• Blibly@lemmy.world
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      They don’t see sharia law as evil or unjust, they see it as competition to their own authoritarianism. Right idea, wrong religion (barely lol)

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      Honor killing is not part of Sharia. It belongs to tribalistic culture and societies.

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      Literally a drunk and completely incompetent gun owner. He should be punished and made an example of. Your statement makes this sound completely intentional. The court appears to believe the claim that her death was accidental. I don’t doubt that he had no intentions of killing his daughter.

      This should be a textbook example for gun licensing and requirements of safe storage. This man’s negligence cost him his daughter and the court decided this was enough. I don’t think the court went far enough and I think this should be the basis for further legislation, but let’s not turn this case into a bogeyman about honor killings.

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        The court appears to believe the claim that her death was accidental. I don’t doubt that he had no intentions of killing his daughter.

        If you don’t have inside knowledge on the case, “not having doubt” on either intentions or no intentions is an incredibly moronic take.

        Also, the job of a court of law is to establish innocence or guilt (and the degree thereof). This grand jury failing to indict is that grand jury refusing to do its duty to the people. While Germany is also going to shits, I am kinda glad that for now, our country is civilised enough to not have juries. Although we have the next worst thing, which is laypeople judges, for some cases.

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      Ya when people say Dems have a chance of winning Texas. Call that person a moron and go on with your day

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        Like nearly all the US, the cities are heavily blue and the rural parts are heavily red. The only difference between blue states and red states is which side of the halfway line it’s tipped towards. And nearly every state is close to the halfway mark—including Texas.

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          The only difference between blue states and red states is which side of the halfway line it’s tipped towards.

          not for any longer. trump has won the right to throw out any mail-in ballot he wants.

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        Political scientists estimate there are about 8 million consistently-Democratic voters in Texas and 6 million consistently-Republican voters. Out of a population of 30 million where everyone else flip flops and/or doesn’t vote.

        The only reason the Republicans ever win in Texas is due to voter suppression/gerrymandering.

        This is consistent with national estimates that there are roughly 1.5x as many Democrats as Republicans in the USA.

        The only reason the Republicans ever win anywhere is due to voter suppression/gerrymandering.