It’s time for me to let outrage spill into the blog again, and although I could pound on about health care in America, the abomination in Burma, the double standard on internationally adopted children and much more, this gets my dander itching this morning …
It is now legal in Afghanistan for a man to starve his wife to death if she refuses to have sex with him.
Rape, of course, is not an issue, as that goes without saying. Beating to death is common enough and usually without repercussions, and now starvation is condoned.
And how will the world react? With its usual impotence …
Western leaders and Afghan women’s groups were united in condemning an apparent reversal of key freedoms won by women after the fall of the Taliban.
Oh, the dreaded “united condemning”!
Shall we wait to see how much food that puts into an Afghan woman who’s not in the mood for abuse?
A collection of my short stories:
I'm in this one, too ...
And I'm in here, as well ...
I’m equally disgusted with the “united condemning”.
Not to beat a dead horse … but “limp dick” rings a bell on this one …
Indeed. I believe the standard condemnation used by the U.N. goes a little something like this:
“Stop that or we’ll tell you to stop again.”
That’s why I always loved my job as a military cop. Our process was much more effective (although it may be offensive to your liberal sensibilities):
Step 1: “Halt! Hands up!”
If they don’t stop, move to step two.
Step 2: “Halt or I will shoot.”
If they don’t stop, shoot them and move on to step three.
Step 3: “See, I told you I’d shoot.”
Somehow I think this might not work in Afghanistan as they’re all shot up already. Giving their wives free transport to a “girls’ month away” might make the men appreciate their wives a bit more though.
Just a thought outside the box.
I vote for putting you in charge, Lisa …
Lisa get my vote too!
You two would get on SO well. I must do an intro …
Lisa:
Love it!