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| Wife Beating in St P/MN (guess the culture/religion) |
| 2007-08-13 |
| A man who beat, slashed and sexually mutilated his estranged girlfriend - then calmly fed and bathed the couple's 5-month-old son before he fled - was sentenced Friday to more than 17 years in prison. As he stood before the judge, Afif Abdiaziz Ahmed, 27, declared that he wanted to withdraw his guilty plea because he had decided the agreed-on sentence was too stiff.... The 25-year-old woman survived but suffered permanent brain damage. Ahmed "ended her life as she knew it," Assistant Ramsey County Attorney Derek Fitch told the court..... The article doesn't mention the word "Moslem". Neither does the Star Trib version of the article (although it does hint at a cultural 'problem'). The article should have noted that 4:34 of the Koran is fairly clear that wife beating is allowed in Islam. Unfortunately the various authoritative 9th-12th century commentators on the Koran are not fully translated so the deep roots of this isn't known as well as it should be. |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #10 Trial by general population. Even in Minnesota I expect the lifers will sort this guy out. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-08-13 19:07 |
| #9 BA:To quote the great Mr. Pruitt: "If this weren't so despicably evil, it would be funny." As great as Mr. Pruitt is, he was actually quoting me on that one. /tooting my own horn |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2007-08-13 18:05 |
| #8 Scientology? |
| Posted by: danking70 2007-08-13 16:02 |
| #7 oops, that should be "on the Moonies...." |
| Posted by: BA 2007-08-13 15:50 |
| #6 To quote the great Mr. Pruitt: "If this weren't so despicably evil, it would be funny." And, I decide to withdraw my wager in #1, as I decided it was a rush to judgement based upon preconceived notions of the RoP. I now want my money of the Moonies from O'Hare airport, who caught a flight to Minneapolis and did this (/sarcasm). |
| Posted by: BA 2007-08-13 15:49 |
| #5 Those damn Amish are at it again...... |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2007-08-13 15:40 |
| #4 he wanted to withdraw his guilty plea because he had decided the agreed-on sentence was too stiff Wah! Wah! I'm a member of the Master Race™. I don't have to take responsibility for my acts. After all, it was only a woman. It's not like I hurt my son or anything. Plus, I don't feel like doing so much time after all. Change my sentence. Wah! Wah! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-08-13 15:38 |
| #3 He basically killed her. He should have gotten the death penalty. Or at least a life sentence. But then again, this is Minnesota. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2007-08-13 15:34 |
| #2 Stand by for the 'religious laws trump secular laws' drumbeat to start anytime..... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-08-13 15:19 |
| #1 OOOO! OOOO! I know, I know! My guess? Somali/Muzzie Don't ask me how I know these things *snicker* |
| Posted by: BA 2007-08-13 15:10 |