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Paris: Girl beaten for chatting on MSN


A 16 year old might lose her eye for chatting on MSN. Caught while on her computer in December, she was beaten and locked up at home in the Paris suburb of Saint-Gratien (Val d'oise). With their parents' permission, both strict Muslims, her two brothers (28 and 32) allegedly punished the victim. The four held a family meeting to avoid legal repercussions.

The brothers and parents [ed: according to one report, the mother was not charged] appeared before a magistrate in Pontoise yesterday, charged with willful violence, kidnapping or more than seven days and neglect.

The investigation started after the victim visited an ophthalmologist, having finally been able to leave the apartment a month after the attacks started. The teenager, who was injured in her eye, was able to consult a specialist, who did not fail to notice the bruises. The young victim risks losing her eye.

At best, according to certain reports, she would retain very diminished eyesight. Her visual acuity is less than a tenth. The specialist immediately reported the incident and the proceedings were launched.

The Enghien-les-Bains police started a preliminary investigation which culminated Wednesday in the arrests of the parents of the victim and her two brothers. The older brother is particularly suspect. They trapped her for eight days in the apartment, in harsh conditions. 

The UMP mayor of Saint-Gratien, Jacqueline Eustache-Brinio, says it's unbearable that such a thing can happen in France in the 21st century, to injure your child's eye because of religion. The parents must understand that it's a very serious act.

Sources: Le Parisien, Le Figaro (French), 

I think the same thing could have happened with other non-Muslim immigrants from the 3rd world that are sometimes very harsh in disciplining their children. 

It has nothing about how poor a country is about how they treat the children. Some months ago a Spaniard rapped and killed a girl in my country, he is from the ''1st world''. How many americans does atrocities like taking a gun and killin people in universities and classrooms? Even in Finland (concidered the country with best education) things like that have happened. I live in a 3rd world country which is concidered one of the safest and freest places to live in. Do you think that because of being poor we are animals and stealing/killing/rapping/kidnapping is normal in our countries?

You misunderstand what I wrote.

I'm not saying all 3rd world countries are like that. But that specifically from some of these countries, especially African countries, beating children, sometimes to extremes, is an accepted method of discipline.

It's not a point against people from these countries, it's just a common characteristic. I'm not criticising it in the least.

Paris: Girl beaten for chatting on MSN

i would put france to 3rd world, too.

this is relay sad, how come such parents doing that to their beloved child, instaid of telling her what is right and what is wrong to deal with the technology revolution..

this story is an example for every ignorance parents, who cant deal with their children in agood way resulting violence and unconfident,lost children,

such children cant benefit the society and the world in good way, resulting other to take benefit of them in wrong direction such as become terrorist and bad personse

and you know what! the most awful thing that guys are not punished… only girls…. even if we are kinda equal in our rights…

Paris: Girl beaten for chatting on MSN

i would put france to 3rd world, too. 

the first time in my life i agree with this guy. it has nothing to do with muslims and could've happened in Canada, or in Israel, my fav. country. It has nothing to do with the '3rd world', sorry Fabs. such an intelligent guy like you saying this… lol, makes me laugh.

And, Santiago, you are wrong, bro. You don't live in a '3rd world country'. You live in a country that has better education than French, Italy, Portugal, Spain and many other development countries. Uruguay is the kinda country where you can travel to without being worried. Uruguay is the Europe in Latin America. Brazil is about to join the UN Security Council and we also have influence zones, like Haiti and some parts of Africa, so we're not '3rd world' people. 

we would agree on everything if you just learn about Islamic teachings and convert to Islam inshAllah. it isnt a problem if you were a bad guy or not. you can free yourself from your sins by your own, begging the priester to free you from sins doesnt bring you further.

That is realy sadly..  can you see religions what do people ?  i remembered Christians in dark age.