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Wife Slapping OK.. Judge says
mateomasfeo
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Judge: Wife-Slapping OK if Wife Spends Too Much Money
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- A judge in Saudi Arabia has told a conference on domestic violence that a man has the right to slap his wife if she spends money wastefully.
According to a Saudi newspaper, the judge also said women deserve as much blame as men do for increased spousal abuse.
The judge's remarks don't carry the weight of law, since they were made out of court. But public comments by Saudi judges, who are also Islamic clerics, are often widely respected.
One activist says the remarks are the latest setback in the efforts by women in Saudi Arabia to gain the right to vote, drive and be protected from violence.
According to the English-language Arab News newspaper, women in the audience loudly protested the judge's remarks.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- A judge in Saudi Arabia has told a conference on domestic violence that a man has the right to slap his wife if she spends money wastefully.
According to a Saudi newspaper, the judge also said women deserve as much blame as men do for increased spousal abuse.
The judge's remarks don't carry the weight of law, since they were made out of court. But public comments by Saudi judges, who are also Islamic clerics, are often widely respected.
One activist says the remarks are the latest setback in the efforts by women in Saudi Arabia to gain the right to vote, drive and be protected from violence.
According to the English-language Arab News newspaper, women in the audience loudly protested the judge's remarks.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- A judge in Saudi Arabia has told a conference on domestic violence that a man has the right to slap his wife if she spends money wastefully.
According to a Saudi newspaper, the judge also said women deserve as much blame as men do for increased spousal abuse.
The judge's remarks don't carry the weight of law, since they were made out of court. But public comments by Saudi judges, who are also Islamic clerics, are often widely respected.
One activist says the remarks are the latest setback in the efforts by women in Saudi Arabia to gain the right to vote, drive and be protected from violence.
According to the English-language Arab News newspaper, women in the audience loudly protested the judge's remarks.
Brad Steele
...According to the English-language Arab News newspaper, women in the audience loudly protested the judge's remarks.
I bet a sharp back-hand would shut them up.
Brad Steele