‘Honour-based’ abuse in England increases 60% in two years

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1. I knew a guy who dabbled in Honour-based abuse.

   Ordinary degree, but put Bsc Hons on his CV.

   Disgraceful.

2. Has there ever been a poorer description than, ‘honour-based’?

3. They call it honour crime, though truly there is nothing honourable about it. People who behave in such ways belong in the dark ages.

4. 81% increase in the 5 years to 2021.

   Another 69% increase in the two years to 2022.

   193% increase since 2016.

   And possibly another murder in Bradford yesterday that may be an honour killing.

   Is there much being done to tackle this? It says this is partly down to increased reporting/polarisation and partly due to ‘other factors’. What factors? Do they not know? I’d suggest someone looks into it then if we want to avoid another 69% increase by 2025.

5. There’s no honour in abusing women. Needs a name change.

6. >”In my experience, some people are becoming more rigid in their thinking and this is creating more instances where they feel they must defend their, or their families’, honour.”

   What sorts of people is he describing here I wonder. Can’t think of a time any of my mates contemplated throwing acid at someone due to their honour being besmirched.

7. So enriching, doesn’t this make us a stronger nation

8. As a gay man. Won’t be long before I have the ‘honour’ of being stoned to death in the street.

   This is why I vote for Plaid Cymru.

9. I imagine it’s nothing to do with the 1.4 million migrants we “invited” last year

10. Least surprising thing. The mass rape of children doesn’t even illicit a proper reaction. Unfortunately we are sacrificing the lives of people, the welfare and wellbeing of people on the alter of Libralism and the fear of racism. Its sad really cause trying to do the right thing we’ve allowed evil to happen…

11. It’s absolutely criminal that the government don’t come out and recognise and apologise for the problems that they have created, I’ve seen so many Labour, Liberal and even Tory MP’s lecture members of the public on how they should be so grateful and happy that our communities our being “culturally enriched”. I like to think that the many politicians who have facilitated all of this damage to our homeland feel some sort of deep guilt and sense of shame at what they’ve done, but I doubt it, these people are either sick with their own ideology or so bought and paid for that they don’t care.

12. Scourge of a religion that is absolutely a threat to western values. Only read about a pregnant Swedish woman killed because the Muslim bloke couldn’t face telling his mum he was with a non Muslim…

13. Wow, I’m surprised that the guardian are reporting this

14. It’s going to be fun to watch in the next 10 years or so when white refugees from UK start to queue in immigration offices in countries like Czechia or Poland. 😀

15. They should stop calling these cases “honour” abuse. They are just another variety of domestic abuse. The motivation is irrelevant, it is coercion and violence within families. The police recorded 1,453,867 domestic abuse-related incidents and crimes in England and Wales in the year ending March 2023. These 2,594 so-called “honour” cases are just a very small subset of a MUCH larger problem that occurs across all races and cultures.