Posted by
Lynn Ward on Monday, May 26, 2008 10:12:54 PM
Speaking of… Immigration
and sexual assault. This is part two. In part one, I focused on problems facing
the United States regarding immigration, specifically illegals, and sexual
assaults. During this article, I will focus on issues facing other countries
due immigration. While the problem in the Unites States appears to be worse due
to illegal immigrants, in other countries it appears to be from those who have
often legally emigrated.
The topic is difficult to write about, abhorrent to read about.
And, I warn you; some of it may shock and disgust you. If you are easily
offended, perhaps you should read no further. But, note that the offense isn’t
mine, but rather of those who have most foully betrayed the hospitality offered
them. My offense is merely in the relating of information and statements from
perpetrators of the vile crime of sexual assault – perpetrated not only against
their own kind, but most often against those in the country they have chosen to
emigrate to.
There is something else that must be considered. In most of
Europe, sex has been looked at differently than it is in the Untied States –
except for predominantly Catholic countries or areas, such as Italy. In Europe,
consensual sex has often been looked as just another part of life – part of a
relationship. Unless there are religious considerations, pre-marital sex is
common, and is looked at as just another part of the dating world, or a
relationship. For the most part, it as looked at as a source of pleasure,
rather than commitment. Virginity, as it is looked upon by Christians, is often
not a commodity that is considered necessary, or even advantageous. Fidelity
among certain groups in Europe is not commonplace. In fact, fidelity amongst
younger people is often looked at as an oddity. I know things have changed in
the U.S., but these are attitudes, which have been held by many Europeans for a
long time. They were that way when I lived there, and were that way long
before. Not much has changed in that regard.
But, one should not confuse the different sexual mores as an
invitation to unwanted sex. One is consensual, the other is not. And, I
reiterate, sexual assault is not about sex – it is about power. It always has
been, and always will be. Men will often excuse their behavior, saying it is a
biological imperative. Perhaps it once was, thousands of years ago. But, most
cultures evolved beyond that point. Regardless of a man’s excuse, regardless of
how he felt “she was asking for it,” or they “couldn’t control themselves,” it
breaks down to power – they are stronger and decide to take what they like. And
have no regard for their victim. She is merely a means to an end.
If there is one
set of fundamental functions of rape, civilian or martial, it is to display,
communicate, and produce or maintain dominance, which is both enjoyed
for its own sake and used for such ulterior ends as exploitation, expulsion,
dispersion, murder. Acts of forcible rape, like other instances of torture, communicate
dominance by removing our control over what enters or impinges on our bodies.
Rape is a cross-cultural language of male domination…” (Rape as a weapon of War)
The
genesis of this article was some information I read about Sweden in To the Readers of Little Green
Footballs. In little more than one generation, the number of rapes in Sweden has risen
approximately 400-500 percent, and sexual assaults involving children under the
age of 15 are six times as common. The increase in sexual assaults mirrors the
influx of immigrants. As in the U.S., in other countries the increase in rapes
is attributed to more being reported. This rationalization does not come even
close to explaining what is going on, however. In Sweden, Muslim men of Arab
ethnicity dominate the group of rape
suspects.
In some countries, the ethnicity or country of origin of
perpetrators is not often reported due to what is often considered an informal
censorship. In others, frankly, the censorship is not so informal – it is quite
blatant and often falls under the purview of “hate speech.” This is due to
concerns that one group or another may be discriminated against, although this
may not be not commonly known outside the particular country. Specific data,
therefore, is often difficult to obtain. Additionally, there are no international
standards on how crime statistics should be produced or presented, therefore
making international comparisons difficult.
In
France, for example, ethnicity-based censuses are banned. According
to researcher Farhad Khosrokhavar in
his book “Islam in Prisons,” Muslims make up some 70 percent of the prisoners
in France. He said, “… complexion, names and religious traditions like
prohibition of pork indicate that Muslims constitute an overwhelming majority
in prisons.” It is often only through such information that one is able to
glean what population is perpetrating what crimes.
