re: Father arrested in India for beheading his 17-year-old daughter

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So I'm sorry it's the particular style of murder you object to? Seems pedantic.

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Let me guess, you are a “love is love” person. So a crime against a child, someone with special needs, or the elderly is equal to two meth heads gunning it out? frick off with your stupidity.

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There must be religious beliefs involved.

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Maybe, but it seems more cultural to me, although the two are often connected.

Anybody know what the motivation is behind honor killings?

ETA: Fwiw, this is what I found online at Britannica. Doesn't say anything about religion:

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In patriarchal societies, the activities of girls and women are closely monitored. The maintenance of a woman’s virginity and “sexual purity” are considered to be the responsibility of male relatives—first her father and brothers and then her husband. Victims of honor killings usually are alleged to have engaged in “sexually immoral” actions, ranging from openly conversing with men who are not related to them to having sex outside of marriage (even if they are the victims of rape or sexual assault). However, a woman can be targeted for murder for a variety of other reasons, including refusing to enter into an arranged marriage or seeking a divorce or separation—even from an abusive husband. The mere suspicion that a woman has acted in a manner that could damage her family’s name may trigger an attack; these assumptions are generally based on men’s feelings and perceptions rather than on objective truth. Ironically, female relatives often defend the killings and occasionally help set them up.

Although such crimes are widely suspected to be underreported, the United Nations Population Fund estimates that as many as 5,000 women are killed annually for reasons of honor. These crimes take place throughout the world and are not limited to one specific religion or faith. However, they have rather significantly and consistently occurred in various parts of the Middle East and South Asia, with nearly half of all honor killings occurring in India and Pakistan.

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brittanica

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But doesn't the left tell us we should respect other religions?

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The Ann Coulter maxim is that Leftists hate all religions except Islam.

In my experience that maxim tends to be correct.

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Indians are very racist

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That's true

He was just tired of selling vegetables and wanted to do something to finally get ahead in life.

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How many Muslim (I am assuming based on the location)

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The area is like 85% hindu, and they frequently commit honor killings for dating out of caste.

just saying

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Stories like this remind me that some cultures are superior to others, and why so many of us are fighting to preserve what's left of Western Civilization in America

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Well, I could see this happening in Florida

Need (pre-beheading) pics to form my opinion