Some Arrests Finally Made Over "Honor Killing"
This is a follow-up to the post "The Tragedy Of Du’a Khalil Aswad".
This was just posted on CNN:
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (CNN) -- Authorities in northern Iraq have arrested four people in connection with the "honor killing" last month of a Kurdish teen -- a startling, morbid pummeling caught on a mobile phone video camera and broadcast around the world......Two of the four arrested are members of the victim's family, police in Nineveh province said Thursday. Four others, including a cousin thought to have instigated the killing, are being sought.
Just four? There was at least 20 people shown in those videos yet they've only arrested four and suspect 8 in all? What about the Iraqi police officers that stood around and watched it happen? Are they still employed or have they even been identified?
Don't get me wrong though, these four arrests are a good start. But they're also just that, a start.
3 comments:
It's not clear who the "authorities" are that made the arrest. It's also not clear who you think should act to make more arrests.
Personal opinion, these actions take place all over and are rarely punished. Only through a free press (the internet) does this get noticed and hopefully some action get taken.
Personal opinion, the only way for the fee press to exist in Iraq is for the US to continue its presence.
I don't really see this issue as related to the U.S. occupation. These "honor killings" happened before we were there. I think the blame for this falls mainly on the Iraqi government who's police officers watched this event take place.
Hopefully, we can make a difference. You're right, these killings happened before we were there. Iraq has now seen what a difference freedom makes. As a struggling young free country, they will make many mistakes (we do and we've been free over 200 years). But at least now they have the opportunity.
Let's hope and pray that they continue to have the opportunity.
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