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MoonRiver

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15. I think it boils down to

Reply to LWolf (Reply #13)

Sun Aug 30, 2015, 01:11 PM

Aug 2015

1.) any excuse, no matter how bogus or illegal, to rape a young woman or girl
2.) maybe the thugs in charge will hold a lottery for potential rapists.

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One of the sickest, most vile things I have ever read! [View all] MoonRiver Aug 2015 OP

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