tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25624602.post6061708011046559202..comments2024-03-15T00:12:57.489-07:00Comments on Covenant Zone: Don't worry, be angrytruepeershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16401984575637492845noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25624602.post-61652787352967216122009-05-09T11:58:00.000-07:002009-05-09T11:58:00.000-07:00Well, we haven't actually heard the defense yet, n...Well, we haven't actually heard the defense yet, nor the decision of the court... IN any case, there is a well-developed body of law that defines manslaughter and there is no reason to think a court will readily fit honour killing into it.truepeershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16401984575637492845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25624602.post-39910689567196441002009-05-09T00:49:00.000-07:002009-05-09T00:49:00.000-07:00The logic of the defense escapes me: It's not firs...The logic of the defense escapes me: It's not first degree murder because it's an "honor killing." The fact that the brother deliberately intended to murder the girl based on Sharia and Islamic tradition is not premeditated because the insult to his honor is provocative, i.e. grounds for pleading manslaughter. <br /><br />One of my most famous headlines actually is a play on killing, entitled something to do with Mans Laughter." It's even less humorous if more appropriate in this context. The guy has to be laughing himself sick over this nation's justice system, such as it is.Daghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664271893389366772noreply@blogger.com