Honour killing
A Jordanian man confessed to killing his 16-year-old niece to save his family's "honour" after she was sexually assaulted, a judicial official said on Saturday.
http://gulfnews.com/news/region/jordan/jordanian-shoots-dead-sex-victim-...
What bothers me is:(Article says)
Murder is punishable by death in Jordan but in so-called "honour killings" courts can commute or reduce sentences, particularly if the victim's family asks for leniency.
Can anyone explain why? I would say sentence should be increased in "Honour Killings".
Special appearance by WK led to hijack of my thread :-(
Lol
Rizks I dedicated one comment to you but you didn't read my comment :(
tcom so it was you, I turned around then thought who would call me here so turned back and went in :P
jackie boy you should know by now that my comments are not to be taken seriously ;)
this is really sad...there is no honor in killing the niece since she was the victim in this heinous crime.
cant believe... nowadays all news r unbelievable...
PM
I called you last night u turned back but went right in again you know where about 9:30
me hurted WK ? :(
when when, bolo bolo ?
abey Oye WK, muh khol..kuch to bol....lol
drmana, blame RIZK for hijacking...I've not done anything...lol
rizk, WK is still not in talking terms with you coz u'd really hurted him last time..now say SORRY to him..lol
slaps on WK's face,left and right for not replying to my greetings.....
jack, he is indeed our LONG LOST WK...
Is that you WK or some imposter? I thought you kicked QL out of your system ;)
WK, just go to ur KHAPs people and try these ways :
Or try MUNNABHAI way :
We can't do anything but those who can don't want to do anything. How sad is that? :-S
These murders are committed to protect the family honour so called honour killing.
It's better to have a dead daughter than a 16 year old pregnant daughter or it's better to have a dead son than one who ran away with a girl from lower caste. For different reasons, to protect the family honour these killings happen.
It is completely illogical and stupid but well stupidity isn't extinct yet.
drmana, i was just joking..
yes, it's stupid PRIDE for which they shout from the top of the roof...To hell with their ridiculous thinking..
soniya I have read all those cases and I feel sad for them but what to do ya'ani.
Oops sorry soniya, I was just replying to WK. No intention to ignore you, you know that :-)
But I really think this is not about emotions, its all about false sense of PRIDE.
drmana and wk, it's me who used the word SENIMENTS and EMOTIONS (if both of u can see the comments above) and i really know about the KHAPS and provided some links as well..But both of you've ignored my comment...:(
Such unreasonable law.. One can never have true justice in this planet.. Back to Mars..
Yes.....soniya you are right.....now a days we could see everywhere honour killings in india.....
WK, but you won't kill just for the sake of your emotions. You do come back and apologise.
When they kill, they can't turn back and apologize.
I don't understand how ppl are coping themselves in this horror.
There is NOTHING honorable in such evil acts!The man or rather the beast deserves the death penalty...Its sick really. May Allah grant the dead his mercy in abundance & the murderer what he deserves! News like this always has me disturbed regardless of how many times its been done around the globe. So so sad!
drmana when emotions run high, we don't think. Atleast my community doesn't, as you can see from my stupid senseless angry comments on QL everytime I get on an emotional high horse ;)
It may take time to change, but if tried..it can be changed. Maybe by taking help if this panchayat itself. This "honour killing" thing has no honour in it. When would people understand that? And since the law doesn't help as well, this will never stop :-(
Rizks did you grow any hair in my absence ;)
Now don't hijack this thread :)
WK, in short, even the police force are scared to enter the KHAPs community...
drmana the ones enforcing the law in India in certain states do believe in honour killings as well or they are too scared to interfere in the workings of Khap panchayats. It will take time to change.
hearthunter, respect them? Are you serious?
it is their rules and we should respect them. cheers
Soniya .. they simply sensationalise everything, you will see atleast 5 porn pics in their homepage. YOu cant even advise your kids to read their page, a daily??
drmana, sometimes LAW is not above the sentiments and emotions of one section of our society...
WK iz backk with his original id...
Clap Clap and blow the candles off of the Cup cake...:)
WK, i was about to take your name for supporting my comments..Coz we both are from NORTHERN part of INDIA and we know it better what HONOUR KILLING means..right??
Why not WK? What is required is tough law against it.
herbert uncle, AB KYA HO GAYA??(ENGLISH : now what happened??) what's that scandal?? did i miss some part on QL?? OMG !! can you plz cool down your anger??
Honour killing will not stop in India in the near future, I don't know about Jordan.
Dear Soniya, please read the Catholic Church Scandal and see the comments and rubbish your pals have posted for this. Do you think they're sane? And you ask me not to get worked up and use foul language? Awaiting your comments.
arien, i do read other newspapers as well..I am just comfortable with TOI search and thus provided the exact link..I will surely try next time to give some links from other news papers..now happy??????
drmana, we are hoping for a LAW/BILL(in INDIA) to get pass soon to stop such heinous crime of our society..Those who have got caught so far are still behind prison and due to the lethargic work of our judiciary system, culprits still roam freely...
like all this explanation is going to revise anything, perhaps revive hatred.
should have killed the guys who sexually assaulted his niece instead of killing his niece...
There is no honour in killing.
Soniya you are right, there are N number of them offlate. I agree
But Can I suggest you to switch your online daily from the crap TOI to The Hindu or some other better one? :)
soniya, I know it happens everywhere. People even take pride in such things but how can law do that? Its a serious issue. If law also make it look like any less than murder, then how can this be stopped?
drmana, i hope i haven't diverted your thread to anywhere else..I am just stick to the topic HONOUR KILLING..Actually it's not at all new for us..I've been listening this kind of news almost everyday where a father kills his own girl/boy, uncle kills his niece and blah blah..Here are some of the links FYI..
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/No-regrets-about-killing-my-niece/articleshow/6051247.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/6048315.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Woman-lover-murdered-in-another-suspected-honour-killing-in-Delhi/articleshow/6131411.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Twist-in-Delhi-honour-killing-case-one-more-body-found/articleshow/6077943.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Samaj-ke-liye-yeh-murder-zaroori-tha-says-girls-uncle/articleshow/6084080.cms
... and where is the 'honour' of having a murderer in your family??????
But by reducing the sentence, are they not promoting it as something excusable?
My Sense you surprised me by taking it so lightly. Law is law, but law should be law not bullshit.
drmana, leave the news of JORDAN..You just open up any news channels(indian)or papers(on net), you will get loads of HONOUR KILLINGS case..
That is their rules of LAW leave it to them the whole process and judgement, why bother yourself? Live in PEACE>>>>
it wasn't her fault.... :(