Thursday, March 22, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Kenyan woman killed in Dubai: what's with the assault charge?
I remain very confused by this system of justice!
A man described in news reports only as "a 24-year-old Emirati" or by his initials "A.A.G" beat a young Kenyan woman unconscious in a parking lot in Dubai. She had defended her friend who he or one of his buddies had sexually assaulted, and for this, he punched her to the ground and kicked her repeatedly in the head.She fell into a coma and later died of her injuries.
The confusing part is that this amorphous, nameless man is to be charged merely with "assault leading to death", and not with murder.
According to one news report, "when asked whether the suspect had any intention to kill the victim, the prosecutor said it is a case of beating which led to death and "not a premeditated murder"."
Herein lies the reason for my confusion: is a beating that leads to death not also a murder? We're talking about the taking of a life here! how does that boil down to assault? Outrageous!
A man described in news reports only as "a 24-year-old Emirati" or by his initials "A.A.G" beat a young Kenyan woman unconscious in a parking lot in Dubai. She had defended her friend who he or one of his buddies had sexually assaulted, and for this, he punched her to the ground and kicked her repeatedly in the head.She fell into a coma and later died of her injuries.
The confusing part is that this amorphous, nameless man is to be charged merely with "assault leading to death", and not with murder.
According to one news report, "when asked whether the suspect had any intention to kill the victim, the prosecutor said it is a case of beating which led to death and "not a premeditated murder"."
Herein lies the reason for my confusion: is a beating that leads to death not also a murder? We're talking about the taking of a life here! how does that boil down to assault? Outrageous!
Monday, March 19, 2012
Freudian Slip?
It's either a fine illustration of a Freudian slip, or just unfortunate editing. The first paragraph of an article in one of our local dailies reads:
"Evangelical churches now say that they have no apologies to make for offering prayers to the International Criminal Court (ICC) suspects."
(We assume they meant "for the International Criminal Court (ICC) suspects.")
The Urban Dictionary has, among other definitions of the Freudian Slip:
"A Freudian slip, named after famous psycho-analyst Sigmund Freud, is when one is speaking, and accidentally inserts a word on one's subconcious mind in place of another penis."
I'll say this: A good Freudian slip makes for more interesting reading on a dull news Monday. If it doesn't inadvertently say what some are thinking, it will at least give us something to think about.
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