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In reply to the discussion: Teen in Sweden jailed eight years for honour killing [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(101,412 posts)29. Thinking you can rehabilitate a 17 year old who brutally murders his sister in 8 years
due to having been brainwashed for 16 years into what 'honour' is in his culture is overly optimistic, if you ask me. Especially since he denied the whole thing at first, which clearly shows he knows it was actually wrong, but that lying might get him off punishment. You can't just say "we'll wait until he says he knows it was wrong and won't do it again".
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Because shanking your sister says such good things about your family's reputation!
dairydog91
Jan 2013
#12
I will never understand how someone comes to the conclusion that sex is 'less honorable' than MURDER
Matariki
Jan 2013
#15
Agreed, but I think the "dishonor" here is about her running out on an arranged marriage, isn't it?
Gidney N Cloyd
Jan 2013
#34
Imprisonment for revenge or rehabilitation? Countries like Sweden seem to focus on the latter
pampango
Jan 2013
#27
Thinking you can rehabilitate a 17 year old who brutally murders his sister in 8 years
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2013
#29
It tend to agree that rehablilitation may be 'overly optimistic', but that's Sweden for you. n/t
pampango
Jan 2013
#31
Defence lawyer calls the 8 years "incredibly harsh"; would have been 4 if tried as a 16 year old
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2013
#28