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70. You couldn't pay me enough to set foot in India.

Fri Jan 24, 2014, 05:42 PM

Jan 2014

It has always impressed me as a rather gaudy and chaotic place anyway, and stories like this are hardly going to change my mind.

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Woman Is Gang-Raped on Order of Village Council in India [View all] cali Jan 2014 OP

I predict that someone will geek tragedy Jan 2014 #1

Why would they blame Pakistan? enlightenment Jan 2014 #6

there's a certain geek tragedy Jan 2014 #8

Ah - I missed that. enlightenment Jan 2014 #23

Bizarre! Dorian Gray Jan 2014 #40

Why would you raze the village? redqueen Jan 2014 #17

when this kind of evil, this kind of anti-woman bigoted evil, is so geek tragedy Jan 2014 #20

I don't know that the community approves. redqueen Jan 2014 #22

the story says that villagers grabbed her, and that the village council made the order. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #26

Yes, villagers, but not all of them. redqueen Jan 2014 #29

you could very well be right. just relaying my gut reaction that this is more like the geek tragedy Jan 2014 #31

Make an example out of this village, and maybe the dissenters will take action in the next one. sir pball Jan 2014 #37

Until human life is assigned greater worth than property, incidents like these will continue. lapislzi Jan 2014 #30

And her family Dorian Gray Jan 2014 #41

They will have to relocate anyways geek tragedy Jan 2014 #46

the rapes coming out of india are deeply disturbing. they are rapes of roguevalley Jan 2014 #49

Raze the village? Woooah hold on there, Lord Clive LittleBlue Jan 2014 #32

As I've said before, to me this is like the FLDS/Warren Jeffs thing. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #33

What I'm trying to impress upon you is that LittleBlue Jan 2014 #34

As stated earlier, such inclination means it's probably geek tragedy Jan 2014 #35

the village is a cesspool of evil. a village of rapists and rape accomplices geek tragedy Jan 2014 #71

The earth will be salted, and soon enough. lapislzi Jan 2014 #43

This is a nightmare shenmue Jan 2014 #2

WTF quinnox Jan 2014 #3

The entire country didn't order, or participate in, these rapes. redqueen Jan 2014 #19

Do you think the rape culture is worse in the U.S. or India? snooper2 Jan 2014 #38

I'll go with India. Throd Jan 2014 #63

what kind of "man" would obey? roguevalley Jan 2014 #60

There are men in every country who participate in gang rapes. redqueen Jan 2014 #61

It is. I was there 13 months ago when the infamous Delhi gang rape and murder happened. MoonRiver Jan 2014 #27

Yeah, that's pretty much the attitude there laundry_queen Jan 2014 #50

What in the world??? Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #4

"Local politicians react angrily to the publicity given to rape cases jsr Jan 2014 #5

"lashed out at rape victims last year, saying in one case that a victim was lying," DevonRex Jan 2014 #45

Hey, though, did you hear about the Indian diplomat who was patted down in a jail cell? TwilightGardener Jan 2014 #7

India is an enormous, extremely diverse country. redqueen Jan 2014 #9

I agree. I simply posted the story. why direct your comment at Me? cali Jan 2014 #12

I replied to the OP but my comment was intended for the people who have been posting similar shit redqueen Jan 2014 #16

Ignorance and parochialism are what's "fucked up" about this tragedy lapislzi Jan 2014 #28

Well, I can see why she wanted to marry outside of her village. Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #10

Thread's over, you win. Absofrigggggginglutely. If I was her I would too... nt stevenleser Jan 2014 #44

Indeed. eom uppityperson Jan 2014 #51

oh my god. cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #11

Jeezus. No words. marmar Jan 2014 #13

Fuck ever visiting there. I'm boycotting India. JaneyVee Jan 2014 #14

This is horrible! In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #15

The most unusual thing about this atrocity is that it made the headlines. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2014 #18

Can't say anything about this get the red out Jan 2014 #21

Who said the US is the worst? redqueen Jan 2014 #24

Well France then get the red out Jan 2014 #52

Just because the US has a higher per capita rape rate, doesn't mean India has no problems. Ash_F Jan 2014 #47

What's your source for that claim? Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2014 #53

Sure. It surprised me too. Ash_F Jan 2014 #54

The important thing to remember about these numbers is that they're essentially made up. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2014 #55

Good points, but the best we can do is surveys and research. Ash_F Jan 2014 #62

U.S. rate would decline if people threatened to burn the victims' DevonRex Jan 2014 #64

See post #54 /nt Ash_F Jan 2014 #65

Bullshit. In a country where village elders order gang rape? DevonRex Jan 2014 #66

As Obama said "rape is rape" Ash_F Jan 2014 #67

The "motive" is buried several paragraphs down: lapislzi Jan 2014 #25

How barbaric. Rex Jan 2014 #36

DISGUSTING! Dorian Gray Jan 2014 #39

No words describe. iandhr Jan 2014 #42

Post removed Post removed Jan 2014 #48

i wonder what type of areas many of the other rapists have come from JI7 Jan 2014 #56

i wonder if this would work JI7 Jan 2014 #57

it was because the guy she was seeing is a Muslim JI7 Jan 2014 #58

"Woman Is Gang-Raped on Order of Village Rapists in India"--FIXED. WinkyDink Jan 2014 #59

Same shit, different day. Nt. Lunacee_2013 Jan 2014 #68

I really have no words for how disgusted I am at those village elders and others who perpetuated... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #69

You couldn't pay me enough to set foot in India. Brigid Jan 2014 #70