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To: tejek who wrote (183064)	2/19/2004 1:38:02 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576891

Ted, its believed many daughters are put to death at birth. Not just a belief ... a tragic fact. And not just at birth, either, but also as soon as the gender of the baby is known, i.e. months before birth. The result is a significant skewing of male-to-female ratios in younger generations. Pretty soon, the fathers of the brides won't have to pony up any booty, for their daughters will be in high demand anyway. And the "use 'em and lose 'em" jerks will find fewer and fewer victims to prey on. Tenchusatsu

To: tejek who wrote (183064)	2/19/2004 4:31:59 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576891

>Its normal enough that it got the attention of Dateline or 60 Minutes. Normal enough that we were reading about it in junior high school! (Twelve years ago) -Z

To: tejek who wrote (183064)	2/19/2004 9:28:12 PM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1576891

Tejek, RE: "Its normal enough that it got the attention of Dateline or 60 Minutes." Since when has Dateline covered normal everyday things? Normal is "boring", while sensationalism sells. American news, including Dateline, is based upon sensationalism. Given that I've met more than a thousand Indians at this point in my career, am reasonably certain none of them dumped oil on somebody. What you describe is not normal, even by Indian standards. edit: And of those thousands that I know, they have never indicated this is the norm. My contacts include a Mayor in one of the most largest cities in India, people that originated from villages, engineers, and the humanitarian workers who are plugged in. It is incorrect to say this is the norm of the country. It is correct to say it is practised in certain villages by some family systems. If it was considered normal behavior, India's laws would not have made it illegal. On another note, does anyone know the economic policies of Edwards and Kerry? Or, is that too boring of a topic? Maybe people would prefer to discuss political dirt, rather than economic solutions. And maybe the news media is forced to echo their readers' interests. Regards, Amy J