Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Hey Mitsy, > You sho' got this one right, Butch!! As you well know from your years > of working in the Middle East, bringing shame upon the family is a sin > punishable by the ritual of " honor killing " .... Dang sho'nuf does. That " tradition " has been difficult to deal with by the Turkish gummit because it happens once or twice a year in villages here.. but the one chosen to do the deed is usually a youngster .. 14-15 or so .. and the civil laws allow the little " hero " to be freed after a relatively short period of time. > and it happens over there a lot more than we ever know about. True again .. the villagers don't " squeal " on their neighbors so often times it is NEVER known that there is one less person living there. > Mitsy Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch >>(Butch's Note: I would guess that his young lady needs to hire an >>army of bodyguards .. odds are some " tolerant " person will take her >>out.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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