Comments on: Trying to be Fair

By: Zane

Zane — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:16:57 +0000

Holy cow, Laurie, that is the most wonderful case of moral equivalence I’ve seen in a while. But I’ve been away, been busy, kind of.

I’m just going to wander off to find another post. Pretend I’m Ferdinand, sniff the flowers.

By: Gregory Kong

Gregory Kong — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:53:47 +0000

And having fired his shot, Laurie is nowhere to be seen. Talk about your troll.

The issue at hand is not whether individual men (or women) are violent or abusive. The issue is what society views as right or wrong. And let me tell you, there is something fundamentally wrong with Muslim societies. Of course, the same is true of ‘urban’ US ‘civilisation’, but in different ways.

Is something wrong? Can it (ever) be justified? What is the punishment/consequences of such wrong actions? These are questions that society as a whole has to ask and answer – and I believe you will find that the answers are radically different between a Muslim society and a (say) Christian society.

By: Juvat

Juvat — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:26:23 +0000

Murder is murder. The husband should be given a fair trial and if found guilty, given the maximum penalty available in that locale (preferably Texas).
I think the quotation from General Napier regarding the practice of sati (widow burning) in India applies.
“You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.”

The only thing that I can add to that, is if his lawyer tries to interject religion and culture as justification for the crime, the lawyer should join him on the gallows.

By: virgil xenophon

virgil xenophon — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:12:09 +0000

b2/

I tell ya, that news report is EXACTLY why I’ve been agitating for an all-female fighting force for years–land, sea and air. Leaves us more time to contemplate REALLY IMPORTANT things like: Bass or Guinness?

By: Grumpy

Grumpy — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:50:32 +0000

There is no tactful way to deal with this subject. This having been said, “Time, to move out and say it!” This is not acceptable behavior for any reason. When we went in to Saudi Arabia, during Persian Gulf I, the Royal Family expected our troops to comply with all of the Muslim Law of the Region (Caliphate). The Royal Family Representative confronted the Commanding General with their issues during the build up for war. The issues included all of the National Law, Regional Law and the Religious Law. The real “flash points” were the women driving the trucks and the chaplains. The Commanding General pivoted and looked at the Royal Family Representative, eye-to-eye, with a question. It went something like this, We came as a Force and we’ll leave as a Force. You don’t want our women truck drivers or chaplains. Well, if they don’t come in, we don’t come in. What is your choice?

This tells us a great deal about this subject, the Muslim Faith understands the concept of differing Sources of Law. In The United States, The Sharia or Muslim Law and Legal System does not override the Civil / Criminal Legal system of both the State / Federal Government. If we think about it, The Constitution gives us religious freedom, this concept of respect by the faith to civil/criminal laws is the right one.

This concept of “honor killing” is wrong, it violates our Criminal Laws. I won’t even begin to suggest options for consequences. I believe this man has committed a premeditated MURDER.

By: b2

b2 — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:29:10 +0000

In all fairness for Laurie:

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/east_timors_first_female_dictator?utm_source=tvtheonioncom