Saudi woman sentenced to 100 lashes and year in jail for being raped

Having grown up there, I can tell you their "justice" system is medieval to say the least. And it's always the woman's fault in that society. Don't get me started.

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?contentID=2009020828735&method=home.regcon

When I was young, I read a national geographic article about saudi arabia, and I guess my brain didn't interpret it correctly, because I thought that saudi arabia was essentially the same thing as the empire from star wars, an oppressive rich kingdom with a big scary main building. If it was red it would look like the eye of sauron.

the vast majority of the world behave like savages - may not be politically correct but it's true. it's only a very small fraction of the planet where "civilised society" (if you can call it that) exists. most of the world is still stuck in medieval attitudes and thinking. this is what is causing a lot of the problems today - the clash of these socially less developed cultures (in terms of moral acceptability) with western values of openness and freedom etc.

  On 11/6/2012 at 4:09 PM, Salvatorin said:

I thought that saudi arabia was essentially the same thing as the empire from star wars

return of the jeddah

What a nice place..

  On 11/6/2012 at 4:04 PM, Rubin Farr said:

Don't get me started.

seems fair.

disgusting... but let's not get started

pakistani parents savagely murder daughter for looking at boys...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228586/Killed-eyeing-boy-It-destiny-says-Pakistani-parents-killed-daughter.html

I need to stop reading depressing news articles like this. It doesn't do me any good.

  On 11/6/2012 at 5:58 PM, keltoi said:

pakistani parents savagely murder daughter for looking at boys...

 

http://www.dailymail...d-daughter.html

this is the most fucked up thing I've read in awhile

It's nothing new which makes it worse. Such a tragedy the ego of men in these cases.

  On 11/6/2012 at 4:28 PM, BCM said:

the vast majority of the world behave like savages - may not be politically correct but it's true. it's only a very small fraction of the planet where "civilised society" (if you can call it that) exists. most of the world is still stuck in medieval attitudes and thinking. this is what is causing a lot of the problems today - the clash of these socially less developed cultures (in terms of moral acceptability) with western values of openness and freedom etc.

Seriously? Let's see, North America, Europe, East Asia (and much of SE Asia), Australia, certain parts of Africa and most of South America all have what we would define as "appropriate" attitudes toward human rights. It is precisely because of the spread of these values that articles like this are shocking. If these situations were the norm in countries such as Pakistan or Saudi Arabia, they wouldn't be news.

And simply throwing western values of "openness and freedom" on situations is not a cure-all. If you want an easy to read introduction to the problems (not one that is condescending, but not too dry and academic) try Amy Chua's "World on Fire" (which has problems for sure, but it is certainly thought provoking).

Thank god for multiculturalism, now we can save these people from their own culture while they terrorize us with theirs.

This is just plain sad and shameful to hear. That poor woman deserves better.

OMG U GUYS R RACISMS!

  On 11/7/2012 at 12:01 AM, compson said:

OMG U GUYS R RACISMS!

Yea! SO IGNORANT!

I wish people weren't assholes.

  On 11/6/2012 at 10:40 PM, vasio said:

Thank god for multiculturalism, now we can save these people from their own culture while they terrorize us with theirs.

lol seriously.

but no, Batista, Castillo and Reza Pahlavi were godsends to their people, USA must hold the mantle of the White Man's Burden and put these righteous pro-Western men in power so that these foolish backwards savages don't make the mistake of democratically electing evil.

I can't tell who's serious here anymore.

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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan reported more than 900 women were murdered last year after being accused of bringing shame on the family in some way.k

this boggles my mind.

but guys, cultural relativism!!

My first instinct is that those bastards need to be executed. But that wouldn't solve anything. How can anyone do this kind of thing, especially to their own daughter?