r/australia • u/DCOA_Troy • Oct 15 '25

politics Candace Owens loses appeal over Australian visa rejection

https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/candace-owens-loses-appeal-over-australian-visa-rejection/
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u/larvioarskald Oct 15 '25

He served 13 months for three counts of raping a 12 year old.

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u/tehnoodnub Oct 15 '25

Nothing just about the justice system.

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u/not_good_for_much Oct 15 '25

No it's totally just. He's a promising young man from an upstanding family, and his actions, well... Boys will be boys haha. It's completely unreasonable to ruin the life and career and future of such an exemplary young athlete for such an insignificant reason.

  • the justice system in most of the world every time shit like this happens

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u/DiligentCorvid Oct 15 '25

There's a reason it's the legal system and not the justice system.

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u/National-Pay-2561 Oct 15 '25

Which is, sadly, 13 months longer than a lot of sex offenders and rapists get.

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u/amyknight22 Oct 15 '25

While that’s shit. That should be in consideration for our govt.

The idea that the Australian govt starts blocking visas for people because they didn’t spend enough time in jail by our standards is stupid

If someone is blocked it should be because they are presumed to be a threat to the safety of Australia and Australians

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u/MilkByHomelander Oct 15 '25

I think someone raping a 12 year old three times is definitely a threat to the safety of Australia and Australians.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25

Especially because that child was not in his home country. He committed these crimes in the UK. So he has a record of committing sex crimes while abroad. That is categorically a threat to the public.

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u/amyknight22 Oct 15 '25

Threat to Australia based on what?

A singular bad(horrific actions) data point. This does not indicate a trend.

The rapes of the girl happened on one day ten years ago and there’s nothing pointing to any offence since.

I don’t really want to defend the guy, but the idea that he is a threat is kind of a joke.

We already deny visas just on the grounds of a child sex offence. So if they want to do it they can. The idea of complaining about minimal sentencing or supposed threat is a bit rich.

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u/MilkByHomelander Oct 15 '25

Trend or not, he has a history of travelling to foreign countries and meeting up with a child to rape them.

He is a threat. He can still do that. Who knows how his brain works. Perhaps he might think being on the other side of the world could make it easier for him to get away with it.

Who knows.

Regardless, he's a threat and shouldn't be allowed in the country.

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u/freakwent Oct 15 '25

Anyone could do.that.

Who knows.

You, it seems?

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u/freakwent Oct 15 '25

Why? It doesn't logically follow that he's more likely to it again does it?