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leftynyc

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8. This is bullshit, outreach nonsense

Tue Jun 24, 2014, 09:15 AM

Jun 2014

If you don't know butchering your daughter is wrong (and you're not living in some backwoods shithole) by now, there is something very wrong. They need to PUT someone is prison or take their children away - make the price so high nobody would DARE to come to any western country and think they can get away with this.

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Sweden to battle female genital mutilation with online course [View all] Rhinodawg Jun 2014 OP

Sweden's tough decisive answer. Rhinodawg Jun 2014 #1

I live here, and Quantess Jun 2014 #5

Well, it is a fact that immigrants do engage in practices considered taboo by the majority culture. alp227 Jun 2014 #25

I love Sweden... Rhinodawg Jun 2014 #34

I'm curious are you Swedish or American davidpdx Jun 2014 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Rhinodawg Jun 2014 #39

Both, technically. But on the inside I am more American. Quantess Jun 2014 #40

Well.....Not as relaxed as they used to be . Rhinodawg Jun 2014 #41

The "joke" would be rt's incomplete reporting...if in fact, Cerridwen Jun 2014 #7

FYI, the US did not outlaw this practice until 2013 Ash_F Jun 2014 #16

How about doing something with some teeth leftynyc Jun 2014 #2

Or they could also deny asylum and deport them. Quantess Jun 2014 #3

How would that work? leftynyc Jun 2014 #4

"We're working to inform parents that they could face prison..." Cerridwen Jun 2014 #6

This is bullshit, outreach nonsense leftynyc Jun 2014 #8

Do you think the mothers were butchered as well? Cerridwen Jun 2014 #9

I don't need the lecture leftynyc Jun 2014 #10

You were talking about jail time for the parents. I provided a quote noting Cerridwen Jun 2014 #11

An option that never gets used is useless leftynyc Jun 2014 #13

It has been used in Sweden. Ash_F Jun 2014 #15

Unfortunately leftynyc Jun 2014 #17

Well that and the Republicans shut down everything Ash_F Jun 2014 #18

What law are you referring to? (n/t) leftynyc Jun 2014 #19

The Girls Protection Act Ash_F Jun 2014 #28

Thanks for the info leftynyc Jun 2014 #29

I agree Skittles Jun 2014 #42

FMG is a permanent, devastating physical mutilation -- it's not comparable to "reparative therapy," pnwmom Jun 2014 #23

Did you mean to reply to me? Cerridwen Jun 2014 #24

I was responding to this: pnwmom Jun 2014 #26

Ah. No wonder I was confused. That wasn't a comparison I made. Cerridwen Jun 2014 #27

Well, that is certainly true. The internet is a wonderful place for spreading lies pnwmom Jun 2014 #32

Gee, I thought the low-key Scandinavian approach to brutal crimes was the model for the world. nt Dreamer Tatum Jun 2014 #14

Outside of the half-wit and the idiot, one would imagine even the best model is neither 100% effect. LanternWaste Jun 2014 #20

When Anders Breivik went nuts in Norway Dreamer Tatum Jun 2014 #22

That man is likely to never see freedom again. Ash_F Jun 2014 #31

He's still serving life, for all practical purposes. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #46

Good....he should serve life. Rhinodawg Jun 2014 #47

The official "maximum" sentence in Norway is 21 years, but in specific cases one can be held nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #48

This will not work. Until the Swedish government gets tough with jail and/or deportations riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #12

This is mysogynistic child abuse that guarantees a lifetime of pain and disability. SunSeeker Jun 2014 #21

It sure is. It is considered human rights abuse in Sweden, Quantess Jun 2014 #30

I looked... Rhinodawg Jun 2014 #33

No, I wouldn't do that. Too graphic. Quantess Jun 2014 #35

good. fight it everywzy possible Liberal_in_LA Jun 2014 #36

huh? Rhinodawg Jun 2014 #37

"Fight it every way possible." n/t nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #44

I don't think anyone noticed... jmowreader Jun 2014 #43

+1 nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #45