3 When be dropped off the children after enjoining them to silence, he promised that he would return to that same place the next evening to bring them blankets and food. I agree that decided cases on sentence provide guidelines, not straight jackets. I however disagree, with respect, that the magistrate misdirected himself in looking to S v E 1979 (3) SA 973 (A) for guidance. There is no indication that he was not fully aware that the facts in that matter differ in many respects from those he was dealing with. The principle enunciated in the passage quoted from that judgment is clear. It has not been invalidated by the legislative introduction of correctional supervision as a sentencing option, nor by the later decision of this court in S v R 1993 (1) SA 476 (A), where the facts differed and the complainant was almost twice as old as E.. Children are vulnerable to abuse, and the younger they are, the more vulnerable they are. They are usually abused by those who think they can get away with it, and all too often do. Even where an offence is brought to light, our