This essentially promotes the idea that severe crimes against men are somehow a lesser evil than against women. The brutal murder of a man would be considered a less serious offense than the brutal murder of a woman.

Just to be clear, I oppose the death penalty altogether. I simply want to draw attention to the inequality in treatment based on sex. This kind of inequality is typical — society tends to view cruelty towards men far more leniently than cruelty towards women.

Sources: Reuters, The Village Kazakhstan, Facebook page of the Kyrgyz President's press secretary.

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