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on Thursday September 03 2015, @05:27AM
from the not-something-to-joke-about dept.
from the not-something-to-joke-about dept.
One of the sisters who has been sentenced to be repeatedly raped because her brother eloped with a woman from a higher caste has said she cannot return home because she fears village elders will want to take revenge on her.
An illegal jury, composed of male upper caste Baghpat village elders, reportedly ordered the gang rape of Meenakshi Kumari, 23, and her 15-year-old sister after their brother Ravi eloped with a married woman, known only as Krishna, from a higher caste.
Ms Kumari, fearing for their lives, petitioned India's Supreme Court for protection. The case brought international attention after an Amnesty International petition to save the two girls from the punishment garnered more than 200,000 signatures.
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(Score: 2, Informative) by No Respect on Thursday September 03 2015, @07:05AM
Awful shitty things happening there.
Why do I need to read about it here? Please show your work and explain EXACTLY why. kthxbye
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 03 2015, @08:34AM
Because Phoenix666 saw it, thought it would be a good idea to submit it, and did so. And then cmn32480 came along, saw the submission, also thought that it is a good fit for this site, and accepted it.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by t-3 on Thursday September 03 2015, @10:44AM
Because SoylentNews is people, not news for nerds. This is a story that I personally knew nothing about until I saw it here and it has given me new insight into the state of gender equality in the world. Really, there's no reason to object to this story being posted here that I can think of, care to enlighten me as to your reasons?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 04 2015, @08:50PM
Soylent News is People and Stuff that Matters are the lame, cop-out excuses used when one can't justify in the slightest why an offtopic story is posted. The great catch-all. Why don't we talk about a Kardashian ass or sports? Hey, Soylent News is People, we should be discussing this stuff too. We should really open up the queue for Hollywood gossip because, well, Soylent News is People.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Phoenix666 on Thursday September 03 2015, @12:53PM
99% of what I submit is fully within the tech & science realm. Many of us on SN have regular contact with India or Indians because so much tech work has been outsourced to that country and so many folks from there have come to our respective countries to work next to us in tech; this therefore seemed somewhat relevant as a place/culture/mindset we deal with. It was sealed for me to submit it because it was not a crime, but decided by authority. "Sentenced to gang rape" and not even for anything they did, but because their brother married a girl from a higher caste, was deeply appalling to me on many levels. People in tech have been doing a lot of reassessment of doing business with America, Britain, and the rest of the Five Eyes because of deeply criminal surveillance conducted by their structures of authority, and this may warrant similar deep thinking about doing business with India.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Thursday September 03 2015, @02:33PM
Never apologize. Never explain. Your freinds don't need it, and your enemies won't believe it. You just submit whatever the hell you want to submit, and joke all the rest of them if they can't take a fuck.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 03 2015, @07:29PM
> and joke all the rest of them if they can't take a fuck.
What does that even mean?
Oh right, never explain...
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday September 04 2015, @01:39AM
Google explains all kinds of things, my anonymous friend. Google even takes the time to explain things to nameless, faceless anonymous cowards!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 03 2015, @04:28PM
> Many of us on SN have regular contact with India or Indians
Ugh. This is something that happened out in the boonies where they don't even have electricity. Your association is worse than judging someone living in the heart of san francisco based on the actions of people in the most isolated areas of appalachia.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 04 2015, @08:37PM
You simply just like posting bullshit clickbait crap. 99% of the stuff you post is politicized crap. The first sentence of this post says who has been sentenced to be repeatedly raped . Pretty definitive statement there. You don't even need to click through the link, just hover over it and even the link denys this: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/villagers-deny-indian-sisters-rape-punishment-claims-10480865.html