“Cold-blooded murder” has a good ring to it.
It happens all over the world, though the media has paid particular attention lately to “cold-blooded murders” within Middle Eastern communities. It often happens in Muslim communities, but other ethnicities indulge in this crime as well.
The latest report is from Turkey, where the body of Medine Memi, a 16-year-old girl, was buried alive (soil was found in her lungs) at the hands of family members who decided to commit a “cold-blooded murder” for Memi’s sin of…
…talking to boys who were not blood relatives.
Look into the face of Evil.
This woman, Samira Jassam of Iraq, proudly proclaimed that she orchestrated the rape of 80+ Iraqi women, and then convinced the women to “redeem” themselves…
…by committing suicide bombings.
There is no punishment cruel enough for this alleged human being.
There is no punishment vile enough for those who use induced shame for political ends. (And make no mistake. This isn’t about religion; it’s about power and politics.)
Mourn for those whose lives are ended by “loved ones”. Mourn those who escape emotional trauma by seeking death for themselves.
“Honor killings” do not begin to describe this horror. “Cold-blooded murder” comes closer.
It’s past time to stop these in our communities, and way past time for us to stop excusing bullshit crimes like these because we don’t want to seem culturally biased. There was a girl in my old neighbourhood who was murdered by her father and brother. The two murderers bragged about it before and after, and it was passed off as an accident. The girl was pushed in front of a bus- if it was an accident her boots wouldn’t have left drag marks in the snow.
I hope that people get tired of these kinds of murders- girls and women are always the victims- and end the deafening silence from ‘good’ people who are allowing this to happen in our communities.