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Ik zag laatst deze documentaire, denk dat jij die ook wel interessant vindt, sowieso het vermelden in dit topic waard.
Pitcairn:
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The islands are inhabited by the descendants of the Bounty mutineers and the Tahitians (or Polynesians) who accompanied them, an event retold in numerous books and films. This history is still apparent in the surnames of many of the islanders. With only about 56 inhabitants, originating from four main families, Pitcairn is the least populous national jurisdiction in the world.
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The remoteness of Pitcairn (which lies about halfway between New Zealand and Peru) had shielded the tiny population (47 in 2004) from outside scrutiny. If present admissions and allegations were to be believed, the islanders had for many decades tolerated what others classify as sexual promiscuity, even among the very young, in line with traditional values of their Polynesian ancestors and contrary to imposed Western values. This included a corresponding tacit acceptance of what is defined in the UK as child sexual abuse. Three cases of imprisonment for sex with underage girls were reported in the 1950s.[6]
In 1999 Gail Cox, a police officer from Kent, UK, served on a temporary assignment on Pitcairn, and began uncovering allegations of sexual abuse. When a 15-year-old girl decided to press rape charges in 1999, criminal proceedings (code-named "Operation Unique") were set in motion. The charges include 21 counts of rape, 41 of indecent assault, and two of gross indecency with a child under 14. Over the following two years, police officers in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Norfolk Island interviewed every woman who had lived on Pitcairn in the past 20 years, as well as all of the accused men. Simon Moore, an Auckland lawyer appointed Pitcairn Public Prosecutor by the British government for the purposes of the investigation, held the file.
Ze kregen speciale straffen (in een gevangenis die ze zelf eerst hebben moeten bouwen) omdat als ze al die mannen tegelijk op zouden sluiten er niet voldoende mankracht zou zijn voor de boot (de enige manier om van/naar het eiland te reizen).