India to toughen law on burning widows

[Grub]

India plans to tighten laws against sati, the ancient custom of widows burning themselves alive, by holding entire communities responsible and increasing penalties to up to life imprisonment, officials said. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4131435a12.html

Bloody PC world that we live in!

What the hell are we going to do if we can't add a widow-burning to our tour itinerary when we go to India?

FFS ... is there nothing sacred left in the world?

[canarlee]

got a link to that news report?

[Grub]

got a link to that news report?

front page on Stuff.co.nz

[canarlee]

you mean this?

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4131435a12.html


thats a link!

[Grub]

You mean like the one in the original post?

[Oakie]

So it'll be harder for the young Indian guys to find a 'hot' widow....

[peasea]

Bloody PC world that we live in!

What the hell are we going to do if we can't add a widow-burning to our tour itinerary when we go to India?

FFS ... is there nothing sacred left in the world?


It's terrible isn't it?

I heard today there was a Muslim who poured petrol all over his bod' and then set fire to himself in our very own neighbourhood! He died, naturally. The locals are having a collection for his family and latest count was eighty litres.

[peasea]

You mean like the one in the original post?

Do you have to tie them to a post?

[Chrislost]

It's terrible isn't it?

I heard today there was a Muslim who poured petrol all over his bod' and then set fire to himself in our very own neighbourhood! He died, naturally. The locals are having a collection for his family and latest count was eighty litres.

make sure you chain them up or they might run into your house and set fire to everything!
dunno how many virgins they will get tho!

[peasea]

make sure you chain them up or they might run into your house and set fire to everything!
dunno how many virgins they will get tho!

In India? Not many I'd wager, my brother lived there for three years.

[Skyryder]

Not much of a punishment you can give a dead person.

I think the practice is called suttee. Something like that.

Skyryder

[xwhatsit]

Not much of a punishment you can give a dead person.

I think the practice is called suttee. Something like that.

Skyryder

<hints id="hah_hints"></hints>Lol, that's why I've always found the fact that suicide being illegal very interesting, although there's probably more to it than that.

At any rate, that's not the case here -- mentioned was the fact that they were going to hold `entire communities responsible', so I suppose your job is to stop the local widow from lighting herself on fire. I don't really like that idea, if the woman a few houses down wants to light herself on fire I don't see why it should be my responsibility. Likewise, if I want to light myself on fire I don't see why my neighbour should get locked up for it.

[Pixie]

What about global warming?
At least they are a renewable resource,can't go back to burning fossil fuels.

[Oakie]

At least they are a renewable resource,can't go back to burning fossil fuels.


"Goodness gracious me Bishen but I am being very cold. Please be throwing another widow on the fire"

[peasea]

"Goodness gracious me Bishen but I am being very cold. Please be throwing another widow on the fire"

Wasn't there a kiwi song about that?

"Put another girrrrlllll on the fire, cook me up some rogan and some rice..."

[Oakie]

"Put another girrrrlllll on the fire, cook me up some rogan and some rice..."

"then go outside and clean my bike and black the tyres
cos I like it when the Honda's looking nice"

[Biff]

I think the practice is called suttee.

Skyryder

You daft bastard - Sutee was a puppet. Had a mate called Sweep.

[The Pastor]

I thought this thread was about windows burning i.e., pirating.

[Curious_AJ]

You daft bastard - Sutee was a puppet. Had a mate called Sweep.

omg.. sutee! i used to have puzzles of that bear when i was a kid! and books! and stuff!

[Donor]

Sutee... Sooty... Sati...

Surely if she fell off the pyre before being well done, it would be called Sautée?

[yod]

You daft bastard - Sutee was a puppet. Had a mate called Sweep.


omg.. sutee! i used to have puzzles of that bear when i was a kid! and books! and stuff!

and Soo....dont forget Soo

aaahhh Sooty Sweep and Soo.....sad sad sad

[imdying]

The mute bear is evil :shit:

[peasea]

Sutee... Sooty... Sati...

Surely if she fell off the pyre before being well done, it would be called Sautée?

And Satay............