Flashermac Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 By Dominic Kelly, Thu, October 03, 2013 A young mother of two has been put to death in Pakistan for possessing a cell phone. Arifa Bibi was sentenced to death by stoning by a Pakistani tribal court, and was executed on July 11 at the hands of her family. Her uncle, cousins and other family members threw stones at the woman until she died, all because she had a mobile phone. She was buried in the desert far away from her home village, and according to reports, her family was not permitted to be involved in her funeral. Stoning has been a common sentence in countries like Pakistan for a long time and is used against women and other vulnerable groups. Since the stoning of Arifa Bibi this summer, women’s rights groups have launched an even stronger campaign to put a ban on stoning. Naureen Shameem, representative for women’s rights group Women Living Under Muslim Laws, says that stoning is used against women in particular as a way to control them. “Stoning is a cruel and hideous punishment,†said Shameem. “It is a form of torturing someone to death. It is one of the most brutal forms of violence perpetrated against women in order to control and punish their sexuality and basic freedoms.†The Asian Human Rights Commission explained the act of stoning against women in a recent press release. “Stoning to death is a barbaric act from a primitive society,†reads the press release. “Society is sent the message that violence is the way to deal with women and other vulnerable groups. Women’s rights are negated through the use of these forms of punishment. Pakistani society has degenerated to the point that, for a woman, keeping a cell phone has become serious crime. It is treated as a worse crime than gang rape, murder and bomb blasts, through which many people are killed on a daily basis.†Groups are currently petitioning the United Nations to enact a worldwide ban on stoning. It is not known what progress has been made on that front. http://www.opposingviews.com/i/religion/islam/arifa-bibi-stoned-death-pakistan-possessing-cell-phone# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 Welcome to the Dark Ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbaron Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 And if the UN say, "Stop stonign people" - they will comply.. sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think_too_mut Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 Pakistan has more heroin addicts than taxpayers. The West is far , far behind in that regard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 Dylan said..."...everyone must get stoned..." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoSb8H5C1F0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plainsdrifter Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 If I was Pakistani, I would be so ashamed of this I would hide my nationality. What the country really needs is a good pr firm..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayjann Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 If I was Pakistani, I would be so ashamed of this I would hide my nationality. What the country really needs is a good pr firm..... i see they are now killing people for giving the jabs to help eradicate Polio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plainsdrifter Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 The reason given for the killings of the polio vaccine workers is that the vaccine is actually a poison that causes sterility. They are worried that something may cause their population to decrease, so off with their heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 Nuke the fecking country. Would get rid of the women hating men and put the poor women out of their misery. Bunch of fecking cnuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Nuke the fecking country. Would get rid of the women hating men and put the poor women out of their misery. Bunch of fecking cnuts. A tad harsh. But point taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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