Why was a joke moderated and then lead to a ban?

Yeah, up until the point where you cow out of a conversation you're taking a beating in, and play the weak 'devils advocate' card.  Which signals an end to the discussion, because I can waste my time clipping my toenails and still get more out of it.  What an absurd thing to do.

I'm not arguing the ban, simply the bolded part, hopefully that's ok?  My take on that is, if people can't be serious about something, the only alternative is humor to something that's so completely unconscionable.  It's one of humors main purposes.

Hard to see how some people can go as far as letting someone die just for their beliefs. Such a shame

“The father was a tall and strong man. He told them that he prefers his daughter being dead than being touched by a strange man.”

How hard could it be for a "tall and strong man" to at least try to save his daughter himself if he didn't want her to be touched by a "strange man".

Good point, sounds like pre-meditated murder, when viewed through that lens.

I vehemently disagree with that man's sense of "honor", but I won't subscribe to a "he wanted her to die" theory without further evidence, I think he simply couldn't swim (and hindered the people who were able and willing to help her .. so fucked up *sigh*)

According to my wife who knows a little bit about their religion is that by letting her drowned without being dishonored, she will be able to go to heaven.

Oh gosh, I hope he's sent to Jail for doing that. Why would such a conservative man even go to Dubai for a holiday? Saudi or Iran would have been a better destination for him.

Maybe he didn't know how to swim himself?