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In reply to the discussion: (Sweden) Court slashes sentence in 'honour killing' case (from 8 yrs to 4) [View all]rollin74
(1,995 posts)7. absolutely sickening
4 years for murdering someone ???!!!!???!! over 100 stab wounds
4 fucking years?
That poor victim. Not only was she forced into a marriage that she didn't want but she is brutally murdered after she escapes.
Apparently, this young woman was married off to an older man and raped at the age of 15.
also from the article:
Representatives of the Malmö-based organization Tänk om, which works to stop honour crimes, told local media at the time that the woman had been in touch with them for one year since returning to Sweden and that she slept with a knife under her pillow for fear of reprisals over her escape.
They claimed local authorities had ignored their warnings that the woman was under threat and needed protection.
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(Sweden) Court slashes sentence in 'honour killing' case (from 8 yrs to 4) [View all]
The Straight Story
May 2013
OP
He stabbed his sister a hundred times. By definition, that makes him a violent, sick
cali
May 2013
#56
Actually, no...the "idea" of prison is not to produce a less violent society.
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#50
From the article, it seems that the courts ruling was based on age and nothing else.
Recovered Repug
May 2013
#15
I believe it's wrong not to think some cultures are superior to others.
Donald Ian Rankin
May 2013
#26
Our 'Christian Culture' is not much different to that of other fundie cultures. We, eg, are the only
sabrina 1
May 2013
#66
I would imagine cruelty to farm animals would draw a harsher sentence., nt
geek tragedy
May 2013
#44