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Abstract
An enquiry answered by 100 randomly selected British Pakistani mothers in the postnatal wards of two hospitals in West Yorkshire showed that 55 were married to their first cousins, while in only 33 cases had their mother been married to her first cousin. This suggests an increasing rate of consanguineous marriage in this relatively small group, by contrast with the decreasing rate observed in some other countries. The genetic implications merit further study.
originally posted by: IkNOwSTuff
I think I can speak for many on here when I say I dont see a correlation between marrying a cousin and dying as a heroin dealer.
What exactly are you getting at?
Can you clarify for me?
originally posted by: Kester
Many British Pakistanis marry first cousins.
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Abstract
An enquiry answered by 100 randomly selected British Pakistani mothers in the postnatal wards of two hospitals in West Yorkshire showed that 55 were married to their first cousins, while in only 33 cases had their mother been married to her first cousin. This suggests an increasing rate of consanguineous marriage in this relatively small group, by contrast with the decreasing rate observed in some other countries. The genetic implications merit further study.
The genetic implications have been documented.
books.google.co.uk...
In my view the heroin dealer's inability to understand why they are going to be killed is a direct result of first cousin marriage.
Do any ATS contributors have a different view?
originally posted by: hounddoghowlie
a reply to: IkNOwSTuff
i'm thinking the OP is suggesting, limited gene pool makes for low intelligence.
originally posted by: Nexttimemaybe
A very bizarre conclusion to come to, very simplistic thinking.
Op, were your parents first cousins by any chance?
originally posted by: thekaboose
You know...I kept going back to the OP.. I actually thought I couldnt read as I completely missed the connection. Good to see Im not the only one
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
a reply to: EvillerBob
It could be looked at as creating a stupid reason as a excuse to break the law .Kind of like the guy using the excuse that he was under the influence of alcohol that made him run over a pedestrian and he shouldn't be charged with drunk driving .
doesn't mean someone with a little common sense will correctly identify exactly what the OP was really about .Could end up just being a not well thought out articulated post . could be a troll ...OP needs to jump back in with a response to the few comments to weed it down .
I'll admit the OP did not do a great job of presenting his/her point but I think anyone with a small degree of common sense can figure out the message contained within
I wonder what the people over in Afghanistan that are growing the poppies and guarded by NATO/US forces guarding them would think . Do you think any growers are married to their first cousins . Are we sending first cousin married couples a mixed message ?
In my view the heroin dealer's inability to understand why they are going to be killed is a direct result of first cousin marriage.