Germany: Lebanese man doused son with boiling water for coming out as gay

[shenmue]

Story here

From the article:

Three Lebanese men have been fined by a Berlin court for allegedly attempting to force a 15-year-old relative into a straight marriage.

The father of then 15-year-old Nasser El-Ahmed beat him, poured boiling water on him and threatened to ram a knife into his throat after he came out.

[romanic]

1. Horrible.

It's sad to say, but I'm glad the kid didn't get murdered. Seems like the father would have been capable of doing it to avoid the "horror" of having a gay son.

[NuclearDem]

2. Disgusting.

[malaise]

3. Throw away the keys

[riderinthestorm]

9. Unbelievably they just got a fine!

[Trillo]

4. Thanks Dad. Fuck you too. NT

[closeupready]

8. +1000.

[smirkymonkey]

5. This is sickening.

I really don't understand how these people can brutalize and even kill their own children. It's horrifying. There is something seriously f***ed up about a culture that produces such a mindset.

[yardwork]

7. It happens all the time among Christians in the U.S.

Start a thread asking gay DUers if they were thrown out of their parents' homes or know somebody who was for being gay. Then Google the topic.

[closeupready]

10. Or whose Catholic father's physical abuse led to his son's permanent disability.

What about THAT culture.

[smirkymonkey]

11. Right. Cultural Relevance.

How many Christians maim and kill their own children for being gay or dating outside of their religion. Total bullshit post.

[yardwork]

12. It happens quite often.

Google "parent kills child for being gay." A father was convicted of doing exactly that in my town recently. I think the little boy was about four years old. Father said he "seemed gay."

There's a news report about this somewhere in the U.S. at least once a week.

[yardwork]

16. Google is your friend.

[NCTraveler]

14. What is the religion of the father in this article? nt.

[yardwork]

15. No idea. Could be Christian. Lots of precedent for this among Christians

[NCTraveler]

18. Could it be anything else.

No idea. lol

[riderinthestorm]

6. 15 year old BOY being forced into marriage?! WTF on so many levels...nt

[stevenleser]

17. This only gets you a fine? wtf? I know we incarcerate too much and for too long here but...

... this is not an adequate punishment.

[Yo_Mama]

19. Severe physical assault on your minor child only draws a FINE????

What the hell?