Rape victim gets 200 lashes

I believe/think th ebig outcry here is, its not that she got punished for being along with a guy to get her picture back, but for standing up for her rights in court that lead to extra or more punishment than should have.

Israfil wrote: You know there was a trial right?

March 3, 1991:  After being seen speeding on the 210 freeway by CHP officers, King led them on a chase at speeds estimated at up to 110 to 115 mph.  When finally stopped, King refused requests to get into the prone position and appeared to charge one of the officers.  He was beaten and arrested.  King was charged with felony evading.  Charges were later dropped.

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lapd/kingar rests.html

Officials blame victim for rape

Los Angeles Times (Saudi Arabia)

the justice ministry said a Saudi woman sentence to jail time and flogging after being raped by seven men was an adultress who invited the attack because she was partly dressed in a parked car with her lover. The statement, carried by the Saudi Press Agency, sought to ease international outrage over the case by discrediting the woman, who had said she was meeting a friend from high school when the attack occured. It said the 19-year old victim was married and had confessed to an affair. The report said the attackers saw her "in indecent condition...then the assault occured on her and the man." The seven men got prison sentences of two to nine years.

Opinion

According to Saudi law, if you dress inappropriately you "get what you deserve." What a load of crap, this poor excuse for damage control was systematically stupified by showing the world that women are still responsible even when a crime has been committed against them. This is almost like saying that she deserved it just because (assuming they are telling the truth) their dress was inappropriate. Because it is Saudi Arabia if they ounished her for her for her for whatever reason is fine but to simply say, indirectly that she deserved it for her dress is totally uncalled for. There really is no defense against such lame excuses.