It is unthinkable that in a free country like the UK, that girls are subjected to genital mutilation. From the story:
Hundreds of British schoolgirls are facing the terrifying prospect of female genital mutilation (FGM) over the Christmas holidays as experts warn the practice continues to flourish across the country. Parents typically take their daughters back to their country of origin for FGM during school holidays, but The Independent on Sunday has been told that “cutters” are being flown to the UK to carry out the mutilation at “parties” involving up to 20 girls to save money. The police face growing criticism for failing to prosecute a single person for carrying out FGM in 25 years; new legislation from 2003 which prohibits taking a girl overseas for FGM has also failed to secure a conviction.
Experts say the lack of convictions, combined with the Government’s failure to invest enough money in education and prevention strategies, mean the practice continues to thrive.
This is abuse of the worst sort. The purpose is to prevent healthy and normal female sexual response. Forcing girls to undergo “cutting’ is akin to slavery, and hence, as I have written here before, it is an issue of human exceptionalism of the most profound import.
Some excuse the practice–at least as far as the parents are concerned–as ignorant people just wanting what is best for their children. I say balderdash, and besides, it is irrelevant. If you live in the West, you accommodate yourselves to certain Western values that cannot be compromised. Therefore, all involved in the conspiracy to damage girls should face charges.
If UK law enforcement doesn’t act vigorously to stop this–and arrest and punish those involved for child abuse–it will have sacrificed its great heritage of liberty and equality on the altar of multiculturalism and political correctness.
December 22nd, 2009 | 10:54 am
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December 22nd, 2009 | 11:54 am
I wonder to what extent the “communities” are hanging together and stonewalling law enforcement. My guess is that there’s a combination of factors going on here: On the one hand, the Muslim communities are determined not to tell the police or social services anything and to block inquiry into this. Without witnesses, it could be very difficult to secure a conviction. On the other hand, the police and social services are probably being told to be “sensitive” to Muslim sensibilities, and this is preventing them from investigating vigorously and trying to break through the wall of silence.
December 22nd, 2009 | 12:58 pm
Everyone is equal under common law, except women with funny-colored skins or funny-sounding names being oppressed by belligerent men of a certain religion and their female stooges.
Nice.
December 22nd, 2009 | 2:37 pm
[...] Wesley J. Smith at First Things: This is abuse of the worst sort. The purpose is to prevent healthy and normal female sexual response. Forcing girls to undergo “cutting’ is akin to slavery, and hence, as I have written here before, it is an issue of human exceptionalism of the most profound import. [...]
December 23rd, 2009 | 8:48 am
“If you live in the West, you accommodate yourselves to certain Western values that cannot be compromised. ”
Yes. But this type of argument has always worried me. What if “laïcité” or “abortion rights” become recognized as Western values?
December 23rd, 2009 | 11:12 am
It is not called Londonstan with out reason.
December 23rd, 2009 | 6:18 pm
It is typical of the UK Government to allow this kind of mutilation to young Girls, which is state sanctioned child abuse.
This must be stopped,
December 24th, 2009 | 2:08 pm
It is not a wonder that this occurs in a Western country that allows Sharia law to be practiced. You reap what you sow.
December 31st, 2009 | 12:28 pm
The solution must be as radical as the barbarism, if the West is to survive. And why do we even ALLOW them to BE in the West?
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