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To: one_less who wrote (1512)	3/6/2002 4:32:23 PM
From: maried.	Read Replies (1) of 21057

It may be true that in some cultures females and children have not legal rights as a citizen; but I think it is also true that abuse is seen as a sin and illegal. Jewel, I don't know if other countries would regard physical abuse of women and children to be a sin....ie.against the laws of their god, but I do know that it is common in some countries to regard the beating of a wife or child as a man's right. There are three cases that I can think of off the top of my head. 1. A student of mine had moved to the States from Portugal and I reported her Dad's physical abuse of her to DSS. After investigating the case thoroughly, he was charged. The local jurisdiction threw the case out because he did not know it was a crime to beat his own daughter. I thought that was a unique case but... 2. The Supreme Court of Maine had a similar case before it a few years ago. The man was from the mideast and was charged and convicted of the violent beating of his wife. The court decided that the man was not aware that we had a law that forbade that here. He was given instruction in the law and told that if he did it again, he would face charges. 3. A young niece of mine married a wealthy man from Haiti, moved there, and soon had two children. He was extremely violent to her and the small children and when she charged him, she was told that it was his right to discipline his wife and his children. She had a very difficult time leaving him but has since been allowed to leave and subsequently took her kids. The amount of money that was exchanged at the border was staggering. They may not consider it moral or legal in any of these examples but it is allowed. Hard to imagine! Marie

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