In some communities in France, gang
rapes of teenage girls and young women have become commonplace. These horrific
crimes are called “tournantes” (pass-arounds) or basement plans, as that is
often where the crime occurs. The government has initiated training to
recognize the special circumstances of domestic violence, including the fact
that some women immigrants may face further violence (or death) if sent back to
their countries of origin… (Violence Against Women in
France)
Such crimes often occur in the areas
populated primarily by immigrants, “mostly
from France's former colonies.”
According to sociologists and prosecutors, teenage boys “often loosely
organized into gangs, prey on neighborhood girls. Many of the boys are raised
in closed, traditional families and are hopelessly confused or ignorant about
sex; others are simply street toughs. In this world, women enjoy little
respect; often girls who appear weak, or wear tight-fitting clothing, or go out
unaccompanied by their fathers or brothers, are considered fair game.”
While
it is not directly stated – because it is illegal in France - it is implicit as
to which population this is directed towards.
According to a study from the Swedish
National Crime Prevention Council, Brå,
it is
four times more likely that a known rapist is born abroad, compared to persons
born in Sweden. Resident aliens from Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia dominate
the group of rape suspects. Commonalities between the four countries cited
include Islamic religion and Arab ethnicity. According to these statistics, almost half of all perpetrators are immigrants. In Norway and
Denmark, we know that non-Western immigrants, which frequently means Muslims, are grossly
overrepresented on rape statistics. In Oslo, Norway, immigrants were
involved in two out of three rape charges in 2001. The
numbers in Denmark were the same, and even higher in the city of Copenhagen
with three out of four rape charges. Sweden has a larger immigrant, including
Muslim, population than any other country in northern Europe. The numbers there
are likely to be at least as bad as with its Scandinavian neighbors. The actual
number is thus probably even higher than what the authorities are reporting
now, as it doesn't include second-generation immigrants. Lawyer Ann Christine
Hjelm, who has investigated violent crimes in Svea high court, found that 85 per cent of the convicted rapists were born
on foreign soil or by foreign parents. (Fjordman:
Immigrant Rape Wave in Sweden)
It should be noted that although between 65% and
70% of the rapes committed in Denmark and Norway are by Muslims; they are less
then 5% of the population.
Muslims are clear about
their take on the issue. A Mufti in Copenhagen sparked a political outcry after he
publicly declared that women who refuse to wear headscarves are "asking
for rape." Australia’s most senior Muslim cleric blamed “immodestly
dressed women who don’t wear Islamic headdress for being preyed on by men and
likened them to abandoned ‘meat’ that attracts voracious animals.”
This attitude is prevalent
among Muslims, as was elucidated by four young men with immigrant backgrounds.
One of them, Hamid, a Muslim immigrant, explained
their take on the issue. "It is not as wrong raping a Swedish girl
as raping an Arab girl," he said. "The Swedish girl gets a lot of
help afterwards, and she had probably fu**** before, anyway. But the Arab girl
will get problems with her family. For her, being raped is a source of shame.
It is important that she retains her virginity until she marries." He
said, it was no coincidence that it was a Swedish girl that was gang raped by
immigrants in Rissne. "It is far too easy to get a Swedish whore….. girl,
I mean;" and laughed over his choice of words. "I don't have too much
respect for Swedish girls. I guess you can say they get fu**** to pieces."
(Fjordman: Immigrant Rape Wave in Sweden)
In Sweden, as in a number
of other European countries, it is "racist" and therefore illegal to
even suggest that certain ethnic or religious groups are worse than others. If
one criticizes oppression of women, one must state that all men are equally
bad. In a speech in 2002, Swedish politician Gudrun Schyman posited that
Swedish men were just like the Taliban. A male columnist in newspaper Aftonbladet
agreed with her. During a rally in March
2007, a man carried a sign that read, "While Swedish girls are being
gang raped by immigrant gangs the SSU is fighting racism." He was arrested
and later sentenced by the local court because he "expressed disrespect
for a group of people with reference to their national or ethnic background."
The court felt free speech had its limits, and he had acted in a provocative
manner.
No matter what
country one looks at, which Western nation, the number of rapes committed by
Muslim immigrants, or those born to Muslim immigrants, is exceptionally high.
