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You try to convince me that rape is not a big deal if the police who knows that it is illegal and the perpetrators simply do not care. As a human being we must all try our utmost to help another person less fortunate than us. It is indeed unfortunate that many young girls in Kyrgyzstan are subjected to this type of crime. The fact that the police does not act on these such incidents gives the women a sense of hopelessness as they have no one in authority to turn to in their time of need. To hide under the umbrella of culture is simply nothing but a matter of convenience. You try to equate Jay walking to the atrocious act of rape. I see that as comparing stumping your toe on the coffee table with that of being run over by a herd of stampeding elephants. In every society Jay walking is a traffic offense and rape is a vicious act against a female. As a result it is of paramount importance that we protect them. To think simply because this act has been allowed to go on for generations makes it right or legal. You have seen the type of emotional pain it's end results. It wasn't me that felt girls committed suicide rather than live with the man who rapes her, it was the mother of a victim,who also have first hand knowledge of this as she too was a victim.You ask me that "if they enforce the law who cares?" We'll the obvious answer any reasonable person would vehemently shout out would be "THE VICTIM" . We must not allow ourselves to fall victim to what is the norm, we as individuals can make a conscious choice as to what is wrong from what is right or legal. Through the video there was no mention that this practice of bride kidnapping was at one time or another found to be legal and that's what this argument is all about. In ancient time it was illegal also. The video shows that it was practices even less in ancient time and only started to increase in frequency after gaining independence from the Soviet Union. Therefore to say that it's traditional practice is a bit weak as it's done more often in modern times than then. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... As a West Indian it is considered the norm or a cultural thing to smoke marijuana, however it is also illegal to do so persons are arrested and charged for their act. Likewise bride kidnapping may be viewed by the perpetrators as cultural tradition but it's illegal and as a result those responsible should be punished. You said that someone from one country should not tell people of another country how to live. Unfortunately in many instances they do, that's the reason why institutions such as The United Nations, and UNICEF. We all are human and belong to one world even we are from the west and they are not we must lend a helping hand to the less fortunate and the women of Kyrgyzstan fit that mold completely . They have no one to turn to in their country as the police refuses to come to their aid and they are brainwashed into believing that what is being to them is for their own good and happiness. They feel that hopeless and we see they are also defenseless. For any reasonable person to allow or think that this practice should continue is some who struggles with the truth.