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LWolf

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13. I don't understand the sentence.
Sun Aug 30, 2015, 01:05 PM
Aug 2015

Why would sisters be punished for their brother's crime?

As for the rest?

Paraded naked? That attempt to body shame would fail with me. Shit. If you don't like what you see, don't look. If you do, keep your distance unless invited. Simple. The very idea that a woman should be "shamed" by nakedness is misogynistic, and it's not just in India that it occurs. In the U.S., women's bodies are either young, fit, and sexually provocative, or they should never see the light of day.

Raped? By whom? If this is true, I hope they do a hell of a lot of damage in the process.

What would happen if all 621 million women in India rose up together to put a stop to this kind of shit? Could the men take them ALL down?

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Ok. I clicked on the link and it doesn't even say where this is happening yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #1
A small village called Baghpat, about 30 miles north of enlightenment Aug 2015 #4
It does. Thank you. I think instead of requesting that we yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #5
"Demand that the local authorities intervene immediately." -- Does NOT mean YOUR local authorities. MH1 Aug 2015 #7
I suspect that Amnesty's goal enlightenment Aug 2015 #14
India is such a hell hole for women. smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #2
The poor are trapped. My heart breaks for all women and girls in that place. MoonRiver Aug 2015 #3
Most of the world oberliner Aug 2015 #40
And people wonder why I hate religion. Initech Aug 2015 #6
And I can't think of any that don't practice barbarism at some level erronis Aug 2015 #8
George Carlin had it right. Initech Aug 2015 #16
Amen, Initech SCantiGOP Aug 2015 #27
do foxface666 Aug 2015 #43
Yeah absolutely. Initech Aug 2015 #44
Ciecular argument. okasha Aug 2015 #45
True. Initech Aug 2015 #46
Link isn't loading Omaha Steve Aug 2015 #9
It took a couple of minutes for me eom LiberalElite Aug 2015 #21
link not loading for me either. . .n/t annabanana Aug 2015 #10
Contact the embassy of India or your local consulate. Octafish Aug 2015 #11
Thank you! MoonRiver Aug 2015 #22
The Indian federal government agrees with Amnesty on this Recursion Aug 2015 #24
Well, what are they going to do about it? awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #30
They're going to stop short of starting a second insurgency in U.P. Recursion Aug 2015 #37
And this country is supporting...................... turbinetree Aug 2015 #12
I don't understand the sentence. LWolf Aug 2015 #13
I think it boils down to MoonRiver Aug 2015 #15
Caste punishment enlightenment Aug 2015 #17
oh... LWolf Aug 2015 #20
I would argue that eloping with a higher caste isn't strictly forbidden. NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #26
That's the crux of the problem. enlightenment Aug 2015 #42
Because they are a backward ass country awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #32
They have left the town and are safe at the moment riderinthestorm Aug 2015 #18
No one can protect them in India. MoonRiver Aug 2015 #19
Currently the Indian government is protecting them Recursion Aug 2015 #23
The criminals who imposed this "sentence" should be arrested. MoonRiver Aug 2015 #25
You said the government considers the 'sentence' to be a crime, so are they acting accordingly? Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #29
Arresting the village elders? No Recursion Aug 2015 #36
excellent. give them visa to US Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #28
This case is why asylum was invented. I hope they find a safe permanent haven riderinthestorm Aug 2015 #31
I guess this new Prime Minister is not all that. SCVDem Aug 2015 #33
This is an example of terror against women. Whether it is a council in India does not matter, it is Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #34
Yes, there are horrors occurring all over the world. DrBulldog Aug 2015 #35
How about we focus on all abuses against women, MoonRiver Aug 2015 #38
...^ that 840high Aug 2015 #39
Yes. narnian60 Aug 2015 #41
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