the island of pitcairn

i've never heard of the island of pitcairn, have you? ...according to the BBC, Mayor Steve Christian of this South Pacific island of less than 50 inhabitants was recently convicted along with three others for the rape of underage girls. these four men appealed their case, claiming they didn't know British law applied on their island.

The island was settled by mutineers on board HMS Bounty in 1789. Steve Christian is a descendent of Fletcher Christian, one of the mutineers.

...to live on an island with less than 50 people your entire life...now there's an experiement in human social behavior!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4574287.stm