Are relationships more important than honour killing?
Honour killings occur in almost states of the country. Closest members in a family kill their daughters and sons if they disobey tradition. Will killing one's own blood retrieve honour? Is it not better to forgive and accommodate than kill?
MOST INSTANCES of honour killing take place on the basis of old superstitions that have their basis in caste, family honour, social ostracization, and vengeance. Hundreds of men and women, more women, lose their lives if they marry outside their castes, village and religion.
Some say that honour killing is related to the current trend of love marriages. With more and more people not marrying people of their parent’s choice - it is creating friction within families. It's surprising as in the 21st century in which more people are literate people are taking to honour killing. Why should they think that marrying their child in another caste or in another religion leads to embarrassment in the society. But people who participate in honour killing don't deserve any sympathy. Some honour killings take place in cold blood and are more heinous than calculated murder because there's an element of vengeance involved in such brutal acts. At an age when young people want to be independent and have their own life they fear for their lives from people of their blood. Honour killing is a crime. Simple. It must be stamped out of our society.
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