Rape is OK if rapist will marry victim

[gollygee]

Justice in Mozambique: rapists can avoid prosecution if they will marry their rape victim. So rape victims can be forced into a marriage, and with their rapists. How horrible!

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=6oJCLQPAJiJUG&b=6645049&aid=520647&msource=WPF14MOZ

[seabeyond]

1. "forced into a marriage, and with their rapists" and continue to be raped the rest of their lives.

ya. no problem here.... peoples.

2014

just a reminder.

this is 2014

[JoeyT]

2. It's not surprising people would create laws like this.

It's what comes from viewing "rape" as a crime of property damage instead of one of violence against a person.

[Iris]

6. ^This^

and it's horrible.

[CrispyQ]

3. What if the woman is already married? --nt

[gollygee]

4. Hmm well then

I suppose they might consider her to have committed adultery.

[CrispyQ]

5. I suppose they would.

[JI7]

8. they would probably let her husband rape the wife of the rapist

or some other fucked up thing

[nomorenomore08]

7. Hey, it says so in the Bible, right? I'm starting to think that fucking book is only good

for toilet paper...