Woman Given 16 Months for Reporting Her Rape & George Zimmerman?

As the US reels over the verdict in the killing of Trayvon Martin, and George Zimmerman goes free, we are directed to the plight of Marte Deborah Dalelv, a rape victim who narrowly escaped being sentenced to prison

Marte Deborah Dalelv and George Zimmerman

(CLEVELAND) - Rape prosecutions are difficult in the United Arab Emirates, a strong ally of the United States due to oil trading that maintains laws fit for the 15th Century.

While western extravagance is tolerated and even encouraged, the bottom line is that laws in these countries are completely biased toward men and against women.

The reason is that they are influenced by Islamic law.

In order for a man to be convicted in a rape case, they have to either confess, or be convicted based on the testimony of adult male witnesses.

In other words, the testimony of female rape victims has no bearing or impact.

As the United States reels over the verdict in the killing of Trayvon Martin, and George Zimmerman goes free, we are directed to the plight of Marte Deborah Dalelv, a rape victim who narrowly escaped being sentenced to prison for 16 months.

She ultimately expressed joy (after surviving rape) because this archaic country didn't lock her up in prison for being raped. It is as though both the US and the UA are taking stupid pills and playing this long exaggerated game where everyone acts like a cretin on command and subjugates rape victims to prison.

The United States does a very poor job of ensuring that its business partners comply with basic, international law.

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Woman Given 18 Years for Reporting Her Rape & George Zimmerman? Marte Deborah Dalelv from Norway was given 18 months in jail, In the UAE while speaking to authorities her rape she would tell, Yet, because there was not four males who viewed the alleged act, Her account of the incident was deemed a lie & therefore not fact. George Zimmerman’s, “Not Guilty” verdict is a gross miscarriage? Court system in Dubai convicted her of, “sex outside of marriage,” Islamic-influenced legal codes in this cosmopolitan city of Dubai, Can you imagine not 1, 2 or 3 but 4 witness & they must be guys? United Arab Emirates, where construction is a never ending way, Well no wonder look at the gas prices in America we have to pay, So, as their justice is not Democratic justice what can we expect? As America is divided over what some consider an act of neglect. In this country although it’s not perfect we have a system in place, That gives Defendant’s an equal opportunity and accusers to face, Each other more often than not on equal ground in a court of law, In this Muslim paradise it‘s only for men. And women? Not at all. Islamic traditions in place are like the Old Testament, a way of life, Where women are considered & treated like property, not as a wife, In the George Zimmerman trial our legal system was tainted by race, And there are still some who want it characterized just like that place. True justice is the process although not always seen in the conclusion, With disagreements in the verdict it cannot become an optical illusion, As protests and rallies are an American right yet it must never become, A tool to overthrow a judicial system where freedom is, “Priority One.” The likes of Jesse Jackson’s and Al Sharpton’s will use fear to ignite, By pouring gasoline on a system that is wrong far less than it is right, But this woman was convicted of wrong doing for reporting a crime, Yet in this country we have a fair trial before sentencing & doing time. I know, I know, innocent people are incarcerated and guilty walk free, However, that percentage is not all that high even if you do not agree, Until someone comes along with a fool proof system, proven by fact, We cannot allow racism to guide us along the wrong side of the tracks. We shouldn't follow Civil Rights leaders whose main agenda is their Rights, Inflaming an already volatile situation propelling them to greater heights, Trayvon is one, where thousands are innocent homicide victims very year, Fact that Jackson & Sharpton are being selective, that is something to fear. Update: On Monday 7/22, due to intense media coverage justice prevails, For Norweigian citizen Marte Deborah Dalelv, she'll spend no time in jail, And if you think that it was outrageous for her to be convicted of a crime, Equally obnoxious is the killer(s) of LaVena Johnson have done no time. By Luke Easter

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Luke Easter is a poet who writes about things that are very close to the heart of Salem-News.com. Another former U.S. Marine, Luke heals the world with an approach that reaches people on a different level, one known for centuries, yet too often forgotten in the one we live in.

We live in a world of social & economic injustice. The main reason for founding America in the first place was to relieve the oppression of the King of England. Patrick Henry said it best, “give me liberty or give me death.” And yet, all too often death seems to be the only way out. Why is there such a high suicide rate especially among teens, in the land of the free & the home of the brave? What makes headlines? Good news? Ha! More depressing stories than anything else. I feel poetry takes an edge off the hurt of bad news while still delivering it but in a, “glitzy” sort of way. Giving a different perspective. Kind of like slap in the face as opposed to a knife in the back. At least with the slap you’ll live to see another day and you will know whom it’s from. I wasn’t here for the beginning of the world but at 59, I just might be here for the end.

Even though it’s still a knife, rhyme poetry helps to dull the blade. And that’s my job. You can write to Luke Easter at: lyricsfromlucas@aol.com