Outrage story of the week: Comes courtesy of Saudi Arabia another one of our allies in the Middle East.
A judge has refused for the 2nd time to annul a marriage between an 8-year-old girl and a 47-year-old man. This same judge rejected a petition last December from the girl’s mother. Who was trying to get a divorce for her 8-year-old daughter. A relative of the girl tells CNN, that the Saudi Judge is standing by his earlier verdict and that the girl can petition the court once she reaches puberty.
The mother’s lawyer said it was the 8-year-olds father who arranged this marriage to settle his debts with the man. The judge required the man to sign a pledge that he wouldn’t have sex with the girl until she reaches puberty.
Jack’s parting thoughts: Saudi Arabia the country that gave us most of the 9/11 high jackers. And a place where grown men can marry young children.
This has got to be the craziest thing I have ever heard. Truly disgusting and sickening!
There are not enough barf buckets.
But isn’t it wonderful the Saudis are our allies? A stable presence in the Middle East? Or are they more present in the stables of the Middle East.
The more I read and hear about Saudi Arabia and their customs and laws, the more I realize just how barbaric they are. There is just not enough words in our language to describe these “people”.
I’m sorry if what I’m about to say offends or bothers people, but I need to get this clear in my head.
I hear people, liberal people, say we should “respect other cultures”. I’m not so sure that’s the correct approach. I can certainly respect the fact that people living in other parts of the world live in a different culture, but it doesn’t automatically mean that I have to respect that particular culture.
And any culture that allows a man just one year younger than me to marry an eight-year-old, or that solves the problem of two young lovers who want to elope by executing them, is a culture I will never respect.