Ex-wife beaten

[Skanky Vamp]

It takes a lot to shock me, this actually did. I will issue a trigger warning for some of you...
from CNN

There's outrage in Portugal after an appeals court there ruled that a man shouldn't have to serve jail time in the savage beating of his ex-wife, because her infidelity brought "dishonor" to him.

The beating happened in June 2015, when the man and his former wife's ex-lover joined forces to attack her with a nail-spiked club. According to court documents, the ex-lover restrained her while the man hit her in the head and body with the club.

The man was given a suspended sentence. He was also required to pay a fine. The judges on the court of appeals in Porto refused to impose a stiffer sentence on the man. And their reasoning shocked many -- the man's behavior was excusable because the woman's adultery besmirched his honor.

"Now, the adultery of the woman is a very serious attack on the honor and dignity of the man," the ruling, signed by Judge Joaquim Neto de Moura, said. "It was the disloyalty and the sexual immorality of the plaintiff that made (the defendant) fall into a profound depression, and it was in this depressive state and clouded by the revolt that carried out the act of aggression."

 

[The Bronze]

What the hell is wrong with people? Is there any country with sane people in authority? Who on earth would set a precedent that you can viciously beat someone because they cheat on you. Madness.

 

[brinkster130]

“The judges also cited the Bible and its passages "that the adulterous woman must be punished by death."

Well, he clearly didn’t read the whole bible.

 

[Carrie Hopewell]

In defense of Portugal, this doesn't happen very often and it's hardly shocking. Happens in other countries all the time. However, it is appalling and people protested hard. The judge has been suspended.

 

[Taake]

But of course, the honor of the man blah blah blah.... sorry, I dozed off for a bit, is this the dark ages or are people still using cuckoldry as an excuse to be giant pieces of shit? Things truly never change.

Well, he clearly didn’t read the whole bible.

Who has the time for that kind of commitment? The cliff notes version probably gets the gist of it... or so he thought 😉

 

[Blaze]

Am I disgusted? Yes. Shocked? No. Just last week I read in the news that a man was found not guilty of raping his wife because according to the judge "the man didn't know it was possible to rape your partner if you were married". We live in a disgusting world. Honor crimes are very prevalent all over the world.