[Dhaka Tribune] We are shocked by the vicious murder of Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon, the 13-year-old boy, who was tied to a pole and tortured to death by a group of men in Kumargon, Sylhet.
It is difficult to imagine the anguish his family must be enduring as the nation learns of the 28 minute video of his barbaric torture which was filmed and uploaded by his killers.
The video contains harrowing footage of the horrific beating and torture Rajon was subjected to by a group of five or six individuals, before he departed this vale of tears.
Some comfort can be taken from the fact that the prime accused has been placed on a five-day remand by the Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate. It is fortuitous that he was detained last week after being caught red-handed trying to dump Rajon's body.
Now that a murder case has been formally filed, the police must ensure the immediate apprehension and arrest of all the accused's accomplices.
The damning evidence that the tormentors have provided of themselves brutally laughing and jeering as they tortured their victim, can be used to quickly bring them to justice.
Nothing can excuse or explain why they brazenly boasted about their sickening depravity. But everyone knows that no one should be allowed to get away with murder.
Rajon's killers must be held to account and punished to the full extent of the law.
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[BLOGS.THEFRIDAYTIMES] "India grants citizenship to 4300 refugees from Afghanistan and Pakistain" read a recent news headline circulating in the media.
As a Pak, this headline carried more heartache than surprise. At a time when the Pak social media is abuzz with underlining the plight of the minority Rohingya-Moslem community of Myanmar, minorities and marginalized groups in our own backyard are fighting a battle of their survival. So how come Pakistain, a country established on grounds of secularism, reach this stage of deserting its own? Systematic constitutional marginalization, growing Lion of Islam narrative, and alleged state-backed persecution are some of the major reasons.
Between January 2013 and June 2014, up to 3,753 Non-Moslem Paks, especially Hindus, gave up their passports to acquire Indian Visas. Also, the Foreign Policy magazine ranked Pakistain as the third worst state in terms of group grievance, whereas Freedom House, in 2012, categorized the country as partially free for religious practice.
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Systematic constitutional marginalization, growing narrative, and alleged state-backed persecution are some of the major reasons.
Kinda what is happening to old white dudes (OWD) here.
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FTA: there was a gap between male and female performance on the rifle range
This is curious. It is a demonstrable fact that your average man is stronger than your average woman, something that bears strongly (heh) on performance and standards. But why a gap in marksmanship? This is a skill that requires practice, but needs neither speed nor strength. The article attributes it to low expectations, but that's a management problem, something Germano seemed focused on correcting. So, WTF?
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Went through USMC OCS in the early 80s. There were stark differences in the female-male thresholds even in the pre-PC days. Family member who went through about 10 years ago confirmed it has gotten even worse.
All you need to know is failure rate of females in the Infantry Officer Course: 100%. It has nothing to do with intelligence or desire.
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They want equality but separate PT tests (and Olympic events).
War is a mean business. IIRC Guinness Book of Records once posted that in all of human history there was only about 200 years of peace in the civilized world (those who keep records). No politician, no judge, no screaming SJW can alter the fact that the enemy wants to kill you and doesn't care about 'rules' or an 'even playing field'. Either you win or they do.
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SteveS, It is proposed to be a trained, 'hand/eye' coordination activity in which many boys, such as those that join the Marines, have been engaging since childhood. Many can visualize pitching/throwing that pellet downrange to the target. Through studies regarding online and first-person shooter gaming it has been demonstrated that females have equal aptitude given enough time to 'spin-up', but 16 weeks of boot is not sufficient to fixate basal ganglia...
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[THEFRIDAYTIMES] Apologise for lying? Who, me? Never! Never in a million years. Apologising for their mistakes is what ordinary people do. Not entitled, arrogant, egotistical, self-centered, shameless autocrats like me and my team. We never apologise. So what if I lied about Najam Sethi stealing 35 seats during Election 2013? So what if I invented the lie about "35 Punctures"? I can brazen it out. We're untouchable, me and my Teflon Team. Except for Dr Arif Alvi, founding member of the Pakistain 
[BLOGS.THEFRIDAYTIMES] "India grants citizenship to 4300 refugees from Afghanistan and Pakistain" read a recent news headline circulating in the media.
