forced to marry her rapist,16 yaer old teen commits suicide

Godfather.
Godfather. Posts: 12,504
edited March 2012 in A Moving Train
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    ugh... men are fucks.
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    Men (Man) are supposed to protect women and children ...
    why don't they?
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    pandora wrote:
    Men (Man) are supposed to protect women and children ...
    why don't they?


    cause theyre fucks.... and its a little sexist that you think women and children need protecting by men
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • unlost dogs
    unlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    I'm trying to recall the case that was all over the news last summer / fall _ very similar, but I don't think it was in Morocco.

    I can't even begin to understand the kind of thinking that supports this viewpoint. Or society that institutes it as a law.
    15 years of sharks 06/30/08 (MA), 05/17/10 (Boston), 09/03/11 (Alpine Valley), 09/04/11 (Alpine Valley), 09/30/12 (Missoula), 07/19/13 (Wrigley), 10/15/13 (Worcester), 10/16/13 (Worcester), 10/25/13 (Hartford), 12/4/13 (Vancouver), 12/6/13 (Seattle), 6/26/14 (Berlin), 6/28/14 (Stockholm), 10/16/14 (Detroit)
  • Godfather.
    Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    ugh... men are fucks.

    ohhh that's it Cate lump us all together. :lol:

    Godfather.
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    time to boycott everything moroccan i say
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    pandora wrote:
    Men (Man) are supposed to protect women and children ...
    why don't they?


    cause theyre fucks.... and its a little sexist that you think women and children need protecting by men
    pretty obvious they do cate

    its a man's world ... still

    this subject a damn good example
  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,618
    Let's elect Santorum so she'll only be forced to have the man's baby.
  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,237
    pandora wrote:
    Men (Man) are supposed to protect women and children ...
    why don't they?

    pandora wrote:
    [

    cause theyre fucks.... and its a little sexist that you think women and children need protecting by men
    pretty obvious they do cate

    its a man's world ... still

    this subject a damn good example

    I have to disagree, if a woman wants to protect herself she most certainly can. Women are play an intregal part in this world it only appears that it's a man's. That is according to the one and only James Brown. :D

    peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Sad, too bad she didn't kill the guy instead.
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    g under p wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    Men (Man) are supposed to protect women and children ...
    why don't they?

    pandora wrote:
    [

    cause theyre fucks.... and its a little sexist that you think women and children need protecting by men
    pretty obvious they do cate

    its a man's world ... still

    this subject a damn good example

    I have to disagree, if a woman wants to protect herself she most certainly can. Women are play an intregal part in this world it only appears that it's a man's. That is according to the one and only James Brown. :D

    peace
    We are talking about societies here right? How about this one on topic ...
    how about here even in ours ... :?

    and James Brown he's a bit slap happy maybe not the best example on how not to
    womanize a woman
  • mikepegg44
    mikepegg44 Posts: 3,353
    Go Beavers wrote:
    Let's elect Santorum so she'll only be forced to have the man's baby.

    well played :lol:

    Cate...I don't think it is far to call that person a man simply because he has genitals. He is no man in my book
    that’s right! Can’t we all just get together and focus on our real enemies: monogamous gays and stem cells… - Ned Flanders
    It is terrifying when you are too stupid to know who is dumb
    - Joe Rogan
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    Sad, too bad she didn't kill the guy instead.
    or her brothers kill the guy
  • polaris_x wrote:
    time to boycott everything moroccan i say

    This is obviously ridiculous, as is somehow linking this to Santorum :roll: (I know that wasn't you).

    This is a completely stupid "tradition" that once again shows why ruling via religious doctrine is not only silly, but dangerous. Does that make all Moroccan's bad? Absolutely not. Just the ruling folks that have not seen fit to change something so obviously amoral because of some religious belief.

    Hopefully, this poor little girl did not die in vain, and there is a holiday in her honor in Morocco some day (not that I would ever know). So sad.
    Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    This is obviously ridiculous, as is somehow linking this to Santorum :roll: (I know that wasn't you).

    This is a completely stupid "tradition" that once again shows why ruling via religious doctrine is not only silly, but dangerous. Does that make all Moroccan's bad? Absolutely not. Just the ruling folks that have not seen fit to change something so obviously amoral because of some religious belief.

