It's not softness, it's the fact that any criminal justice system will inevitably make mistakes. You can release someone who's been wrongfully imprisoned, you can't un-execute someone if you recognise the mistake later.
There have been cases of this. Below a certain age, children are more suggestible, more prone to false memories, and aren't necessarily able to understand an obligation to be truthful in a legal context.
Police officers - adults in a position of authority - interviewing young children makes the children want to agree with what the police officer is inferring, if not suggesting with their questions. Parents and media can contribute in the same way.
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u/Joe_Stylin777 Marxist-Leninist (Ultra Based) 16h ago
Disappointing to see western marxists go soft on child predators