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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Benevolent Saudis Pardon Rape Victim
We all remember this story. A Saudi Woman and her male companion were kidnapped by seven men and the woman was raped. If that wasn't bad enough, the Saudi "justice" system sentenced the woman to 200 lashings and six months in prison for appearing in public with a man she wasn't related too.
Well today King Abdullah pardoned the woman and the man she was with stating that, "the woman and the man in her company have experienced enough torture which should be enough punishment for them and a lesson to learn from."
From CNN
Posted by Leah Dowe on December 19, 2007 | Permalink
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>"the woman and the man in her company have experienced enough torture which should be enough punishment for them and a lesson to learn from."
It is only because of worldwide outrage over this incident that the 200 lashes were commuted.
Now the woman can go home, pull herself together, and peacefully wait for her family to kill her for the sake of their 'honor'.
I'd like the press which alerted us to her case to continue to exhibit some care and monitor her status.
(ie. is she dead or alive to see the next Spring?)
Posted by: Speller | 2007-12-19 12:23:39 PM
Good point Speller. I hope she will be monitored. It remains outrageous that none of the men who actually committed a crime - the ones who attacked the couple and then raped her face no consequences whatsoever.
This is the type of "law and justice" the Islamists and their supporters are determined to export to the world.
Posted by: Alain | 2007-12-19 1:29:35 PM
From "The West Wing" (episode #319 - "Enemies Foreign and Domestic" - Originally broadcast May 1, 2002). CJ Craig, Press Secretary to President Bartlet, speaking at a press conference about a news story on school girls in Saudi Arabia who were not allowed to leave a burning school since they weren't dressed properly enough for the "religious police":
"Outraged? I'm barely surprised. This is a country where women aren't allowed to drive a car. They're not allowed to be in the company of any man other than a close relative. They're required to adhere to a dress code that would make a Maryknoll nun look like Malibu Barbie. They beheaded 121 people last year for robbery, rape, and drug trafficking. They have no free press, no elected government, no political parties. And the Royal Family allows the Religious Police to travel in groups of six carrying nightsticks and they freely and publicly beat women. But 'Brutus is an honorable man.' 17 schoolgirls were forced to burn alive because they weren't wearing the proper clothing. Am I outraged? No. . . . That is Saudi Arabia, our partners in peace."
Posted by: Fact Check | 2007-12-19 1:40:35 PM
From "The West Wing" (episode #319 - "Enemies Foreign and Domestic" - Originally broadcast May 1, 2002). CJ Craig, Press Secretary to President Bartlet, speaking at a press conference about a news story on school girls in Saudi Arabia who were not allowed to leave a burning school since they weren't dressed properly enough for the "religious police":
"Outraged? I'm barely surprised. This is a country where women aren't allowed to drive a car. They're not allowed to be in the company of any man other than a close relative. They're required to adhere to a dress code that would make a Maryknoll nun look like Malibu Barbie. They beheaded 121 people last year for robbery, rape, and drug trafficking. They have no free press, no elected government, no political parties. And the Royal Family allows the Religious Police to travel in groups of six carrying nightsticks and they freely and publicly beat women. But 'Brutus is an honorable man.' 17 schoolgirls were forced to burn alive because they weren't wearing the proper clothing. Am I outraged? No. . . . That is Saudi Arabia, our partners in peace."
Posted by: Fact Check | 2007-12-19 1:41:12 PM
>"I hope she will be monitored.
Alain | 19-Dec-07 1:29:35 PM
Alain,
I wish it were simple to monitor her, but it's a cinch that nobody can discern her from any other Saudi woman because, like all Saudi women, she will be wearing a burka outside of the home and if her family kills her to protect their 'honor' they likely won't make any announcements to the press.
Posted by: Speller | 2007-12-19 3:12:36 PM
No mention of the punishment of the gang rapists, eh? Or the fact that they ALSO raped the guy who was in the car with her.
Posted by: obc | 2007-12-19 7:35:49 PM
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