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2007-01-25 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by Fred 2007-01-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11125 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It was not clear why the teenager left home or where she stayed during that period.
Maybe she wanted to stay away from you, pops. And with good reason it would seem.

Posted by Free Radical">Free Radical 2007-01-25 07:12|| 2007-01-25 07:12|| Front Page Top

#2 The examination showed the victim was not involved in any sexual activity, the source added

So it didn't really matter that she had not screwed around while she was gone. He killed her because she went away.

Posted by Rambler">Rambler 2007-01-25 08:57|| 2007-01-25 08:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Jeez. And, Jordan is supposedly one of the more "Western and moderate" Islamic nations! Countdown is ticking ever closer for me to switch over to the deport 'em all side when stories like this arise.

Posted by BA 2007-01-25 09:05|| 2007-01-25 09:05|| Front Page Top

#4 additional info from the Yahoo news item on this:

Weeks ago, the girl had returned home from a family protection clinic after doctors had vouched for her virginity and the father had signed a pledge not to harm her, the pathologist said on condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the case.

"The tests proved that she was a virgin," the pathologist said. The girl returned home only after her father signed a statement promising not to harm her, he added.

The father shot the girl four times in the head on Tuesday. On Wednesday, an autopsy was performed that again showed "she was still a virgin," the pathologist said.

Authorities have not disclosed the names of the father or the daughter or even their hometown, saying only that they lived in a southern province.

The crime is the first "honor killing" this year in Jordan, where many men consider sex out of wedlock to be an almost indelible stain on a family's reputation. On average, about 20 women in the country are killed by their relatives in such cases each year. Women have been killed for simply dating.

Global human rights organizations have condemned such killings and appealed to King Abdullah II to put an end to them.

In response, the government has abolished a section in the penal code that allowed for "honor" killers to get sentences as lenient as six months in prison. Instead, the government has told judges to consider honor killings on a par with other homicides, which in Jordan are punishable by up to 15 years in jail.

But attempts to introduce harsher sentences have been blocked by conservative lawmakers who argue that tougher penalties would lead to promiscuity.

Queen Rania also has called for harsher punishment for such killers.

"tougher penalties would lead to promiscuity" - that's chilling. Truly. Sanctioned murder.

Posted by Thinemp Whimble2412 2007-01-25 11:50|| 2007-01-25 11:50|| Front Page Top

#5 What happened, did he run out of acid?

Posted by tu3031 2007-01-25 11:53|| 2007-01-25 11:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Coming to America soon thanks to support from your local feminists!

Posted by Excalibur 2007-01-25 13:33|| 2007-01-25 13:33|| Front Page Top

#7 "No Abdul, you inbred cretin", "we didn't say put lead in her, we said put a lead on her"

Posted by tipper 2007-01-25 17:43|| 2007-01-25 17:43|| Front Page Top

#8 Speaking of honor: isn't this job (carrying out the ~~heinous cold-blooded murder~~honor killing) traditionally given to the eldest son?

Posted by xbalanke 2007-01-25 17:58|| 2007-01-25 17:58|| Front Page Top

#9 I'm under the impression that's a practice adopted in the West, where sub-adults are given until-age-of-majority sentences instead of the longer sentences given adults. This is not based on real information, however.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-01-25 22:18|| 2007-01-25 22:18|| Front Page Top

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