"The Kanun must be obeyed, The blood needs to be avenged."

[panzerfaust]

From: http://www.iht.com/bin/printfriendly.php?id=14397736

"...This is the situation of my life," Christian said, looking plaintively through a window at the forbidden world outside. "I have known nothing else since I was a boy. I dream of freedom and of going to school. If I was not so afraid, I would walk out the door. Living like this is worse than a prison sentence."

Christian's misfortune is to have been born the son of a father who killed a man in this poor northern region of Albania, where the ancient ritual of the blood feud still holds sway.

Under the Kanun, an Albanian code that has been passed on for more than 500 years, "blood must be paid with blood." A victim's family is authorized to avenge a slaying by killing any of the killer's male relatives...

It is heartwarming to see that simple, straightforward, honest, traditional values and customs can still exist in this otherwise disgustingly liberal world.

[leveymg]

1. Give that kid refugee status, and get him the hell outa there.

[atreides1]

2. What Would Be The Justification