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36. rape and domestic violence...

Reply to niyad (Reply #6)

Sat Jul 16, 2016, 04:26 PM

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Honour killing: Pakistani model and social media sensation Qandeel Baloch �strangled by her brother� [View all] uawchild Jul 2016 OP

woman-hating just goes on and on. did the family stand by while this happened? niyad Jul 2016 #1

The men are often all in agreement. HeartoftheMidwest Jul 2016 #5

Not always. Sometimes they are willing participants. iandhr Jul 2016 #22

It appears not NWCorona Jul 2016 #66

thank you for that. niyad Jul 2016 #67

I was surprised and pleased to see that qoute. NWCorona Jul 2016 #68

so the brother is a drug addict and murderer, but he has "honour". what a sick niyad Jul 2016 #69

Yup! That wasn't lost on me either. He's a loser who murdered his own sister. NWCorona Jul 2016 #70

may he receive everything he deserves. niyad Jul 2016 #71

And then some! NWCorona Jul 2016 #72

"The killers often walk free because a law allows relatives of the victim to forgive the murderer" uawchild Jul 2016 #2

Well, a nation with nuclear weapons. MH1 Jul 2016 #4

you mean, like the staggering number of rapes, the domestic violence, the sheer, niyad Jul 2016 #6

All of which also happen in Pakistan, don't you think? uawchild Jul 2016 #8

it happens everywhere. but, there are so many who will prat on about how much niyad Jul 2016 #10

I take your point, and amended my post to acknowledge it. uawchild Jul 2016 #12

understood. it happens to all of us, especially when things are moving so quickly. niyad Jul 2016 #15

Well certainly women are better off here (and in most first world nations) Statistical Jul 2016 #19

Have you looked at the numbers for Pakistan? oberliner Jul 2016 #9

have you looked at the numbers for this country? I urge you to do so. niyad Jul 2016 #11

Yes, they are not even in the same ballpark oberliner Jul 2016 #20

Things are much better for women in the USA by every measure than in Pakistan. Throd Jul 2016 #24

Take a vote among all thecUS women you know. Ask how many would be willing tblue37 Jul 2016 #60

Some peopel think America is the most evil thing in the world Democat Jul 2016 #16

those are your words, and nobody else's. but do keep trying. niyad Jul 2016 #21

This article might be of interest oberliner Jul 2016 #23

unlike the stigma of reporting rape in this country. deliberate and willful blindness niyad Jul 2016 #65

I could not agree more... SkyDaddy7 Jul 2016 #64

Grrrrrrr apcalc Jul 2016 #35

You are minimizing honor killings Democat Jul 2016 #14

not minimizing anything, but keep trying. I am just sick of people minimizing the treatment niyad Jul 2016 #17

rape and domestic violence... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #36

Hmmmmmm. HeartoftheMidwest Jul 2016 #3

This is horrific oberliner Jul 2016 #7

Agree bdwker Jul 2016 #13

That woman sounds like she would be very happy under sharia law GummyBearz Jul 2016 #26

No, I don't agree dhol82 Jul 2016 #40

She didn't really say much, to be honest. christx30 Jul 2016 #51

Good luck, check this thread Democat Jul 2016 #18

It is dispiriting oberliner Jul 2016 #63

I wouldn't count on that leftynyc Jul 2016 #45

.. Liberal_in_LA Jul 2016 #25

Why can't they be civilized like Christians and just throw her out onto the street? Warpy Jul 2016 #27

... GummyBearz Jul 2016 #31

I'm sure people who think the world came into being at their birth Warpy Jul 2016 #32

I guess you didn't think too hard GummyBearz Jul 2016 #33

If you want to think that way... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #38

There is no honor in this so-called honor killing. PatrickforO Jul 2016 #28

And this type of attitude towards women is largely based on "What will people think!!!" Cal33 Jul 2016 #30

And to think, Pakistan was the first and only Muslim nation ever to have a woman Cal33 Jul 2016 #29

Nations can regress quickly from Abrahamic religions. ErikJ Jul 2016 #34

And they assassinated her. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #39

Obviously just an isolated incident; not indicative of the religion. 7962 Jul 2016 #37

Pakistani Social Media Star Killed by Brother After Scandal Eugene Jul 2016 #41

"Qavi maintained that he only met with her to discuss the teachings of Islam. " uawchild Jul 2016 #42

America is much worse according to some in this thread Democat Jul 2016 #59

I disagree with your assessment uawchild Jul 2016 #61

Juuuuust lovely. bdwker Jul 2016 #43

This is our fault Kurska Jul 2016 #44

where have you seen honor killings blamed on the war in Iraq? Skittles Jul 2016 #46

It has to be our fault Kurska Jul 2016 #47

ridiculous Skittles Jul 2016 #48

Oh "religious nuttery" Kurska Jul 2016 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author bdwker Jul 2016 #50

I think ALL religion treats women as lessers Skittles Jul 2016 #52

Except that is objectively not true Kurska Jul 2016 #53

started? Skittles Jul 2016 #54

Way to ignore my larger point. Kurska Jul 2016 #55

I GET IT, YOU WANT ME TO TRASH ISLAM Skittles Jul 2016 #56

No I want you to have the intellectual honesty Kurska Jul 2016 #57

i feared this would happen to her. MariaThinks Jul 2016 #58

Early on in life madokie Jul 2016 #62