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I was watching this to see what would come of it. I hope this sends a message to anyone else that tries it.
A jury on Sunday found an Afghan father, his wife and their son guilty of killing three teenage sisters and a co-wife in what the judge described as "cold-blooded, shameful murders" resulting from a "twisted concept of honor.....
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Fry!
He deserves it--in this case, it's too bad there's no death penalty in Canada.
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Damn, Tooba sure as shit looks smug in the photo in the white top--not so much on her way out after the guilty verdict.
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(01-29-2012, 07:53 PM)username Wrote: Damn, Tooba sure as shit looks smug in the photo in the white top--not so much on her way out after the guilty verdict.
She forgot where she was.
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Glad they were found guilty.
If anybody is interested in the social dynamics in Afghanistan, check out the book "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseni. I just finished listening to the audio version while doing a 12 hour drive. It gives a fascinating inside view at how women are treated in Afghanistan, and is filled with history of the country from the 1960's through the 1990's.