alt Hacker NewsThe modern history of the island is pretty messed up, with some awful cultural norms which I assume came from the Bounty's treatment of natives. Something like 1/3 of the island's residents are convicted pedophiles.
The modern history of the island is pretty messed up, with some awful cultural norms which I assume came from the Bounty's treatment of natives. Something like 1/3 of the island's residents are convicted pedophiles.
I looked it up, and yeah, really not good. From the Wikipedia page on the trial: "A study of island records confirmed anecdotal evidence that most girls bore their first child between the ages of 12 and 15."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Pitcairn_Islands_sexual_a...