'Rape-law' triggers fury in Jordan
The ordeal of a 14-year-old girl who was kidnapped and raped repeatedly for three days has infuriated Jordanians, especially when her attacker agreed to marry her to avoid going to jail.
In conservative Muslim societies like Jordan, rapists can walk free thanks to penal code Article 308, known as the "rape-law."
In April, the unidentified girl was shopping in the northern city of Zarqa when a 19-year-old man kidnapped her, took her to the desert where he had a pitched a tent and raped her for three consecutive days, judicial sources said.
Police found the girl during a routine patrol, drove her back to her family home and arrested the man.
Within days news emerged that the boy had agreed to marry the girl, while all charges against him have been dropped.
Earlier this month, another girl, aged 15, was talked into following a young man to an empty apartment in Amman where she was also raped.
Judicial sources say the young man is now desperately trying to work out an arrangement with her family to marry her, to avoid going to jail.
Article 308 allows rape charges to be dropped if the perpetrator agrees to marry the victim. He cannot divorce the woman for five years.
"This article of the law not only helps perpetrators walk free, it rewards them by allowing them to marry their victims, who get punished ... for God knows what," Nadia Shamrukh, head of the Jordanian Women's Union, told AFP.
"By applying this law, another crime is committed. How can this 14-year-old girl, who is a minor anyway, marry her rapist? Can you imagine this?"
The rape of a child under the age of 15 is punishable by death in Jordan, which recorded 379 cases of rape in 2010, according to court documents.
'Rape-law' triggers fury in Jordan - Yahoo! News Maktoob
4 more years!
We need to respect all societies and cultures, for they are all equally valid and beautiful.
Originally Posted by Thinkingofachange
That's right. Just like on Star Trek. Just like in your first day seated in Cultural Anthropology 101 class.
In Brazil there is a liberal rape law as well .. according to what I read in Spanish newspaper some years ago a Brazilian man was taken to court by the family of a teenage girl on such charges. The verdict was if the girl is made-up, dressed in a mini and heels she's fair game ..... next case!
kc: I hope you know my tongue was placed firmly in my cheek.
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The police in South Korea tend to take this attitude, from what I've heard. And, apparently, so too does Shanghai Metro: Miniskirt Thong Exposure “Too Much” For Shanghai Subway | Sankaku Complex [NSFW site]
I don't understand.
If they decide to marry shouldn't the parents be blamed for allowing their child to marry a rapist?
i think luke raped laura.
fred
The fact that I actually know to whom you are referring, is deeply troubling.
...and that little minx was asking for it!
have you seen her lately...goodyear blimp
I know. I wasn't actually rolling my eyes. A fly was buzzing above my head.
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...and he looks ancient.
Except "white" culture, it seems.
After all, who needs democracy, science, written law, universities, philosophy, unions, equal pay, a free press and human rights?
I sleep in the daytime, I
Work in the night time, I
Might not ever get home
Quite so.
I think we need be very careful about imposing our own values on other societies and cultures........
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...Canadian police offer their solution to the problem of rape: don't dress like a slut...
Wiki: The SlutWalk protest marches began on April 3, 2011, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and became a movement of rallies across the world. Participants protest against explaining or excusing rape by referring to any aspect of a woman's appearance. The rallies began when Constable Michael Sanguinetti, a Toronto Police officer, suggested that to remain safe, "women should avoid dressing like sluts." The protest takes the form of a march, mainly by young women, where some dress provocatively, like sluts. There are also speaker meetings and workshops. Some objectors have remarked that this approach is an example of women defining their sexuality in male terms.
...majestically enthroned amid the vulgar herd...
They really are monkeys!
To whom are you referring?
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