I don’t think this is the equivalent of social security, here.
Jihadis have been known to pay families monetary compensation to coerce them to “donate” their wards for terrorist purposes.
It’s acceptable to them, because their religion justifies it, per say.
The seriousness here, is that the Pakistani military establishment is doing it. Not surprising to those aware of Pakistan, however.
>I don’t think this is the equivalent of social security, here.
Social Security has much lighter requirements for disbursement here; like disability. So, in that regard alone, I can’t really fault them.
>Jihadis have been known to pay families monetary compensation to coerce them to “donate” their wards for terrorist purposes.
Now that is less defensible because it’s basically paying someone to murder. Though if it’s employment (somebody has to sew suicide vests together) it isn’t our business either; weapons manufacturing/supply has [fairly] traditionally been excused from “war crimes” prosecution. Further it would be stupid/dangerous to try to prosecute say the makers of Klanisnakov-style light arms because “they’re commonly used in Africa by warlords.”
>It’s acceptable to them, because their religion justifies it, per say.
That’s more of a social (or even spiritual) issue than a legal one. In the Roman-dominated times of the early church it was legal (and religiously justifiable) to leave babies out in the wilderness to die; the church did not approve of the act and so they took these unwanted babies in and adopted/cared for them. Because of that action on the church the practice virtually died out and orphanages came into existence.
So, my view on that, is that to change their society’s view on the moral acceptability thereof Jesus is needed.
>The seriousness here, is that the Pakistani military establishment is doing it. Not surprising to those aware of Pakistan, however.
I’m not familiar w/ Pakistan at all, except for the Pakistan/India conflicts.