[lit-ideas] Re: British Honor killings
- From: "Judith Evans" <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:21:02 -0000
We know. Our media feature these cases prominently. (They do not only
occur among Muslims. Heshu Yones' father/murderer is indeed a Kurdish Muslim,
but such killings have also been carried out by Sikhs -- and, it is said,
Hindus;
but -- it is said -- more often, Sikhs.)
Though some of the young women are from Eastern Europe or the Middle East,
the honour killings are mainly a South East Asian-origin phenomenon.
A factual comment....
LH>In 2004, Britain's prosecutor began reinvestigating no fewer
LH> than 117 suspicious deaths or disappearances to determine
LH>if honor killings had taken place
I have a figure of 13 cases to be reviewed by the police (jihadwatch indeed
suggested over 100).
Here are total murder figues for the UK
>>>>>>>>>
March 1999 - March 2000 = 760
March 2000 - March 2001 = 792
March 2001 - March 2002 = 891
March 2002 - March 2003 = 1,048 - (876)
This includes 172 attributed to Harold Shipman
March 2003 - March 2004 = 853
<<<<<<<<<<<
Not that I see what this has to do with Bawer/Muslims/welfare benefits
Judy Evans, Cardiff
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