The Death Penalty.
The Death Penalty for Crimes against Children. A life story. To begin I must admit a bias. They call me a survivor now days, and I will always hold some resentment regarding these matters. However I did have a(nother), rude shock at age 14, it was all so seemingly mundane really. It was a Saturday arvo about 3pm when my mate showed up, Wade, he asked me if I wanted to go to see a mutual friend, Assistant cricket coach Trevor, he was 22 and lived right across the road from the local club rooms. Anyways told mum and dad I might stay there, nothing unusual, Trev had worked for dad and it was only 4 blocks away, a 5 minute BMX ride to go home if I changed my mind. We got to the oval in time for BBQ, Trev had met a travelling couple who were parked up with a big caravan, They asked if they could camp in his driveway for the night all they needed was an extension cord for power and possibly use the toilet. They offered $50 and Trev agreed. The van was parked, they had 2 kids, 11 a...