Monday, July 7, 2008

Not Again!

There has been yet another (dis)honor killing in the news. It was somewhere in Georgia. A man strangled his own daughter because she was planning on leaving her husband. The father thought that was dishonoring to the family so he murdered her. I ask you, how can a father do this to his own flesh and blood? Are females in certain cultures so looked down on by the males that it means nothing to "get rid" of them? If a female makes decisions for herself, is she seen as a threat? I am appalled that this is happening here in our country! Her two brothers were standing in the driveway when the police arrived at the house. They told the officers, "we think our father killed our sister." The dad was smoking in the garage. Would he have killed his sons if he disagreed with them?
I also saw that young college co-ed that was kidnapped and shot to death for her ATM card. All the punk got was $1400 out of her account. It makes me sick. He could have robbed her without killing her. What sense is there to this kind of thing? None. It's really scary that certain individuals have no conscience. No human decency. What is wrong with these people?! It gives me the creeps to think that these predators are walking the streets....and I'm about sick and tired of hearing that these criminals had a "hard life", they didn't get the "opportunities" that others did, they grew up on the streets, no father figure.....waaaaaa, waaaaaa, waaaaaaa. I don't want to hear excuses. THEY HAVE CHOICE. No matter how hard life is. It is my opinion that they are weak and they are cowards.

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  1. To answer your question about the sons. . .no, probably not. In some cultures, it is viewed that a family's honor resides in its females.

    Ellen R. Sheeley, Author
    "Reclaiming Honor in Jordan"
    http://www.redroom.com/author/ellen-r-sheeley

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