When it was called Crime of Passion I understood it much better. Now some are calling it Crime of Honour. Yesterday in Barcelona, a young man of 24 was shot point blank 5 times by a total stranger, also from Pakistan like himself, whom he had never met nor had any dealings with. According to initial police investigation, he was killed because he had married the ex-girlfriend of the assassin.
The victim came to Spain when he was 4 years old, brought up and educated here, totally integrated and had loads of Spanish friends. In the opinions of all, the friends, the neighbours as well as clients of his little shop, he was a real good and likeable guy, leading a simple and orderly life; never had any kind of trouble or conflict with anyone, never smoke, no alcohol, drugs, gambling or any other addiction. All those questioned agreed that he was an examply, model citizen.
Such senseless so-called 'Honour killing', unfortunately, is still happening in countries like Pakistan. Women especially had been killed even by their own fathers or brothers. As the sage old saying that goes: 'An eye for an eye leaves the world blind'. I can't help remembering the horrific mass destruction of 11/9, followed by the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan and the revolt in Libya. People are not just made blind but maimed and slaughtered. Which part of all that is supposed to be Honour???
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