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Originally Posted by Rathji
I think he was actually saying that the cultural interpretation of Sharia law might have influenced how the family thought, but it was never brought up at trial, so was not relevant in their sentencing.
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It wasn't an "historic verdict" as the Calgary SUN and other headlines are shouting.
It was a pretty straight forward pre-meditated murder and trial with a fairly obvious outcome.
Symbolically, however, the culture surrounding "honour killing" was definitely on trial. There are cultures in the world that aren't worth preserving and deserve to die a natural death. This is one of them.
I'm not sure how much "honour" the father can claim when he consistently denied the actions of killing his daughters. There's something wrong with his manhood - and culture - somewhere.
A good essay on this outcome . . . .
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/...ing-point-for/
Cowperson