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cosmicone

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13. Prove that there is a track record as you claim.

Reply to riderinthestorm (Reply #12)

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 04:46 PM

Feb 2013

For a country of 1.2 billion people, India doesn't have 4 times the rate of violence against women as compared to the US. Prove with statistics what you claim otherwise you're just parroting sound bites.

Indians are actually very peaceful people and women are respected.

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Three minor sisters looking for food raped, murdered in India [View all] JI7 Feb 2013 OP

5. 9. 11. aquart Feb 2013 #1

Words fail me... Pachamama Feb 2013 #2

Shame on India. Didn't know until more recently about their horrible track record on violence spicegal Feb 2013 #3

Horrible those poor little girls I wish I could say I am shocked but I'm not azurnoir Feb 2013 #4

WTF mtasselin Feb 2013 #5

USA should deny any immigration of males from India juajen Feb 2013 #6

I grasp your outrage, but that is ridiculous. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #9

My husband has long contended that we should have a "sanctuary" program for women whathehell Feb 2013 #11

Wow that comes off as extremely racist. No nothing party take two. Exultant Democracy Feb 2013 #17

I understand your rage crim son Feb 2013 #18

No words describe... iandhr Feb 2013 #7

The police should go to prison for this Ash_F Feb 2013 #8

As horrific as the story is cosmicone Feb 2013 #10

India has a terrible track record of violence towards women, despite the rare female leaders riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #12

Prove that there is a track record as you claim. cosmicone Feb 2013 #13

These are only the "Reported" Rapes....there are many more articles out there. sheshe2 Feb 2013 #14

the problem in india is not reported, and if you look at the OP, notice the police were not going JI7 Feb 2013 #15

This probably happens more often than we will ever know. surrealAmerican Feb 2013 #16