A Murder In Jonesboro Georgia

[Principessa]

A Murder In Jonesboro Georgia And Media Frenzy

A father of Pakistani descent is accused of killing her 25-year old daughter for refusing to go back to her husband to whom his parents had "arranged" her marriage. Few details are known at this time other than that she wanted a divorce. The neighbors of the family speak highly about the family but others have started maligning Pakistan and issuing judgments on the practice of "arranged marriages" prevalent in Pakistan and Pakistani-American community. This is shear ignorance and prejudice about a culture and tradition that has more positives than negatives.

*SNIP*​

Until the facts come out one can only guess that the father and the daughter had a heated argument when the father could not control his anger. How the girl actually died is also unclear - it may be an accident since the father suffered from a seizer and was hospitalized. Now he is awaiting his "day in court" and let us hold our judgment.

 

[koval]

Sounds like another 'Honour' killing again.

 

[Gillette]

*his
*sheer
*seizure

Quality journalism at it's finest.

 

[Incocknito]

Yes, we refer to them as honour killings.

It's almost as if - well it is as if - the parents see their children as bargaining chips - to marry them into a rich family or give them social status - rather than the people that they actually are.

Here's another:

'Honour killing father threatened daughter the night before she went missing' | Mail Online

A lot of times the daughters go missing and are never found.

I think its a problem with the archaic culture.

People complain that the only English culture is football or binge drinking but I don't see English parents (Caucasian) forcing their children to marry against their will or killing their children when they don't agree with the arranged marriage.

 

[HazelGod]

Yet another sterling example of the wonderful influence religions have imparted to human civilization.