Bangladesh woman cuts off 'attacker's' penis [Archive]

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Drunken Durfin

05-30-2011, 02:21 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13594762

"She said she fought back and cut off his penis and brought it to our police station in a polythene bag to prove that Mr Mazi tried to rape her," police spokesman Abul Khaer told the BBC.

Xorai

05-30-2011, 02:49 PM

Ouch. I believe this should be the regular punishment for rapist.

TheEschaton

05-30-2011, 02:50 PM

Can you imagine your own penis being entered into evidence against you at, say, a trial? LOL.

msconstrew

05-30-2011, 03:51 PM

I'm just not sure why we've got "scare quotes" around the word "attacker's". Is there some reason to believe that this didn't involve a rape?

Latrinsorm

05-30-2011, 04:16 PM

I'm just not sure why we've got "scare quotes" around the word "attacker's". Is there some reason to believe that this didn't involve a rape?Maybe it's the BBC's way of saying alleged. Just another way the Brits are mutilating our language.