Now this article raises my blood pressure.
The victim of a gang rape in Saudia Arabia is being sentenced to 6 months in jail and 200 lashes because she was in the car of a male that was not her relative. This is an increase in her original sentence of 90 lashes for the offense, since she used the media to spotlight the insanity of the court system.
The Saudi court also increased the sentences of the 7 men convicted of gang raping her. It went from 10 mo.- 5 years to 2 years-9 years.
Are we kidding here?!
I have the utmost respect for people who live their religious beliefs, but the injustice of the Sharia law that the Saudi's use is beyond tolerance. I don't for a minute believe that the beliefs of Islam really intend to punish a girl for getting into the car with a non relative male to retrieve a picture. I do believe that the male dominant government of Saudi Arabia is flexing it's muscles so that women will remain cloistered in homes, not willing to challenge the abuses they live with.
Would you let this happen to your daughter/wife/mother?
