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Outrage after Portugal court quotes Bible on woman’s assault
by Guest Fri Oct 27, 2017 1:50 am
Women’s rights groups in Portugal have reacted angrily to a court decision that quoted the Bible and a 19th-century law in justifying a suspended sentence for a man convicted of assaulting his ex-wife with a bat because she allegedly committed adultery.
The man was given a 15-month suspended sentence and a fine of 1,750 euros ($2,000) for using a bat spiked with nails to assault the woman in the street in 2015, leaving her covered in cuts and bruises.
The prosecutor had argued the sentence was too lenient and asked an appeals court for prison time of 3 years and 6 months. But the appeal judges on Oct. 11 rejected his request.
In their written ruling, the judges expressed “some understanding” for the attacker, saying a woman’s adultery is “a very serious offense against a man’s honor and dignity.”
They noted the Bible says an adulterous woman should be punished by death and also cited a 1886 Portuguese law that gave only symbolic sentences to men who killed their wives for suspected adultery.
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SOURCE ABC NEWS
The man was given a 15-month suspended sentence and a fine of 1,750 euros ($2,000) for using a bat spiked with nails to assault the woman in the street in 2015, leaving her covered in cuts and bruises.
The prosecutor had argued the sentence was too lenient and asked an appeals court for prison time of 3 years and 6 months. But the appeal judges on Oct. 11 rejected his request.
In their written ruling, the judges expressed “some understanding” for the attacker, saying a woman’s adultery is “a very serious offense against a man’s honor and dignity.”
They noted the Bible says an adulterous woman should be punished by death and also cited a 1886 Portuguese law that gave only symbolic sentences to men who killed their wives for suspected adultery.
Continue reading by clicking the name of the source below.
SOURCE ABC NEWS
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Re: Outrage after Portugal court quotes Bible on woman’s assault
by magica Sat Oct 28, 2017 4:58 pm
Wow its so medieval to go by the bible.
He had no right hitting her with spiked bat. He should've got a lot more time in prison.
He had no right hitting her with spiked bat. He should've got a lot more time in prison.
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Re: Outrage after Portugal court quotes Bible on woman’s assault
by Guest Sat Oct 28, 2017 5:00 pm
magica wrote:Wow its so medieval to go by the bible.
He had no right hitting her with spiked bat. He should've got a lot more time in prison.
It astounded me that this could still happen in the west Magica, such religious bullshit.
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Re: Outrage after Portugal court quotes Bible on woman’s assault
by magica Sat Oct 28, 2017 5:02 pm
Didge I had to check it was Portugal... 
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