Death Before Dishonor — [Rich]
Posted by Rich on Thursday, May 15th, 2008
An Indian father has strangled his pregnant daughter and her boyfriend in an “honor killing” that stemmed from their living in the same village.
The girl’s mother expressed no regrets over the murders and is allegedly happy that they occurred.
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kishkeon 16 May 2008 at 4:59 am 1You mean murder before dishonor.
Troyon 16 May 2008 at 7:13 am 2judgmental. Who are we (and by “we” — I of course mean “you” kishke) to determine if one culture is better than another? This is just a different way of protecting one’s family. I would beat up anyone who touched my daughter — Mr. Mahmoud New Delhi Jones took a different path — what’s the diff?
Troyon 16 May 2008 at 7:15 am 3On a serious note… if you listen about a minute in the reporter notes that folks living in the same village are considered siblings and so their sex and resulting pregnancy were sinful. My first thought was “It Takes a Village.” Give me individual family units based on blood and not collective family units based on culture almost every time.
JohnFNWayneon 16 May 2008 at 10:51 am 4http://youtube.com/watch?v=1stv0gDp7gI&feature=related
ERSon 16 May 2008 at 2:19 pm 5In any given case, I always wonder how much the women of the family profess to approve of the killing because they feel they will be at risk themselves if they don’t.
Ellen R. Sheeley, Author
“Reclaiming Honor in Jordan”