explorer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 06, 2019 1:03 pm

Kammekor wrote: ↑Wed Feb 06, 2019 12:42 pm Village life is brutal, and those girls getting married at 16 will have their first divorce at 20 after four years of domestic violence. It's not like 99% of the kids getting married at 16 will live a happy life together.

It is also not like 99% of girls getting married at 16 will experience domestic violence and get divorced.

Anchor Moy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 06, 2019 4:47 pm

Freightdog wrote: ↑Wed Feb 06, 2019 3:01 pm

Felgerkarb wrote: ↑Wed Feb 06, 2019 1:39 pm It matters to me based purely on principle. Basic facts are important to any story. The local press can't seem to get details correct on any sensational story. Other factors that matter in this story besides the murder are the circumstances that led up to the point of murder...those can be investigated and possibly avoided in future if the details are known are reported correctly.

Out of respect for the victim, it matters a lot, too.

Two people who arguable were not quite mature enough for the situations they were in are now dead.
One, a young girl. The other, an ‘officer’ in the military. Clearly, that’s tragic, with a lot of opportunities missed to avoid it happening.

Out of respect for the victim, I disagree with you (Freightdog, not Felgerkarb). You talk about facts (Not quite. I only have exactly the same info as is reported in the articles, which have several contradictions or questions about their accuracy and the accuracy of reporting), then you suggest that this could be a tragic two young lovers' thing. However, this is not about Romeo and Juliet. The guy was a military officer in his 30's who had a gun and he's supposed to be "mature" (supposed is one thing. actually being mature quite another, and that really is debatable from my point of view.). No matter what the situation, he shot a 16 year old girl. This is the sound info we have (not disputed(?)).

@ Felgerkarb I am a great fan of facts, but the media in Cambodia is like Alice in Wonderland. One source says this, the other says the opposite. I respect your quest for the truth in detail, but IMO having confidence in the basic essential reported facts would be a good start.

explorer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 06, 2019 7:24 pm

Kammekor wrote: ↑Wed Feb 06, 2019 3:34 pm

explorer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 06, 2019 1:03 pm

Kammekor wrote: ↑Wed Feb 06, 2019 12:42 pm Village life is brutal, and those girls getting married at 16 will have their first divorce at 20 after four years of domestic violence. It's not like 99% of the kids getting married at 16 will live a happy life together.

It is also not like 99% of girls getting married at 16 will experience domestic violence and get divorced.

Just wondering explorer.... This event, the 33 year old soldier shooting his 16 year old wife and then taking his own life. Do you think it's just a one-off crazy idiot, or do you think the problem is larger than the crazy individual, and the way Khmer society is organized played a role as well?

I think the proportion of girls getting married at 16 who experience domestic violence, would be very similar to the proportion of girls getting married at any other age who experience domestic violence.

newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:46 am Or the wife could ask for a divorce, the man refuses, then she chops him up.