Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Turkish Men Still Believe In Killing Or Disfigurement As Punishment For Women...

BBC NEWS Europe Turkish backing for honour crimes

A survey by a university in Turkey has shown almost 40% support for the practice of "honour killing".
The results come days after a court in Istanbul gave a life sentence for the murder of a girl by her brothers for giving birth to a child out of wedlock.
Turkish law, which used to be lenient on "honour crimes", was heavily revised as part of the country's preparation for EU accession proceedings.
Turkey has started talks with the EU but is not expected to join for years.

It questioned 430 people, most of them men. When asked the appropriate punishment for a woman who has committed adultery, 37% replied she should be killed.
Twenty-five percent said that she deserved divorce, and 21% that her nose or ears should be cut off.
The survey group was small but the results are a reminder that "honour killing" - a practice where women are murdered for allegedly bringing shame on their family - still has significant support in parts of Turkey.

Gotta love them moslems and their treatment of women, dont'cha? So 58% of men believe that a wayward gal should be sliced to pieces one way or another and why do I continue to allow these things to surprise me.

2005, going on 2006, and the ragheads act like its 505 going on 506. Take 'em Europe, you're welcome to the whole bloody lot.

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