BURUNDI: Francine Nijimbere: "My husband cut off my arms for having a girl"


	BURUNDI: Francine Nijimbere: "My husband cut off my arms for having a girl"

lifecyce1898

9-30-2008 4:31 PM

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9-30-2008 4:37 PM

BartendingBear

I think they should have cut his arms off, and maybe a leg for punishment.

10-1-2008 2:46 AM

Antara

Pardoned?

What a freakin backwater.........my gawd what a helllish life these poor women are condemned to.

10-1-2008 3:55 AM

dulios

The grossly ironic thing is that a baby's sex is determined by the father - mom gives an X chromosome no matter what; it's up to dad to supply the Y for a male to be conceived. Bastard should have cut off his own arms.

10-1-2008 6:33 AM

lifecyce1898

Dogma vs Critical thinking. Could easily happen in the USA with the tax exempt PAC's bringing us ever closer to the Judeo/Christian version of the Taliban.

10-1-2008 12:56 PM

Jorjor

His arm or leg aren't what should be cut off.

10-2-2008 3:12 AM

Deepti

@ Jorjor...I totally agree!!

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