Wife beating is now legal in the UAE.

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Sewblon

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http://www.dailypress.com/news/national/sns-ap-ml-emirates-wife-beating,0,7104769.story Sucks to own a vagina in the UAE, I guess.
 

Hashime

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I have a witty comment, but it will so get me suspended.....
Anyways, it does not surprise me that a country that bases its law on a "Magic Book" has a law such as this. They have gotten a little better though, at least they hang suspected adulterers who were tortured into confession instead of stoning them now.
 

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Wow, that's just depressing. I'd say it makes be disrespect Islam, but it really wouldn't surprise me if the other major religions allowed this kind of thing too.
 

Sonic Doctor

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Shows how smart they are, seriously I have never heard of a beating that didn't leave a mark. Even a light slapping would leave something for a day or two. Heck I find bruises on me that I never felt how they happened.
 

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cheshitescat said:
Pirate Kitty said:
That's taken way out of context.

The original ruling was that a man is allowed to discipline his family members, so long as he doesn't actually harm them.
Sort of like the rule of thumb?
The Rule of Thumb never actually existed, it is a myth.
 

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It's a sad interpretation of that passage, unfortunately.

Only upside is, they just implicitly said that wife-beating that causes injury is a legal offense. Might be a minor thing, but it's a step.
 

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spartan231490 said:
good luck dishing out an effective beating without leaving a mark.
I think that was the point, and what was supposed to be abstract went over someone's head. Not leaving a mark was probably old Arab speak for not physically harming a person.
 

Mr. Omega

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...I thought this happened already. Or maybe it was a different country. Or maybe it was a stupid yet similar law. I do remember facepalming at a law based from the whole "men power wives" thing. But I'm not sure it was THIS law. But the big thing is: I'm not surprised in the least about shit like this.