Brother does time for incest, but not sister

Obviously, misandry in the West is widespread as this story shows.

The German government holds the same archaic view that women have automatic diminished responsibility just because they are female. Women there as they are here are in the eyes of society perpetually child like and should be excused especially when a more responsible male is readily available to heap the blame onto. Odd isn't it that their present Chancellor is female?

...under a female Chancellor, it won't be held to the same standards as combatants led by men, right? See, there might be a silver lining to this "equal but incompetent" cloud after all.

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The story mentions that 'many other European Nations have lifted their bans on incestuous relationships' but I am not sure how credible I find that claim since they fail to mention even one that allows it.

I am shocked they could find some one to make the claim that incest is not harmful to society. I am not sure what that argument is based on as the typical scientific viewpoint is that incest is harmful to the species - which pretty much automatically makes it harmful to society. I suppose one could argue that this is a new era and, condoms, birth control and legalized abortion reduce the risks of producing incestuous offspring but still... If true that 50% suffer birth defects that's a rate much higher then non-incest produced children. Also, if true that 50% of children produced of incest have birth defects or other health related problems as a result of their parents close genetic ties an uptake in incestuous unions could create a huge burden on the health care system.

I am trying to look at this with an open mind - I really am - but I can see the logic behind society wanting to dissuade people from engaging in incest. I do think it has a huge potential for harm to society and I do see it being worthy of discouragement by society.

I get the gender bias here - only he was punished by society for engaging in what is obviously a mutually pursued union. But that's the nature of sex - only men are ever responsible for sex.

Sex will be the absolute most difficult of all the battles that we must fight as MRAs to achieve equality with women.

The woman wasn't sent to jail because she wasn't yet 21 at the time she committed the offenses that have been handled in court so far. You don't get sent to jail here if you're <21 for non-violent offenses. Even for violent ones it's not that common. The man simply was over 21.
Anyway, she got supervision, also because she's apparently very simple-minded.

It does reek of misandry but it's not as obvious as you might think. I would have submitted this story already but I do think one should concentrate on the clearer cases.
For the next offenses, she will be tried as an adult and not as a juvenile anymore, we will then see what happens.

Thanks for clarifying that, n.j. - it makes better sense now. Where I live, we have about the highest rate of incarceration of young men (i.e. 14-18 years of age) in the world. Under the Canadian system, a young offender is actually likely to serve more time than an adult for the same offense, because young offenders don't earn remission (i.e. time off for good behaviour) on their sentences, and aren't eligible for parole or statutory release when they've served 2/3 of their sentences like adults are.