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5. More institutionalized violence against women.

Reply to hue (Original post)

Thu May 29, 2014, 01:02 PM

May 2014

Pakistan, India, Sudan, and right here in the US.

Sickening.

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Two Indian sisters 'gang-raped', killed and hanged from a tree [View all] hue May 2014 OP

the humans on heaven05 May 2014 #1

Well said. Louisiana1976 May 2014 #29

While some women can be cruel, juajen May 2014 #47

reminds me of "Strange Fruit" Leme May 2014 #2

me, too. Iris May 2014 #54

I didn't want to post lyrics or song at the time of this thread Leme May 2014 #55

INCLUDING TWO POLICE OFFICERS? - Ye gods... LeftishBrit May 2014 #3

No wonder there was "alleged police inaction" in the case. Louisiana1976 May 2014 #31

I really don't like the culture of that country lark May 2014 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author tawadi May 2014 #52

More institutionalized violence against women. blackspade May 2014 #5

Exactly lib87 May 2014 #12

Even Ghandi was known to sleep naked with his Grandnieces 951-Riverside May 2014 #6

This is happening more and more thanks to decades of selective birthing in India LynneSin May 2014 #7

india also makes it easier for foreigners to adopt girls than boys JI7 May 2014 #23

Good! Get those poor girls out of there! robbob May 2014 #25

this doesn't really have much to do with caste as it's many in the lower caste who excuse this shit JI7 May 2014 #28

I agree get the red out May 2014 #30

no, those women are part of the problem and probably raise their boys as bieng worth more JI7 May 2014 #34

That is the absolute truth LynneSin May 2014 #37

another thing that is happening is that girls are dating and looking for their own guys JI7 May 2014 #40

And the extra irony in all of this..... LynneSin May 2014 #42

Thank you. I had not connected those dots on my own Recursion May 2014 #51

I knew there was a big market for Chinese girls LynneSin May 2014 #35

yes , in india they do sex selective abortions, the adoptions are not a huge thing like with china JI7 May 2014 #36

China has sharply curtailed its foreign adoptions LibertyLover May 2014 #38

Very true. LynneSin May 2014 #39

thank you for the link passiveporcupine May 2014 #45

It also puts into perspective this whole anti-abortion movement LynneSin May 2014 #46

Amazing how they are too dumb to realize treestar May 2014 #56

Even the police. Ash_F May 2014 #8

The new laws require female officers to hear complainants Recursion May 2014 #11

That is interesting. Ash_F May 2014 #13

Good idea. Louisiana1976 May 2014 #32

I don't know if you get HBO but they had a bit about this on their show 'Vice' LynneSin May 2014 #41

Thanks for the tip Ash_F May 2014 #48

Hopefully, under Narendra Modi cosmicone May 2014 #9

Unfortunately this is Yadav Jr.'s responsibility Recursion May 2014 #10

"Boys will be boys" Yadav said. "They make mistakes" riderinthestorm May 2014 #15

That's his dad, not him Recursion May 2014 #16

Mulayam and his son are pissed cosmicone May 2014 #20

870 females to 1000 males - that's the ratio inthe state of Uttar Pradesh. LynneSin May 2014 #43

UP is a dependent state cosmicone May 2014 #19

Until tourism is severely crippled and India is shamed worldwide for acting like savage animals... 951-Riverside May 2014 #27

So horrible and sad. polly7 May 2014 #14

Animals!!!!!! Beacool May 2014 #17

i don't support torture but JI7 May 2014 #18

roles switched ahlnord May 2014 #21

I believe in China geardaddy May 2014 #24

According to Wiki - 1.12 is the ration LynneSin May 2014 #44

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #22

What was the hanging about? truebrit71 May 2014 #26

... shenmue May 2014 #33

K&R DeSwiss May 2014 #49

They'd had their sport. The girls were dead, yet they made a public display to terrorize others. freshwest May 2014 #50

ah India DonCoquixote May 2014 #53