Taliban Pass New Law Regarding Wife-Beating

 

Reports indicate that the Taliban recently passed a law that allows men to beat their wives as long as it does not cause “broken bones or open wounds.” Talk about progress!

The Telegraph apparently obtained the 60-page penal code – signed by the Taliban’s Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada (excuse me, allergies!) and distributed to courts across Afghanistan – which classifies wife-beating as discretionary punishment rather than a criminal act.

The law notes that a husband may strike his wife freely, but only provided the violence does not leave visible bone fractures or open wounds. Emphasis on visible. 😉

The code states that, even where serious injury can be proven, the maximum sentence is 15 days in prison. And yet, the same code states that, if a woman goes to her parents’ home without her husband’s permission – even to avoid a beating – she faces up to three months in prison, as do any family members who dare to shelter her.

I’m looking forward to the time when, perhaps in a few more centuries, particularly progressive Taliban men might urge their compatriots not to beat the crap out of their women until after their wives have had the chance to eat the meal they have prepared for them and have removed the dishes. I would also hope these enlightened Muhammadans would encourage their brothers to avoid assaulting their wives during coitus, as that behavior would no longer be considered halal. Perhaps someday a radical extremist would go so far as to suggest that women not be beaten at all if they have given a man four or more male offspring.

So, if you-- Mohammed, Abdi, Amir, or Omar-- are smacking your gal around today, I urge you to consider exercising at least the restraint shown in this enlightened new law from the Taliban.

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