Almost a good editorial by the Toronto Star on the Aqsa Parvez Honour Killing
The Stars editorial "A dishonourable killing" is almost good, by the Star's standards at any rate, which isn't saying much. However being the slaves to the libleft notions of multicult that they are I suppose it was mandatory to toss in this little nod to their constituency:
Experts differ on the question of whether Aqsa’s murder was, strictly speaking, an honour killing, where a family patriarch believes he has lost face in the eyes of local society because his female “charge” has dishonoured him.
Experts? What experts are the polititically correct zombies at the Star talking about? Islamist apologists like Mohamed "It's the Zhoo's" Elmasry & Shahina Siddiqui, president of the Islamic Social Services Association who labelled this tragedy a "teenager problem"? Perhaps the Star is referring to the "expert opinion" of Zafar Bangash who wrote; "I suggest this poor girl was as much the victim of incessant propaganda that has made Islam and Muslims the enemy, as she was the victim of her father's brutal assault."
Someone needs to pass the word to the The Star; sometimes in life there is only one side to a story.
To their credit the editorial does end with the clear message that the barbaric cultural practice of honour killing will not be tolerated by Canadian society. I confess to a mild case of shocked disbelief that the Star approvingly cites the Conservative governments latest citizenship handbook in doing so. That's progress, for the Star certainly, now if only the message would sink in with the apologists and fellow travellers infesting the "Human Rights Cult" & the allegedly "pro-feminist left" we would really be getting somewhere.
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Update: Compare and contrast the Star's mealy mouthed piece to this Globe Editorial: For the killers of Aqsa Parvez, 'culture' is no defence H/T VanGrungy
And this excellent column by Margaret Wente: The immigration debate we don’t want to have "Aqsa’s murder raises some extremely troubling questions about integration"
Reader JohnB points to this excellent interview with Aruna Papp which surprisingly is found on CBC Radio's Matt Galloway show; "Canadians have become so scared of being called racist and so they're scared of being politically incorrect even when they see something as heinous as this they're afraid to call it what it is"
I got into an argument with the twit journo @Balkissoon on Twitter -- she referred to Aqsa Parvez's premeditated murder as a case of "domestic violence".
The lefties want to pretty everything up and refuse to call it what it is. Both the father and brother should be given the death penalty. They were convicted of 2nd degree murder! It was premeditated -- he said he'd kill her, then he did it! Life in prison -- a joke in this country. And we have to pay to keep these homicidal bastards alive.
Proof that Denise Balkissoon really is as stupid and twisted as we first suspected, any screen shots of her tweets?
"And we have to pay to keep these homicidal bastards alive."
Lethal injection is torture and
capital punishment is barbaric Natasha.
But the original act? Mental illness to be treated and corrected....and right in your neighborhood in the case of the most vile and inexcusable behavior, child molesters.
The guilty pleas were made to avoid examination of the koran... If the murderers had allowed the koran to be examined in our western court, this would have been worse than the guilty pleas for the islamic community.... (My comment)
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/for-the-killers-of-aqsa-parvez-culture-is-no-defence/article1606843/
Why don't we revoke their citizenship and deport them back to Pakistan where they can indulge in their barbarism to their hearts content. Why should we be saddled with their upkeep for the next 18 years until they are paroled? Kick them the hell out and every other neanderthal who believes they can impose their "justice" in our country.
That measure would effectively wipe out the "leadership" of virtually every allegedly major mulsim spokes organization. CIC? Gone! CAF? Gone! etc etc etc...not a bad thing when you look at it that way;)
To their credit the editorial does end with the clear message that the barbaric cultural practice of honour killing will not be tolerated by Canadian society
It's a sad comment on the state of things in this country that this has to be said.
That is a good point David we have the usual suspects among our cowardly politicans and multicultists to blame for that.
There was an excellent interview this morning on CBC Radio Metro Morning (kind of surprised me) with Aruna Papp about honour killings and self-contained immigrant communities who wrap up their identities in women's obedience and chastity . Here is the link - well worth listening to.
http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/
Thanks John - surprising for the CBC, will update the post with your link!
the family patriarch?
According to Phyllis Chesler:
Internationally, fathers played an active role in over one-third of the honor murders. Fathers were most involved in North America (52 percent) and least involved in the Muslim world; in Europe, fathers were involved in more than one-third of the murders.
Worldwide, 42 percent of these murders were carried out by multiple perpetrators, a characteristic which distinguishes them considerably from Western domestic femicide. A small number of the murders worldwide involved more than one victim. Multiple murders were at their highest in North America and at their lowest in Europe. In the Muslim world, just under a quarter of the murders involved more than one victim. Additional victims included the dead woman's children, boyfriend, fiancé, husband, sister, brother, or parents.
It seems to me that the honor offended in these killings is just as much, and arguably more, that of the mother; or at least the alleged transgression is against those forms of the sacred more likely to be associated with the matriarchal "gods".
Honour killings can sometimes be the result of pressure applied or decisions arrived at by more senior and powerful members of an extended family or larger group. The immediate family may be led to believe they are in a precarious social/religious position within their community as a result of inaction to a female member's "misbehavior". Honour killings are not always a sign of perceived strength and determination on the part of the perpetrators, far from it.
The operative word in this case was "leave, move far away, and never go back, your life may depend on it".
"Honour killings are not always a sign of perceived strength and determination on the part of the perpetrators, far from it."
However, this is not relevant IAW the Criminal Code of Canada. Thus, the Flip Wilson defence is not encouraged.
Cheers
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