Father Lets Daughter Drown At Beach In Dubai Rather Than Have Male Rescuers ‘Touch’ HerThe father of a 20-year-old girl let his daughter drown at a beach in Dubai rather than have her saved by ‘strange’ men of a rescue team, reported Emirates 24|7.
The man, said to be Asian, had taken his family to the beach when his daughter began to drown and screamed for help. However, when rescuers rushed to help, her father stopped them which led to the girl’s death.
Deputy Director of Dubai Police’s Search and Rescue Department Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Burqibah said it was an incident he would never forget. “The father took his wife and kids to the beach for picnic and fun. The kids were swimming in the beach when suddenly, the 20-year-old girl started drowning and screaming for help. Two rescue men were at the beach, and they rushed to help the girl. However, there was one obstacle which prevented them from reaching the girl and helping her. This obstacle was the belief of this man who considered that if these men touched his daughter, then this would dishonour her. It cost him the life of his daughter.”
http://tribune.com.pk/story/935481/father-lets-daughter-drown-dubai-beach-than-have-male-rescuers-touch-her/ Let's explore the facts a bit and see where they lead.
1. The girl was screaming for help. She wasn't screaming for life without dishonour. It's reasonable to assume that she wanted to live, even if she was "dishonoured."
2. The two rescue men did not do their job and save her as she indicated. Instead they listened to her dad.
3. Nobody else there ventured out to save the girl.
4. Nobody questioned #1, #2, or #3.
5. No discussion of firing the two "rescue men."
I think the man should be pushed out into water deeper than he can stand in, and a dozen adulteresses who were good swimmers lined up on shore. He could then beg to be saved by them, or he could just decide to drown rather than be touched by them.
Anyway, are all these people fucking morons? They don't even have a six foot rope they could toss to the girl? Everywhere I've been there was equipment like that, because a person drowning can easily pull the rescuer down too, being frantic and clutching to them. Which just brings up another issue - the rescuers go out, then the girl grabs them to be saved. Who is dishonored, then? The rescuers?
Someone should weigh in that has some serious knowledge of the Koran, but I think I could find support for saving the girl regardless of the wishes of Mr. CrazyDad in about four seconds in that musty old book.