Camel, after rape, must die, says Islamic law

[hoosier]

Cameline Honor Killing
"A man has been sentenced to three months in jail after pleading guilty to charges of bestiality," the Gulf News reports from the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah:

A court official said the Bangladeshi, who worked as a driver, had been spotted going into his employer's barn on a regular basis.

His employer became suspicious as his duties did not involve him dealing with animals. . . .

The official said the driver confessed to police that he used to have sex with one particular camel. . . .

The official added the man told the prosecution that he had fallen in love with the camel and had sex with the animal.

This sort of thing goes on in America too; ... But what's shocking about the Emirati story is that, whereas the man is getting three months in jail, his victim is to suffer a much worse punishment: "The camel involved in the case is to be put down in accordance with Islamic law." Here is a culture that treats its camels as badly as it treats its women.

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