http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20071217/tts-saudi-women-rape-justice-pardon-c1b2fc3_3.html
Do you think this is a step in the right direction?
Or was it because the case was so publicised?
I hope it is the former.
2007-12-17 06:37:04 · 20 answers · asked by Busy Bee 3 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
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2007-12-17 06:41:17 · update #1
LeftField360: Thanx ,,i can't tell jokes anymore,,miserable people report me and i get violated all the time xxx
2007-12-17 07:25:10 · update #2
Hi Busy Bee,
Thank you for posting the article link..I am so glad the king pardon this poor woman..this was definitely the right decision .... but I think it took a little while in coming ..so my guess is... some outside influences were at play and unfortunately ,it probably was do to the publicity of this case that has brought it about... I wish it would be a sign of change coming ...but until they do away with the "mutaween" police -- the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice -- I doubt much change in attitudes can happen ...
This is probably going to sound horrible..but my first thoughts after reading she had been pardoned..I wondered how the king would appease the mutaween over this affront to their authority ..... will this girl end up as an "honor killing"...which ,I doubt her family would have anything to do with it..or she would have already been dead..or will this warped police just target her every time she turns around..... I am really glad the king pardon her but I have a feeling this woman's ordeal is far from over....I just hope I am wrong......
***on a different note...I just wanted to let you know I really like the jokes you post : )
that's a bummer...I hate to hear that...I guess yahoo has its own warped police of sorts....of coarse, you don't have to do anything to get a violation...I got a violation one time.. the offense was "not a question or an answer"...I still haven't figured that one out....because I did answer the question...I guess they didn't like my answer ...lol..oh well, I will miss your jokes : (
2007-12-17 07:21:28 · answer #1 · answered by LeftField360 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A step toward Humanity perhaps.
However, next Girl raped will probably have her throat slit by her Father or Brothers for bringing dishonour to the Family.
Therefore there will be no publicity next time, and there will be a next time, and I wonder how many times before to other Girls.
Apparently there were no witnesses; don't they have DNA evidence in Saudi?.
The sentencing was for talking to another male in a car 'unaccompanied'. That is the part contrary to Law.
It will be a long journey to Women's Rights and true protection under the Law.
Under Sharia Law, there is no protection of the Woman, only abuse in the guise of protection.
2007-12-17 15:20:09 · answer #2 · answered by rogerglyn 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's a step in the right direction.
Yes, the publicizing of the event no doubt contributed.
According to comments King Abdullah has made, he is in favor of changing some of the extreme laws in Saudi, but he can't or won't do it when there is concerted opposition. The public reaction to this publicized case gave him the opportunity to do this.
2007-12-17 15:01:18 · answer #3 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think some Government officials from around the world may have voiced their concerns to the Saudi Government, but I agree that this is definitely a step in the right direction.
2007-12-17 14:41:14 · answer #4 · answered by Gavin T 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I hope it's a step in the right direction and that women in Saudi can be treated with the respect that all human beings deserve.
2007-12-17 14:49:09 · answer #5 · answered by bec 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
its a diversion
for more info about the sweethearts of the king
check http://www.gaatw.net/
they are fighting a rape case against a Saudi prince
there is a lot of work to be done
2007-12-17 15:14:28 · answer #6 · answered by hein 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In October 2006 the woman was originally sentenced to 90 lashes and a prison-term of several months, which was increased to 200 lashes and six months in jail after she spoke out publicly about her case.
I think it is the adverse publicity but what happened in the last 14 months ?
2007-12-17 14:55:52 · answer #7 · answered by Fred3663 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Next time they wont make it public. It was only 12 lashes. Who knows what the next rape victim will have to suffer in private because of outside interference?
2007-12-17 14:54:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Must be absolutely awful being a victim and being punished for it. A bit like the UK really remember Tony Martin who shot the burglar.
2007-12-17 14:51:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Pressure from the USA. A rare public criticism of the Saudi state. Bush went so far as to say something like "I wouldn't like my daughter to be treated like that" They didn't go so far as to condemn the Saudis, they said the sentence was "astonishing".
2007-12-17 14:59:27 · answer #10 · answered by Ern T 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