tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post6859558391128586097..comments2024-01-04T07:21:18.243-05:00Comments on John In Carolina: An “honor” killing in AmericaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-7973327341683523382008-07-24T18:14:00.000-04:002008-07-24T18:14:00.000-04:00I totally agree this could be a bellwether legal c...I totally agree this could be a bellwether legal case and should be watched closely. If the authorities start to get all PC on us we might as well move to Australia because this society is doomed.<BR/><BR/>I'm always amazed when people don't understand the Judeo-Christian ethic is the reason our society and country has been successful. If we lose that structure it will not bode well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-25601692491767508262008-07-24T17:22:00.000-04:002008-07-24T17:22:00.000-04:00Ken:I would not be surprised at all to learn the m...Ken:I would not be surprised at all to learn the man is indigent and on some sort of public assistance. I fear the "ruinous legal bills" will be paid by you and me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-82557144215383221902008-07-24T15:15:00.000-04:002008-07-24T15:15:00.000-04:00The matter at hand is a simple one: a man took th...The matter at hand is a simple one: a man took the life of another human being.<BR/><BR/>It does not matter that it was a female. It does not matter that it was his daughter. What matters is that one human being took the life of another.<BR/><BR/>In the United States, I believe that is, generally, illegal.<BR/><BR/>Accordingly, the man now faces charges and trial.<BR/><BR/>Of course, we can dispute the matter of cross-cultural ethics all we wish. It is irrelevant to the legality of the matter.<BR/><BR/>Now, maybe it is worth asking if the matter was "murder" or "assisted suicide". If it was an "honor killing", did the man's daughter consent to it? Obviously, that will be difficult to prove in a court of law. But is it worth asking? Only if our perception of justice relies, in part, upon our perception of truth.<BR/><BR/>I do not disagree that this man should face appropriate punishment for his actions (although I am opposed to the death penalty). I also think that we should not limit our perspectives to be unable to grasp a matter as simultaneously illegal in one setting and customary in another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-35163825569750708602008-07-23T21:38:00.000-04:002008-07-23T21:38:00.000-04:00John -To bad we have an Eighth Amendment that's ap...John -<BR/><BR/>To bad we have an Eighth Amendment that's applicable to the states (via the Fourteenth). My suggestion - let him be distraught all the way to the lethal injection room. There is no place in the United States for this nonsense. And of course - the MSM give Muslims a pass - ah because Islam is a religion of peace - maybe of the grave.<BR/><BR/>Jack in Silver SpringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-32531643468432457372008-07-23T19:46:00.000-04:002008-07-23T19:46:00.000-04:00John:"As you can imagine, he is distraught."I imag...John:<BR/><BR/>"As you can imagine, he is distraught."<BR/><BR/>I imagine he is. The thought of having to pay ruinous legal bills would make anyone anxious. But, at least, his family is not dishonored.<BR/><BR/>Ken<BR/>DallasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com