Justifying bride kidnapping as “tradition” has served to hide other practical, socioeconomic motives that have little or nothing to do with culture. Regardless of the motive, there are lasting consequences of nonconsensual bride kidnapping. However, despite legislative action, justice for bride kidnapping victims has been difficult to obtain. In the past few years, 93 percent of bride kidnapping court cases were dropped “for lack of evidence,” and there is no telling how many more were never filed. While public opinion on bride kidnapping has declined across Kyrgyzstan, a concerning portion of the population would still tolerate the kidnapping of a relative (20.8 percent) or believes that bride kidnapping is entirely normal (5 percent).