Police Say Georgia Man Killed Own Daughter to Protect Family Honor

foxnews.com ^ | July 7, 2008 | Marianne Silber and David Lewkowict

[Free ThinkerNY]

A Georgia man appeared in court Monday on charges he killed his own daughter for disgracing his family.

Chaudhry Rashid, wearing a red jumpsuit and shackles around his ankles, went before Chief Judge Daphne Walker at the Clayton County Magistrate Court where he was arraigned on a murder charge.

The 54-year-old, who is of Pakistani descent, kept his head down as charges were read, and appeared to have difficulty understanding instructions from the judge, possibly the result of a language barrier.

His two sons were also in attendance, watching their father from seats in the rear of the courtroom, joined by two others. Rashid waved to their corner as he shuffled slowly out, impeded by the shackles.

The 25-year-old victim, Sandeela Kanwal, was wed in Pakistan in an arranged marriage. Police said Kanwal hadn't seen her husband, who lives in Chicago, for months.

[ArmyTeach]

What's the problem? Our enlightened British kin recognize that sharia law can coexist within the structure of our law. Can't it??? ... oh, dear.

[caveat emptor]

via Jihad Watch

[Tahoe3002]

Don’t be too sure, my Iranian neighbor beat his wife to death with a bedpost in their backyard. Lady next door saw it happen from her bedroom window and called police. He posted bond and fled to Iran, where he was supposedly a friend of the Shah.

[FightThePower!]

I think we need to understand this man's culture in the context of a society in where it is necessary to preserve the family name and honor rather than see the family shamed.

Sarcasm On. Religion of Peace Alert.

[kalee]

The face of evil.

[patriot08]

Absolutely!

[Mr. Lucky]

Correctamundo.

[moneyrunner]

Nothing personal, it's just an honor killing The killing of women to save family honor is fairly common in these societies. Not having been brought up a Muslim, the thought of killing my daughter for wishing to get a divorce is hard to understand. But it does bring to mind the warning that the nice Moslem next door may just kill you for religious reasons or from custom; but it won’t be personal.

[patriot08]

This has happened many times before in the U.S.
The latest, a Muslim man in Dallas shot BOTH his young teen daughters and left them to die in a taxi that he drove.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jan/03/texas-manhunt-on-for-father-of-slain-girls/
This is what we get for letting these barbarians into this country.

[BuffaloJack]

Any father who would kill his own daughter has no honor. Barnyard swine have more honor and are more trustworthy than these people.

[B-Chan]

I work with a Muslim couple. Husband and wife. Naturalized citizens, formerly from Iran (prior to Khomeini) They would never even think of something this outrageous.

Are you sure? 100% sure?

I'm sure that this guy's co-workers thought exactly the same thing about him.

[popdonnelly]

Yeah, that’ll protect your family honor, all right.

These types of things must not be permitted in the U.S. This is not Pakistan. We have our own laws here. Those that won’t follow those laws should find another place to live.

[luv2ndamend]

What , the ACLU is not representing him? /sarc

[TribalPrincess2U]

Guess it’s better to have a murderer in the family
then a married daughter.

Honor, what honor? Murderers, plain and simple.

[mjaneangels@aolcom]

“I’m listening for the howls of outrage from the feminists...”

I am just wondering... How many have you heard so far?

[StarCMC]

"The family is very upset and stressed," said Shahid Malik of the Pakistani American Community of Atlanta. Malik told MyFoxAtlanta that he met with the family Sunday and said they were all traumatized.

I guess so. Sheesh - their dad killed their sister. I would think "stressed" would be an understatement.

[AppyPappy]

I bet they were even more traumatized when they saw the judge was a woman.

[Hatteras]

Georgia man? Yeah, right. May be a man (and I use the term loosely considering the charges) that happens to live in Georgia, but certainly not a “Georgia man”.

[wtc911]

Georgia man? Yeah, right. May be a man (and I use the term loosely considering the charges) that happens to live in Georgia, but certainly not a “Georgia man”.

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Kind of like all the immigrants (foreign and domestic) who move to NYC and are automatically labelled New Yorkers.