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HeiressofBickworth

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47. Even given all the political, economical and family reasons,

Mon Nov 5, 2012, 08:32 PM

Nov 2012

I fail to understand how the basic human tendency to protect one's off-spring and/or love one's children, fails to over-ride such extraneous issues. The prime urgency of humans has always been to reproduce -- hard to do when one kills off one's children because the neighbors might think the kid did something "wrong". So it can hardly be surprising that in the West, we think these killers are sub-human.

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Pakistan Parents Killed Daughter for Eyeing Boy [View all] David Zephyr Nov 2012 OP

Reactionary Monotheism maxsolomon Nov 2012 #1

This story needs to seen. Thanks for kicking it up, maxsolomon. David Zephyr Nov 2012 #4

Islam is about 1500 years old. iandhr Nov 2012 #10

Sorry, not buying the equivalency argument maxsolomon Nov 2012 #16

This meme is utterly meaningless. There is no reason whatsoever to imagine snagglepuss Nov 2012 #19

So? The men avail themselves of everything the modern world offers. pnwmom Nov 2012 #60

acid kardonb Nov 2012 #59

Oh my god! Poor child. What a horrible way to die! What dreadful monsters her 1monster Nov 2012 #2

You know how that destiny could have been altered lady? By not throwing the Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2012 #5

Yea. Monstrous. fozzieferocious Nov 2012 #6

My thought too catrose Nov 2012 #7

Not on all their kids, yesphan Nov 2012 #20

good point eom catrose Nov 2012 #45

Disgusting... fozzieferocious Nov 2012 #3

Our allies iandhr Nov 2012 #8

Well no. Our allies are the ones who put them in prison. /nt Ash_F Nov 2012 #49

Increasingly, I find it painful to open these threads on DU. closeupready Nov 2012 #9

So the story is newsworthy pennylane100 Nov 2012 #25

sick, SICK culture Skittles Nov 2012 #11

it's heaven05 Nov 2012 #12

That is just perverse. SoapBox Nov 2012 #13

They just keep acid handy for just that purpose? TrogL Nov 2012 #14

"By then I had already thrown the acid." skypilot Nov 2012 #15

that stood out for me too shanti Nov 2012 #51

It's like they were ready to kill her at the earliest opportunity panAmerican Nov 2012 #65

Well, let's hope Turbineguy Nov 2012 #17

Destiny? Destiny? These parents murdered their child? That was her destiny? WTF? Pachamama Nov 2012 #18

Geez, I'm surprised they didn't first blind her to keep her Ilsa Nov 2012 #21

I vote 'An eye for an eye' on this one. FiveGoodMen Nov 2012 #22

This nation cannot change this culture, and we should not try. northoftheborder Nov 2012 #23

I disagree. Western culture will eventually subsume Eastern mindsets like this. randome Nov 2012 #26

Capitalism will always triumph over Communism? maxsolomon Nov 2012 #28

Capitalism is not Western Civilization. burnsei sensei Nov 2012 #30

I disagree strongly. burnsei sensei Nov 2012 #29

Western culture will subsume nothing. burnsei sensei Nov 2012 #31

capitalism argiel1234 Nov 2012 #40

'By then I had already thrown the acid. It was her destiny to die this way.' freshwest Nov 2012 #24

Hopefully it will the the parents' destinies to rot in prison the rest of their lives. n/t pnwmom Nov 2012 #61

Depends on if 'honor killings' are illegal. In this article, over 900 killing annually reported: freshwest Nov 2012 #63

IT is the PARENTS who dishonored their family NOT the children!!! benld74 Nov 2012 #27

I'd like to know how other Pakistanis think about this. Anthony McCarthy Nov 2012 #32

You make an excellent point. davidthegnome Nov 2012 #36

As an American living in Egypt for the last 3 years.. Smuckies Nov 2012 #38

It's not islam that is the issue Marrah_G Nov 2012 #56

Every "honor killing" is a disgrace to the Ummah. burnsei sensei Nov 2012 #33

This has origins in Pakistan's hatred of India cosmicone Nov 2012 #34

WTF??? Do they carry the acid with them when they go out??? Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #35

That's a very good question! FiveGoodMen Nov 2012 #42

I know, it's like wallet, watch, keys, cell phone, flesh eating acid,...come on dear, let's go. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #43

Too sad qwyatt Nov 2012 #37

That world is not so far away. Chellee Nov 2012 #52

They'll release those killers when the attention dies down and the ransom gets higher. lindysalsagal Nov 2012 #39

This has little to do with "Religion" and mostly has to do with "Culture" happyslug Nov 2012 #41

It is a monsterous culture Marrah_G Nov 2012 #44

Monsters. 840high Nov 2012 #46

Even given all the political, economical and family reasons, HeiressofBickworth Nov 2012 #47

Do boy children ever get killed this way? MH1 Nov 2012 #55

I wonder how many children that couple was "burdened" with? pnwmom Nov 2012 #62

an extremist region that values rigid uncaring principles that show no compassion, over being human! Divine Discontent Nov 2012 #48

Have we killed any more innocent kids over there with drones today? jtuck004 Nov 2012 #50

Where's the provision in the Koran for having the monster parents boiled alive? NoodleyAppendage Nov 2012 #53

WTF ..does he walk around with Acid in his pocket? AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #54

exactly -- it sounds like they have it sitting on a shelf in case of 'honor emergency' tomm2thumbs Nov 2012 #58

Good god BigDemVoter Nov 2012 #57

My kids make me nuts at times Egnever Nov 2012 #64