up, it’s not too late” echoed through the downtown area as the two groups occupied Rawson Square in protest of what the crowd termed “soft laws” for those convicted of violent crimes...

 

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