Father in 'honor killing' found guilty of murder

I didn't say there wasn't predjudice in the south, but there is every bit as much in the north... just different targets... and in every other country in the world. It's a human thing and not a very admirable trait, to be sure. On the news (not that you can believe anything they say) I see more hate crimes commited in the north, than the south. 

But... haven't seen any "honor killings" in the US. This seems to be more about religion than race.

While we're on the subject of predjudice, I see more directed at caucasians than any other race.

 

John, 

 

 

According to a United Nations report, at least 5,000 women worldwide each year are murdered under the pretext of “honor killings.�?As defined by UNICEF, an honor killing is an ancient practice in which men kill female relatives in the name of family honor for forced or suspected sexual relations outside marriage.

 

 Honor killings also have occurred in Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, Ecuador, Italy, Sweden and the United States. However, these killings often remain a private, family affair, so an accurate picture of the practice and its frequency does not exist.

 

Honor killings are a pre-Islamic, tribal custom. In these cultures, a family’s status depends largely upon its honor, as determined to a great extent by a daughter’s propriety, Ammar explains. A woman’s virginity is considered the property of her male relatives, whose duty it is to guard it. If the woman is even suspected of infidelity, whether consensual or forced, she may be mutilated, tortured, raped or killed in order to defend family honor. In most cases, the woman’s brother or husband carries out the punishment without fear of retribution; the male who had relations with or raped her also faces no reprisal.

 

http://www.kent.edu/Magazine/Spring2007/JustCause.cfm

 

Sorry, but I've yet to hear of a Methodist or Baptist killing their child for honor.

 

My point is this... I don't want cannibels in my society, either.

 

I'm not predjudice against people of other races, nationalities or religions... but when old customs and traditions are still practiced and this horrific, I don't want to rub elbows with them.

 

I don't know if you have a daughter (I don't) but think of the horror of knowing for sure, that your own father was going to kill you.

 

She sought help numerous times and got none. Was it because a normal human being wouldn't think of such a thing and therefore, the british police did not take her seriously? Was it because she was muslim? Was it because she was female?

 

I'm not ragging on you, John... but society needs to stop being so afraid of being considered 'politically incorrect' and start worrying about the impact of allowing certain elements in their midst.