Afghan president pardons rape victim

dirtydog · 1 Dec 2011 at 16:58

Yes, being raped is a serious crime in Afghanistan. So the victim has been pardoned... on condition that she marry her attacker.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15991641

Is it wrong to call their culture backward? And why is the UK propping up this lunatic?

233 · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:00

got to love the backward religion of peace that these idiots go by.

Haggisman · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:07

One can only hope she marries him, then kills him and disappears :mad:

godinman · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:07

What the hell? That's ridiculous.

Haven't we recently visited Afghanistan, kicked some ass and installed our own government? Does this not mean we could choose their laws and stuff?

Strife212 · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:07

Deuteronomy 22:28-29
If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, he shall pay the girl's father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the girl, for he has violated her.

Source: The Bible

dirtydog · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:08

godinman said:
What the hell? That's ridiculous.

Haven't we recently visited Afghanistan, kicked some ass and installed our own government? Does this not mean we could choose their laws and stuff?

I think we visited, had OUR asses kicked, and installed a backward regime little if any less backward than the Taliban. As you can see from this story.

dirtydog · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:09

Strife212 said:
Source: The Bible

Difference is we've moved on a tad, they're still stuck a few thousand years in the past.

Haggisman · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:09

Strife212 said:
bible stuff

It doesn't say anywhere about "and thou shallst imprison the girl, for she hath committed adultery"

Also, all that goes to prove is that all religion is backwards

Strife212 · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:10

dirtydog said:
Difference is we've moved on a tad, they're still stuck a few thousand years in the past.

True

4T5 · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:16

dirtydog said:
To my surprise I found an Anti Muslim story

Happy Xmas.

WUT !!!

Participant · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:16

Pardoned?! How ridiculous!

She should have been more careful.

dirtydog · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:17

4T5 said:
Happy Xmas. WUT !!!

Didn't have to look far, it was flashing up as breaking news on the BBC news home page :cool:

But yes

haz_pro · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:18

This is truly saddening :-\

Cosimo · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:20

4T5 said:
WUT !!!

My sentiments exactly.

mrk · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:21

Foxtrot26 said:
got to love the backward religion of peace that these idiots go by.

Nothing to do with religion, as Op stated, it's the moronic cultural differences in that area that old men still go on by.

Culture does not equal religion!!

4T5 · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:23

What's the Q over there then ? Can we take like summer holidays & go on raping sprees or do we have to marry every single woman we surprise sex ? Could get expensive.

cheets64 · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:23

Rape of peace

4T5 · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:24

cheets64 said:
Rape of peace

In bits here.

+

joem1983 · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:27

This is what we're dealing with once Afghanistan is left. Back to the repressive culture there was/still is.

Will that change with generation? I dont know.

Nelly · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:43

If this happend in the UK and a Muslim claims he did it according to his religious beliefs, and Sharia Law tried to upheld the claims, what would happen?

Afterall he's done it on religious grounds . . . . :confused:

Deuteronomy 22:28-29
If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, he shall pay the girl's father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the girl, for he has violated her.