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| Belts against sex maniacs |
| 2007-02-17 |
| A respected Malaysian Muslim religious adviser has suggested that women wear chastity belts to thwart “sex maniacs” who rape and commit incest, according to a report on Friday. Abu Hassan Din Al-Hafiz said cases of rape and incest were rampant and that chastity belts would help reduce sex-related crimes, the Star daily reported. “We have even come across a number of unusual sex cases, where even senior citizens and children were not spared. The best way to avert sex perpetrators is to wear protection,” he was quoted as saying in the newspaper. “My intention is not to offend women but to safeguard them from sex maniacs,” he said. Elaborating on his idea, he said there would be other positives to donning the belts. “Husbands could also feel more secure, if you know what I mean,” he said, adding chastity belts were worn as recently as the mid-1960s. Abu Hassan has served as a religious adviser to Malaysia’s king and written books on Islamic studies. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-02-17 17:27 |
#8  |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-02-17 13:34 |
| #7 Hmmmm..... The Cult of Lorena Has a certain *cough* cut to it. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-02-17 12:54 |
| #6 I like that knife culture idea. After a few dozen of these guys get their junk shortened, this type of behavior will almost stop. Of course, maybe I understimate the wrath of an angry inch, but I doubt it. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-02-17 11:24 |
| #5 More practically, create a "knife culture" among women and girls, so they always carry one or more small knives concealed on their person. Damn few sex maniacs are going to continue with a 3" gash, 1" deep to their belly. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-02-17 10:26 |
| #4 Barbara, I'm not sure I'd trust a 9-year-old with a Smith and Wesson. Also, considering the types of attacks some gangs make so they can humiliate the women they want to humiliate, but leave them ‘intact’, chastity belts would be completely ineffective. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2007-02-17 09:16 |
| #3 If that doesn't float the "religious adviser's" boat, I've got another idea. Issue all women "chastity belts" made by Smith & Wesson. Bet that would blow his skirts up. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-02-17 02:34 |
| #2 You beat me to it, #1. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-02-17 02:31 |
| #1 Have the guys wear them. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-02-17 01:00 |