Brisbane Times
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‘Maniacs’: Magistrate disciplined for stereotyping over swingers remarks
Magistrate Carolyn Burnside has been disciplined for stereotyping Melbourne's swinger community while presiding over a rape-related intervention order hearing at Broadmeadows Magistrates' Court in December 2024. Burnside called attendees of swingers' events "maniacs" and said participants were "asking for trouble." The Judicial Commission of Victoria found her remarks offensive and victim-blaming, directing her to undertake judicial conduct training.
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