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  • Jail-order brides

    07/20/2009 2:53:59 AM PDT · by Lonesome in Massachussets · 26 replies · 1,162+ views
    The Corner on NRO ^ | July 19, 2009 | Mark Steyn
    In an Iranian prison, marriage is till death do us part: He said he had been a highly regarded member of the force, and had so "impressed my superiors" that, at 18, "I was given the 'honor' to temporarily marry young girls before they were sentenced to death." In the Islamic Republic it is illegal to execute a young woman, regardless of her crime, if she is a virgin, he explained. Therefore a "wedding" ceremony is conducted the night before the execution: The young girl is forced to have sexual intercourse with a prison guard - essentially raped by her...