14 Year Old Girl Executed For Being Raped

• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2011-02-03 23:35

  Four people including a Muslim cleric have been arrested in Bangladesh in connection with the death of 14-year-old girl who was publicly lashed.
  
  The teenager was accused of having an affair with a married man, police say, and the punishment was given under Islamic Sharia law.
  
  Hena Begum's family members said a village court consisting of elders and clerics passed the sentence.
  
  She was alleged to have had the affair with her cousin and received 80 lashes.
  Punishment received
  
  The family members of the married man also allegedly beat the girl up a day before the village court passed the sentence in the district of Shariatpur.
  
  "Her family members said she was admitted to a hospital after the incident and she died six days later. The village elders also asked the girl's father to pay a fine of about 50,000 Taka (£430; $700)," district superintendent of police, AKM Shahidur Rahman, told the BBC.
  
  He said it had not been established yet whether she died because of the punishment she received or another reason.
  
  "We are still waiting for the post-mortem report. In the meantime, we are also looking for another 14 people including a teacher from a local madrassa in connection with this case," Mr Rahman said.
  
  Activists say dozens of fatwas - or religious rulings - are issued under Sharia law each year by village clergy in Bangladesh.
  
  "What sort of justice is this? My daughter has been beaten to death in the name of justice. If it had been a proper court then my daughter would not have died," Dorbesh Khan, the father of Hena Begum, told the BBC.
  
  He said those responsible for the death should be punished.
  
  A group of people held a rally on Wednesday in the town of Shariatpur in protest against those who gave the fatwa and demanded action against them.
  
  This is the second reported fatality linked to a Sharia law punishment since the practice was outlawed last year by the High Court.
  
  A 40-year-old woman in the district of Rajshahi died in December, days after she was publicly caned for allegedly having an affair with her stepson.
  
  Nearly 90% of Bangladesh's estimated 160 million population are Muslims, most of whom practise a moderate version of Islam.

  
  
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12344959
  
  These religious elders must have serious problems to make those laws
• EndlessDreams wrote on 2011-02-03 23:44
  When you completely follow the laws created by delusional desert nomads of more than a millennium ago, this is kind of what happens. So, the girl is raped, executed, AND the father of that girl has to pay a fine as well? This is what they called justice?
  
  Good thing that their high court has enough common sense to outlaw Sharia. Too bad they don't have the power to enforce it to all parts of the country.
• Devoth wrote on 2011-02-03 23:50
  Let's make our own psychotic laws that punish those people for existing and carrying out such heinous acts. One could argue that this is 'just their way of life'. Sure, it might be, but it doesn't make me want to kick these barbarians' teeth in any less. Just a good example of the kind of bewildering things that go on outside of our own lives. Sure, the lot of us on Nation have problems, but do we have to deal with this? Absolutely f*cking sickening.
• MiniSoda wrote on 2011-02-03 23:54
  Woah... that's just not right.
  
  She was raped, executed and had to PAY for that!?
• Cynic wrote on 2011-02-03 23:56

  Quote from Devoth;319257:

  Let's make our own psychotic laws that punish those people for existing and carrying out such heinous acts. One could argue that this is 'just their way of life'. Sure, it might be, but it doesn't make me want to kick these barbarians' teeth in any less. Just a good example of the kind of bewildering things that go on outside of our own lives. Sure, the lot of us on Nation have problems, but do we have to deal with this? Absolutely f*cking sickening.

  
  ^ I can't say it any better than that.. this is why I hate most humans.
• paladin wrote on 2011-02-03 23:58
  And they call Americans crazy
  I suppose the whole gotta be one to know one saying applies
• gentrone wrote on 2011-02-03 23:59
  Sometimes I wish these people would die. Their 'religion' should be abolished...
  
  But then I remember they are people and my own beliefs of freedom and fairness. BUT THEY ARE NOT FAIR AT ALL AND JUST KILLED A LITTLE GIRL.
  
  Should we tolerate this? I think not.
• Time wrote on 2011-02-04 00:10

  Quote from gentrone;319274:

  Sometimes I wish these people would die. Their 'religion' should be abolished...
  
  But then I remember they are people and my own beliefs of freedom and fairness. BUT THEY ARE NOT FAIR AT ALL AND JUST KILLED A LITTLE GIRL.
  
  Should we tolerate this? I think not.

  
  
  Wait, what religion do you think should be abolished?
• loltastic659 wrote on 2011-02-04 00:15
  It's not really the Muslim religion's fault...
  It's just that they're using a code of law thats several THOUSAND years old and haven't changed it since.
  That and the fact that huge amount of these 'priests' are religious extremists and take things way too literally.
  I'm not defending the verdict, nor do I support the entire thing, I just don't think it's fair to want to 'abolish' an entire religion.
• EndlessDreams wrote on 2011-02-04 00:16

  Quote from Time;319293:

  Wait, what religion do you think should be abolished?

  
  
  If you didn't know, Sharia is what they called the scared law of Islam. Therefore, religion in question would be Islam. While not every Muslims would go out and support Sharia, it is the same book that all Muslims are reading. Just that some Muslims had more common sense to ignore some parts of it, and treat it as irrelevant to "modern" society.
  
  The article does say that Sharia is outlawed in the higher courts, but it doesn't seem like they have to power to enforce it everywhere in the country.
• Time wrote on 2011-02-04 00:17

  Quote from loltastic659;319298:

  It's not really the Muslim religion's fault...
  It's just that they're using a code of law thats several THOUSAND years old and haven't changed it since.
  That and the fact that huge amount of these 'priests' are religious extremists and take things way too literally.
  I'm not defending the verdict, nor do I support the entire thing, I just don't think it's fair to want to 'abolish' an entire religion.

  
  This is what I was going to eventually lead into. This type of law is not practiced by everyone in the religion.
  
  And if you think that they are then....Just no.
  
  
  

  Quote from EndlessDreams;319299:

  If you didn't know, Sharia is what they called the scared law of Islam. Therefore, religion in question would be Islam. While not every Muslims would go out and support Sharia, it is the same book that all Muslims are reading. Just that some Muslims had more common sense to ignore some parts of it, and treat it as irrelevant to "modern" society.
  
  The article does say that Sharia is outlawed in the higher courts, but it doesn't seem like they have to power to enforce it everywhere in the country.

  
  
  Oh no, I did know, (remember that mosque thread?) I was just hoping maybe the post I was questioning meant radical whatever, or maybe didnt understand. Thanks though, you were being helpful, and thats always nice. (=
• gentrone wrote on 2011-02-04 00:35
  In any case, Human Rights should be above religion.
• Cynic wrote on 2011-02-04 00:38

  Quote from gentrone;319326:

  In any case, Human Rights should be above religion.

  
  
  Lol. Sadly, it never is.
  It literally brainwashes some people.
• Time wrote on 2011-02-04 00:40

  Quote from gentrone;319326:

  In any case, Human Rights should be above religion.

  
  
  It should be, it should be above many things, but due to certain people it is not always that way, its sad.
• Adelynn wrote on 2011-02-04 03:40
  There are times when religion unites people for good purposes, like charity for the needy.
  
  And then there are times like this one.