It becomes difficult to view them as random acts. Rather, they are the acts of
an invading or conquering army. Conquering armies throughout history have taken
and used the women (under Islamic standards, young girls and teenagers also
frequently fit into that category), not only as part of the humiliation of the
men, but also because they considered them booty, or property, to be used as
they saw fit.
It has been done at times of war by
the Vikings, the Mongols, the Germans and the Russians during WW2, and all the
way up to the Balkans in the 1990s… [their actions] …resembles warfare. This
happens in most Western European countries, as well as in
other infidels countries such as India. In Bradford, England, Channel 4 pulled a
documentary about Pakistani and other Muslim men sexually abusing white English
girls, some as young as 11. Writer Theodore Dalrymple thinks that
"thanks to their cultural inheritance, (Muslim) abuse of women is
systematic rather than unsystematic…" (Rape:
Nothing to do with Islam?)
However, in Islam, it is not only a political ideology, but also
part and parcel of their current religious beliefs. This behavior is sanctioned
in the Qur’an and explained in the hadiths. It is against Islamic law to rape
[Muslim] women, but is encouraged for women captured in battle. So, despite
what the Muslim apologists say, the behavior is condoned, and even encouraged
by their most holy book and the hadiths.
This hadith provides the context for the Qur’anic verse (4:24):
The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) sent a
military expedition to Awtas on the occasion of the battle of Hunain.
They met their enemy and fought with them. They defeated them and took
them captives.
Some of the Companions of the Apostle of
Allah (may peace be upon him) were reluctant to have intercourse with the
female captives in the presence of their husbands who were
unbelievers. So Allah, the Exalted, sent down the Qur’anic verse: (Sura
4:24) "And all married women (are forbidden) unto you save those
(captives) whom your right hands possess." (Abu Dawud 2150)
There are several hadith in which Muhammed
is asked for his opinion on how women should be raped following their capture.
Bukhari 34:432
speaks to the fact that Muhammed told his men it was acceptable to rape them as
long as they ejaculated within the women. Female
slaves were bought and sold by Muhammad and his Muslims (Ibn Ishaq 693), traded
like any other simple commodity. (The Myths
of Muhammad)
Because non-Muslims are considered
infidels, they are exhorted to either conquer us or destroy us. In Muslim eyes,
crimes against infidels do not really constitute crimes. Rather, they are
considered following their religious imperative. The actions of the Muslim
immigrants in Europe clearly show they feel entitled. If they are viewed as a
conquering army, their actions in Western nations not only make sense, but is
in full accordance with Islamic law.
From Robert
Spencer on rape and jihad, “It is not understood that Western women are not so
much regarded by most Muslims as individuals, but as "their women,"
the women who "belong" to hostile Infidels. They are booty, to be
taken, just as the land of the Infidels someday will drop, it is believed, into
Muslim hands –“
They find Western culture and mores to be
offensive. They recognize Islamic law. If they “act, in accordance with the
local laws” it is “ only insofar as they do not contradict Islam -- that is only
because of darura, the doctrine of necessity -- and that necessity, that
darura, is of course only temporary.”
Bernard Lewis, perceived by many as “the intellectual godfather behind the
administration’s decision to invade Iraq,” warned in a lecture that “the
Islamic world was now attacking the West using two tactics: terrorism and
migration....”
If rape isn’t considered terrorism, I don’t
know what is. If the number of Muslim immigrants committing these crimes versus
the number of the indigenous population doesn’t say something, I don’t know
what does. If the staggering rise in
the number of rapes, which mirror the influx of this population doesn’t say
something, I don’t know what does. The fact that Muslims get away with behavior
not acceptable from other cultures and religions should speak volumes.
I’ll end this with a statement from Appeasement is not working:
“…the current strategy is not working for
us infidels, i.e. APPEASEMENT. But it is working to the benefit of Islam… The
invasion by Islam continues. So do we fight it? Or this time surrender? It
seems our leaders has chosen to do the latter. But I don't believe the good
people of Europe will. There will be a straw that will break the camel's back
and when that happens then all hell will break lose. I'm rooting for the
infidels.