Man on trial in Georgia on charges he circumcised daughter, 2, with scissors

[Cheese]

Jumpin JC....the guy moves to the states from Africa...obviously because the life in his country was not a great one for himself or his kids...then cuts his poor child with scissors because he practises ancient mutilation ideals?

Man toss this guy in with the rapist from the other thread.

An immigrant from Africa has gone on trial on charges alleging he circumcised his two-year-old daughter with a pair of scissors to avoid bringing shame on his family.

Snip off his genitalia with scissors

There are different types of female genital mutilation known to be practised today. They include:

• Type I - excision of the prepuce, with or without excision of part or all of the clitoris;
• Type II - excision of the clitoris with partial or total excision of the labia minora;
• Type III - excision of part or all of the external genitalia and stitching/narrowing of the vaginal opening (infibulation);
• Type IV - pricking, piercing or incising of the clitoris and/or labia; stretching of the clitoris and/or labia; cauterization by burning of the clitoris and surrounding tissue;
• scraping of tissue surrounding the vaginal orifice (angurya cuts) or cutting of the vagina (gishiri cuts);
• introduction of corrosive substances or herbs into the vagina to cause bleeding or for the purpose of tightening or narrowing it; and any other procedure that falls under the definition given above.

The most common type of female genital mutilation is excision of the clitoris and the labia minora, accounting for up to 80% of all cases; the most extreme form is infibulation, which constitutes about 15% of all procedures.


The reasons given by families for having FGM performed include:

• psychosexual reasons: reduction or elimination of the sensitive tissue of the outer genitalia, particularly the clitoris, in order to attenuate sexual desire in the female, maintain chastity and virginity before marriage and fidelity during marriage, and increase male sexual pleasure;
• sociological reasons: identification with the cultural heritage, initiation of girls into womanhood, social integration and the maintenance of social cohesion;
• hygiene and aesthetic reasons: the external female genitalia are considered dirty and unsightly and are to be removed to promote hygiene and provide aesthetic appeal;
• myths: enhancement of fertility and promotion of child survival;
• religious reasons: Some Muslim communities, however, practise FGM in the belief that it is demanded by the Islamic faith. The practice, however, predates Islam

Genital Mutilation

[Frank the Tank]

I actually couldn't read any of that. Wow. Your own kid...

[Reaper]

Man, I can't believe that with all the information that is available that there are people who think this archaic, disfiguring practice would be a good thing to do to anyone.

[Crazy Flamer]

I couldn't even imagine what would possess someone to do such things to your own kid... YOUR OWN KID!!! What is going on in some people's heads???

[mykalberta]

Please, close your eyes for a second...

And imagine growing up in a place where they give out AK47's instead of Tonka Trucks, where shame on the family is not only humiliating but can lead to the death of the entire family. Now imaging if you could that you had a daughter, and in a weed indosed coma you csee into the future (not unlike the character on the new show Heroes on NBC) and you saw you daughter [fake cry] where skirts that exposed her, her, her, her ankles [courtroom crownd lets out a eery HUH] so you need to firgure out what to do. You go to the local food store to pick up some wffles and Gin, and you decide the only way to save your family from c e r t a i n d e a t h is to circumsize your daughter. So you go to Walmart to get some scissors, they are $2.50 so in disgust you go to the Chinese dollar store and pick some up for 97 cents and procede to give the girl a......
A screw it theis fataer deserves to die.

The following Defence Attorney arguments brought to you from the director and producer of a Time to Kill....

MYK

[the_hound]

Originally Posted by mykalberta

Please, close your eyes for a second...

And imagine growing up in a place where they give out AK47's instead of Tonka Trucks, where shame on the family is not only humiliating but can lead to the death of the entire family. Now imaging if you could that you had a daughter, and in a weed indosed coma you csee into the future (not unlike the character on the new show Heroes on NBC) and you saw you daughter [fake cry] where skirts that exposed her, her, her, her ankles [courtroom crownd lets out a eery HUH] so you need to firgure out what to do. You go to the local food store to pick up some wffles and Gin, and you decide the only way to save your family from c e r t a i n d e a t h is to circumsize your daughter. So you go to Walmart to get some scissors, they are $2.50 so in disgust you go to the Chinese dollar store and pick some up for 97 cents and procede to give the girl a......
A screw it theis fataer deserves to die.

The following Defence Attorney arguments brought to you from the director and producer of a Time to Kill....

MYK

"Yah they deserve to die, and I hope they burn in hell"

[browna]

Pretty sure I saw something similar like this on Law and Order 5 years ago or so...but the African flees back home before geting caught.