Forced Marriages OK in the UK
Charles Johnson
Wed Jun 7, 2006 at 8:07 am PDT • Views: 294
The custom of forced marriages, practiced almost exclusively by Britain’s Muslim community, is given an official pass by the British government: Forced marriage law ‘not needed’. (Hat tip: Niall.)
The Home Office has decided a specific law to ban forced marriages in the UK is not needed.
Ministers had asked groups and individuals if there should be a law criminalising the act of forcing someone into marriage.
Most thought the disadvantages of a new law would outweigh the advantages, and possibly drive the practice of forced marriages underground.
Frank says: