(October 25, 2014 at 7:16 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:(October 25, 2014 at 12:18 am)Heywood Wrote: If you follow the link in the original post the woman claims the man she killed tried to rape her. Attempted rape is not rape.
It also means she's not a murderer, if her claim is true. Sadly, Islamic law does not give women a fair shake in these situations.
If it is legal for me to shoot a thief in the back while he is running from my home with my TV in hand then I have not committed murder if the man dies. However if it is illegal for me to shoot a thief in the back while he is running from my home, then I have committed murder.
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human being. It is a legal concept....not a moral one.
It may be that in Iran, it is simply illegal to kill another human being even if they are trying to rape you.
