Parents who force their children into marriage to face up to five years in jail

[joebloggs]

Families who coerce their children into a forced marriage could face up to five years in jail under legislation to be announced by the Prime Minister this week.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2153768/Parents-force-children-marriage-face-years-jail-new-crackdown.html#ixzz1wm9KbVSi

[grahamw48]

Something else that they've been turning a blind eye to for the past 40 years...while the rest of us have had to obey the EXISTING laws of the land.
I think it comes under child abuse. :rolleyes:

[bigmarco]

Mind you I wish I could have a say in who my daughters marry or at least be able to shoot the ones I dont like :icon_lol:

[stevewool]

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Families who coerce their children into a forced marriage could face up to five years in jail under legislation to be announced by the Prime Minister this week.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2153768/Parents-force-children-marriage-face-years-jail-new-crackdown.html#ixzz1wm9KbVSi
i thought this was law anyway here

[grahamw48]

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i thought this was law anyway here

Of course it is.

The child of you or I treated in similar fashion would have been taken into care. :NoNo:

[Iani]

Ex Labour MP Ann Cryer spoke on this years ago, and was vilified for it (though if she'd been a tory, you can bet the false outrage would have been a lot worse).

The problem is, getting people in "a certain community" to actually testify. You can be sure it will still go on, and if any of them want to complain, the entire family will pile on the pressure, then their friends, then the religious leader - until the complaint is withdrawn

[grahamw48]

Quite right.

This is what happens when political-correctness takes precedence over the law of the land. :NoNo: