Pakistan woman stoned to death by family for marrying man she loved

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145. It's not really a remedy in most Islamic legal codes either.

In the case of Pakistan there is a stipulation that allows the perp to pay the family to escape the 'justice' system.
These tribal groups exploit this loophole by not having the family require 'payment' from the murderer.

Further review of the facts in this case also show that she was shot at first (which missed) and it was her brother that hit her with a brick. Others then joined in. Not that this changes the fact that she is dead before she could defend herself in court, which is where she was going.

As far as belief systems go, belief is not just religious based. For example in this country, there is an institutionalized belief that women who are provocative in their dress and behavior are 'asking' for their rape and the legal code reinforces this belief by allowing most perps to walk or even avoid prosecution altogether. Is this based on Christianity, the dominant religion? Or is it a deep seated cultural belief?

My point is that making this about Islam misses the root of the issue; the belief that women are somehow 'inferior' and need to be controlled by men. This belief is not endemic to just Muslim countries, but also Asia, Africa, and the 'West' as well.