Re: Pakistan disabled girl arrested for blasphemy
A tree stand on its roots. You can cut the leaves and branches and repeal the law, but they would grow again in another form. I agree with you that this law is cited as an example outside Pakistan to demonstrate the intolerance of our society, but the roots of intolerance and lawlessness lie elsewhere.
I agree that repealing the law would demonstrate ‘intention’ of the authorities that they would not tolerate dictations from the extremist right, but the establishment and political elite simply do not have that intention nor the intention to improve general law and order.
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I would risk joining any rally or demonstration against this blasphemy law, provided I am assured that someone murdering me in there will be promptly sent to hell by our courts as well. **