Hello, I think I need to clarify something. When I said Dad or father, I meant the father of the girls' baby. Where was he? I don't think she alone should be blamed because, as they say, it takes two to tango. Ginny ----- Original Message ----- From: "tester testers" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 10:42 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: Nigerian court sentences unmarried pregnant girl to caning > Ginny, > > My belief is that a parent's role (the Dad)is to > discipline the child as best as they can. I don't > think that any parent would be able to keep tabs with > their child on a 24/7 basis. The bottom line is, if a > child chooses to be bad, you cannot almost stop > him/her from being just that. > > So my argument is: At what level should you determine > that the parent(dad in this instance)should be held > responsible for the child's actions. I am sure you > would agree that at 17, most most of us started > approaching life independently, or at least think they > are, although we are still sheltered under Dad's roof. > > Regards > Essa > --- Ginny Quick <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hello, I have a question about this story. > > Hopefully, someone can help me > > answer it. My question is not so much whether or > > not the sharia law should > > be enacted and used. What I want to know is, where > > is the father of this > > girl's baby? I mean, she couldn't have gotten > > pregnant all by herself. > > Would he suffer the same punishment as she is going > > to have to? > > I just wanted to know because there was no > > mention of the father in > > this case, and shouldn't he be as guilty as the girl > > is? > > Ginny > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "MOMODOU BUHARRY GASSAMA" > > <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 2:16 PM > > Subject: Fwd: Nigerian court sentences unmarried > > pregnant girl to caning > > > > > > Nigerian court sentences unmarried pregnant girl to > > caning > > September 15, 2000 > > Web posted at: 11:30 PM EDT (0330 GMT) > > > > > > GUSAU, Nigeria (Reuters) -- A pregnant teenage girl > > has been sentenced to > > 180 strokes of the cane by a Muslim sharia court in > > northern Nigeria, > > officials said Friday. > > > > Human rights activists have reacted angrily to the > > sentencing of 17-year-old > > Bariya Magazu after a trial likely to fuel > > controversy over the introduction > > of the strict sharia penal code in parts of northern > > Nigeria. > > > > Separately, Roman Catholic bishops of Nigeria issued > > a statement calling on > > President Olusegun Obasanjo "to address the sharia > > issue with the > > seriousness and sense of urgency that it deserves." > > > > The court in Zamfara state, the first of Nigeria's > > regional governments to > > proclaim sharia law, tried Magazu on charges of > > having had pre-marital sex. > > > > Multi-ethnic Nigeria has been sharply divided over > > sharia since late last > > year when Zamfara embraced it. Hundreds of people > > died in two bouts of > > Christian-Muslim bloodletting over plans to > > introduce it in neighboring > > Kaduna state earlier this year. > > > > Non-Muslims oppose sharia for its tough sanctions, > > such as stoning for > > adultery and amputation of hands for theft. > > > > Zamfara officials said the court in the state > > capital Gusau had earlier this > > week found Magazu, who is several months pregnant > > and being looked after by > > her parents, guilty of having sex illegally. > > > > "The court sentenced her to 180 strokes of the cane, > > and she will be > > publicly flogged 40 days after she puts to bed > > (gives birth)," an official > > told Reuters. > > > > Rights groups described the sentence as barbaric and > > a violation of the > > girl's fundamental human rights. > > > > "It's shocking and really very embarrassing. It is > > baffling why the Zamfara > > government would go ahead to enforce sharia to the > > extent of having to give > > a small girl 180 strokes of the cane," said Samson > > Bako of the > > Constitutional Rights Project. > > > > Bako said a coalition of rights groups would > > consider court action against > > the central government if it failed to stop the > > spread of sharia in the > > country. > > > > Despite opposition, sharia appears popular in the > > predominantly Islamic > > north where some half a dozen states have adopted it > > or are about to do so. > > > > In their statement issued Friday after a five-day > > meeting in Kaduna, the > > bishops said their original fear that non-Muslims > > would suffer under a > > sharia regime had been justified. > > > > "The reality on the ground in states that have > > adopted sharia shows that > > non-Muslims are being negatively and unjustly > > affected," the statement said. > > > > In many cases Christian bodies were denied land on > > which to build places of > > worship, it said. > > > > While reaffirming their faith in a unified Nigeria, > > the bishops said they > > believed Nigeria's constitution needed to be > > reviewed to reassure people of > > all faiths. > > > > "There should no longer be room for special > > provisions for any religion > > within our constitution," their statement added. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of > > postings, go to the Gambia-L > > Web interface at: > > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > You may also send subscription requests to > > [log in to unmask] > > if you have problems accessing the web interface and > > remember to write your > > full name and e-mail address. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of > > postings, go to the Gambia-L > > Web interface at: > > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > You may also send subscription requests to > > [log in to unmask] > > if you have problems accessing the web interface and > > remember to write your full name and e-mail address. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! 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