    Hopefully, this poor little girl did not die in vain, and there is a holiday in her honor in Morocco some day (not that I would ever know). So sad.

    hey ... if some people can boycott french products because they don't want to bomb innocent people ... i should be able to boycott a country that still employs a judicial system that would force this girl down this path ...

    how do you hope to constitute change in morocco then? ... boycotts and impacts to the economy are known to work ...
  • polaris_x wrote:
    This is obviously ridiculous, as is somehow linking this to Santorum :roll: (I know that wasn't you).

    This is a completely stupid "tradition" that once again shows why ruling via religious doctrine is not only silly, but dangerous. Does that make all Moroccan's bad? Absolutely not. Just the ruling folks that have not seen fit to change something so obviously amoral because of some religious belief.

    Hopefully, this poor little girl did not die in vain, and there is a holiday in her honor in Morocco some day (not that I would ever know). So sad.

    hey ... if some people can boycott french products because they don't want to bomb innocent people ... i should be able to boycott a country that still employs a judicial system that would force this girl down this path ...

    how do you hope to constitute change in morocco then? ... boycotts and impacts to the economy are known to work ...

    Oh. You can do whatever you want. Boycott Morocco. I don't care. I actually thought you were being facetious and trying to make a comment about how this type of rule ends up in racially motivated tirades. So, my bad on the interpretation.

    Unfortunately, boycotts don't work on countries like that because it winds up hurting the general populace, some (maybe many) of who may not agree with current policy. The leaders will still get theirs.

    But, do what you want.

    And boycotting France is a good policy all around. No add'l reasons needed. :lol:
    Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    This is a completely stupid "tradition" that once again shows why ruling via religious doctrine is not only silly, but dangerous. Does that make all Moroccan's bad? Absolutely not. Just the ruling folks that have not seen fit to change something so obviously amoral because of some religious belief.

    Hopefully, this poor little girl did not die in vain, and there is a holiday in her honor in Morocco some day (not that I would ever know). So sad.

    I understand that this law (which is also mentioned in the Old Testament!) is rarely applied in Morocco. It is ancient and, it would seem, difficult to call upon as both families need to agree. This does not happen often and, if it does, it will mainly be amongst the less educated or those living in more remote areas.

    This said, even once is one time too many, whether this marriage has as tragic endings as this one. What is needed (and an ongoing 'project') is education, education, education. Whilst women can be 'nothing' in this country, they also hold positions of power or influence and are working very hard to change the situation of women there (albeit they also need to 'comply' to certain rules/tradition, whether of behaviour, modesty etc.).

    My friend Hamida (who is moroccan) is not only a judge in Belgium but also a women's rights advocate/family lawyer in Morocco. Foundations are being laid, but it's a very, very difficult road ahead - EDUCATION! Of women AND men!
  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,237
    pandora wrote:
    We are talking about societies here right? How about this one on topic ...
    how about here even in ours ... :?

    and James Brown he's a bit slap happy maybe not the best example on how not to
    womanize a woman

    Not the man James Brown but his song *It's A Man's Man's Man's World*


    This is a man's world, this is a man's world
    But it wouldn't be NOTHING, NOTHING without a woman or a girl
    :D

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    g under p wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    We are talking about societies here right? How about this one on topic ...
    how about here even in ours ... :?

    and James Brown he's a bit slap happy maybe not the best example on how not to
    womanize a woman

    Not the man James Brown but his song *It's A Man's Man's Man's World*


    This is a man's world, this is a man's world
    But it wouldn't be NOTHING, NOTHING without a woman or a girl
    :D

    Peace

    not to be mean but did he sing that while he beat her :?
    seems terribly hypocritical words for what he has been accused of
    because a real man appreciates women as his words elude to
    but actions do not

    I see your point though and
    I hope you see it is a man's world still
    women need the help of men to change that here and abroad
  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,237
    pandora wrote:
    g under p wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    We are talking about societies here right? How about this one on topic ...
    how about here even in ours ... :?

    and James Brown he's a bit slap happy maybe not the best example on how not to
    womanize a woman

    Not the man James Brown but his song *It's A Man's Man's Man's World*


    This is a man's world, this is a man's world
    But it wouldn't be NOTHING, NOTHING without a woman or a girl
    :D

    Peace

    not to be mean but did he sing that while he beat her :?
    seems terribly hypocritical words for what he has been accused of
    because a real man appreciates women as his words elude to
    but actions do not

    I see your point though and
    I hope you see it is a man's world still
    women need the help of men to change that here and abroad

    Well I don't see it as a man's world necessarily, or maybe I'm just around more women who have been successful without ever needing any help from a man. :)

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)