The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Ghoulish Delight]

I'm too angry to compose a coherent post about my reaction to this story.

They've arrested the wrong couple.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I'm too angry to compose a coherent post about my reaction to this story.

They've arrested the wrong couple.

That's disgusting and sickening. I hope additional charges are brought on the 'leadership' that encourages this.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

That's disgusting and sickening. I hope additional charges are brought on the 'leadership' that encourages this.

To be clear, I absolutely think this is horrid, that the parents should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, and that to teach this is sickening.

However, to go down the road of prosecuting those who advocate such behavior is dangerous.

We would have to areest and prosecute leaders on the Church of Scientology and the Jehovah's witnesses for telling their followers not to take their children to doctors.

We would have to arrest and prosecute Islamic leaders who have taught the concept of honor killings that have led to a recent story in Phoenix where a man ran over his daughter and killed her because she was too westernized.

I'm sure there are all sorts of examples.

I think those teachings are ridiculous and dangerous and harmful. But are they prosecutable? Do we want such laws? I don't know if I want the government telling anyone what they cannot teach no matter how reprehensible what they are teaching is.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

We would have to arrest and prosecute Islamic leaders who have taught the concept of honor killings that have led to a recent story in Phoenix where a man ran over his daughter and killed her because she was too westernized.

To tie it closely to this example:

What would you say about an Islamic leader who created books and websites that said, "You should kill enemies of Islam. Here are specific techniques to do so most effectively. Here are the materials you need to carry out the killing as I've described, and here's the best places to buy those materials at the best prices. And you should do it. Do it or Allah will punish you. Do it or you are an evil person."?

That is what we're dealing with here. A couple that has created a step-by-step blueprint for child abuse, have created a platform to sell this blueprint, and say in no uncertain terms, "Do it. Whip your child. Hit your child with hard rubber tubing. Do it you're an evil person. Do it or they will be evil people. Do it or God will punish you. Do it." This is leaps and bounds beyond "suggesting" and "advocating". It leaps and bounds, in my opinion, straight to "incitement".