A columnist makes an interesting case:
At first blush there’s no difference between an honour killing and any other murder. If a woman is killed for insurance money or for honour, she’s still dead.
But on closer analysis there is a difference and an important one.
Killing a spouse for insurance is brutal and monstrous but it is an act only focused on the deceased.
But honour killing kills the deceased and threatens others. An honour killing uses violence as theatre to intimidate others. It stands to enforce a sexual code of conduct by violence and threats.
An honour killing is part of an organized effort to subjugate women to a specific and oppressive view of society. Although the total number of honour killings in Canada is still relatively small, probably less than 50 in total to date, the impact on the community as a whole is huge. When compared to a worldwide figure of perhaps 5,000 honour killing a year the implied threat is heightened.
I often wonder where feminists are on this topic, and they usually answer that if only I knew how to Google I’d know. Which is funny since intense Googling usually brings me to posts from feminists complaining about people like me Muslim-bashing, which, regardless of what you think of my motives, has little to do with the matter at hand – namely, what are we doing right here in Canada to make sure all women are protected from that kind of violence. So this morning I will refrain from asking about the whereabouts of feminists and just say that I’m glad the Sun published that column.
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I do not think it will make any difference what they call honour killings. Our great liberal justice system here in Canada will have the murderers back on the streets within a couple of years anyway.
Our best defense to this practice is to stop allowing people into Canada that do not want to become Canadian. Those that think sharia (that apparently encourages honour killing) and other anti western world values should find a place more compatible to their beliefs to live.
To me that place is surely not Canada.
Look to Britain – our culture is similar, but with a higher immigration rate, so consider us a peek into your own future.
in response to Bob
sharia for your information does not encourage honour killing, thank you very much, i advise both you and sarah to read about islam and sharia, you both are confusing diferent matters into one.