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  • [Pitcairn] Island Is Short of Paradise

    10/18/2004 10:43:57 PM PDT · by conservative in nyc · 8 replies · 657+ views
    Los Angeles Times ^ | 10/18/04 | Richard C. Paddock
    ex-crime trials threaten to devastate the isolated colony on Pitcairn, as British authorities insist the 'island way' is criminal. Far from reach of law SYDNEY, Australia — When Fletcher Christian and his crew of Bounty mutineers landed 214 years ago on tiny Pitcairn Island, its remote location halfway between New Zealand and Peru made it the perfect place to hide. Its isolation has protected the little colony's customs — some quaint and some sinister — ever since. Now the Pitcairn way of life is under challenge by a modern world that believes basic legal standards, including laws against rape, sex...