Here is evidence that this verse of the Koran is not a relic of history, but something that Sharia adherents take seriously as instructions valid for all time:
"The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter..." -- Koran 5:33
Sharia Alert from the Kingdom of Two Holy Places: "Saudi court upholds child rapist crucifixion ruling," from Reuters, November 3 (thanks to Block Ness):
RIYADH (Reuters) - A Saudi court of cassation upheld a ruling to behead and crucify a 22-year-old man convicted of raping five children and leaving one of them to die in the desert, newspapers reported on Tuesday....International rights groups have accused the kingdom, the birthplace of Islam, of applying draconian justice, beheading murderers, rapists and drug traffickers in public. So far this year about 40 people have been executed in Saudi Arabia.
In Saudi Arabia, crucifixion means tying the body of the convict to wooden beams to be displayed to the public after beheading.
Now don't worry you guys. Muslim crucifixion merely involves TYING your body to a cross, not using those pesky, big, honkin' nails like the Romans used. Oh, but that is after they cut your head off.
It would appear that sharia and islamic values really don't make a difference.
40 executions? That's surprising to me given allah's influence.
Remember Q.E., Muslims lie.
Another example of Roberts hypocrisy and accusing others of trying to do what he and what he represents are doing. "Sharia Alert" From a Muslim country!!!, What does that have to do with you people!!!! The Arabian Peninsular and other Muslim regions have lived by Sharia for 1300 years, if the majority of people were against it then their would of been countless uprisings, but when we look at history the only uprisings have been Islamic under government that have swayed to far from Islam, e.g Islamic revolution in Iran, uprising in Syria which was one of the most secular and nationalistic states until a recent social resurgence of Islam, Turkey where people have on numerous occasions VOTED into power Islamist parties over nationalist/secular ones only for so-called secular democracy to rear its ugly and hypocritical head to launch military coups, and also in Morocco, Egypt and Jordan (all non sharia countries) there has been a strong resurgence in the publics desire to live by Islam. Trying to change what the majority want goes against the so-called democracy and values that you people preach!!!
"She accused me of having her malady and snuck away" that defines the means of Robert Spencer and the Right Wing Neo CON Zionist Christian Extremist movement of which he is merely a social foot soldier".
I am a proponent of capital punishment for certain heinous offenses and most definitely do not consider it in and of itself cruel and unusual punishment but the method of execution should not be one which is a vestige from ancient or medieval times (and the Koran is a medieval relic in so many ways). Painless lethal injection is sufficient.
jowen - so? If the ummah votes to jump off a cliff, will you follow them?
"The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter..." -- Mein Qurampf 5:33
There is simply not enough repeating and reminding everyone that this comes right after the sura quoted by Buraq Hussein Osama in his surrender declaration to mahound (eternal torment be upon his crab-ridden rear end) and its (not his) followers in Cairo.
That question only proves that you can't contest my point!!!
jowen : The Arabian Peninsular and other Muslim regions have lived by Sharia for 1300 years, if the majority of people were against it then their would of been countless uprisings.....
Isn't it amazing what a lack of education for the population and a draconian Government can achieve?
[rolls_eyes]
Regarding 'evidence that this verse of the Koran is not a relic of history,' please see the following passage from the Qur'an:
‘Accursed, they will be seized wherever found, and slain with a (fierce) slaughter. That was the way of Allah in the case of those who passed away of old; you will not find any change in Allah’s practice’ (Qur’an 33.61-62).
na"w - old sufi saying - "There is no rule against eating rocks in the desert"
Come on, stop picking on poor little jowen you bullies.
He (she, it?) is entirely correct. In fact, the usual explanation for the abysmal state of the middle east is that there are no truely islamic countries.
So they need even more decapitations, crucifixions, and stonings to create a their true motopia.
The "only uprisings have been Islamic under government that have swayed to (sic) far from Islam." You mean like the uprising in June in Iran where massive protests were launched against just about as Islamic a government that can be found anywhere on earth? Try being factual next time, if you can.
Look, if a people are really foolish enough or uninformed enough to want just about the stupidest and most draconian legal system that has ever existed, then let them have it, the poor sods, but I don't want any part of Sharia in the West and via Sharia creep Muslims in the West are trying to shove their reprehensible legal system (e.g., at least four male witnesses must be produced by a woman to substantiate a charge of rape) on truly free peoples, you know, the kind that have the freedom to be wrong or to criticize ANY religion without having to be concerned about mortal threats from Muslim zealots (memo to folks like you: Methodist, Buddhist, Lutheran, Jewish, agnostic, atheistic zealots who threaten bodily harm because their belief system is challenged are kinda' scarce). Done here.
"Robert Spencer and the Right Wing Neo CON Zionist Christian Extremist movement of which he is merely a social foot soldier"
Psss, you forgot 'Islamophobe'.
Come on, stop picking on poor little jowen you bullies.
He (she, it?) is entirely correct. In fact, the usual explanation for the abysmal state of the middle east is that there are no truely islamic countries.
So they need even more decapitations, crucifixions, and stonings to create a their true motopia.
"A Saudi court of cassation upheld a ruling to behead and crucify a 22-year-old man convicted of raping five children and leaving one of them to die in the desert,"
while i dont normally believe in capital punishment this is one of the few crimes i do support it in . the Saudi court should skip the beheading and go right to Crucifixion he might linger in agony for a few hours but those kids have to deal with years of shame and mental agony
Come on, stop picking on poor little jowen you bullies.
He (she, it?) is entirely correct. In fact, the usual explanation for the abysmal state of the middle east is that there are no truely islamic countries.
So they need even more decapitations, crucifixions, and stonings to create a their true motopia.
behead AND crucify?
Doesn't one render the other unnecessary?
What I like best about this article is that those on this site make the claim that the Saudi method for execution (or really I should say Islamic method) is somehow barbaric or cruel and unusual. I would make a wager that almost no one who posts here is against the death penalty. There may be a few liberal oddballs here and there, but for the most part most of you are going to uphold the death penalty for the worst of offenders.
How then, can any of you take offense at the use of execution in a Muslim country for someone guilty of a crime that may very well be worse than murder? These criminals have transgressed beyond all bounds and are beyond any hope for reform. If anything, Westerners are totally naive to believe that incarceration can ever rehabilitate those predisposed to criminality.
Admit it, in some ways you are jealous of the fact that Muslims can deter serious crime through the use of "extreme" punishment. Amputation and beheading WORKS.
Curious.
The Koran quote doesn't mention beheading explicitly, but rather "execution".
Are the two words synonymous in Arabic?
I find the mohammedan fixation on beheading to be most curious.
Curious.
The Koran quote doesn't mention beheading explicitly, but rather "execution".
Are the two words synonymous in Arabic?
I find the mohammedan fixation on beheading to be most curious.
"A Saudi court of cassation upheld a ruling to behead and crucify a 22-year-old man convicted of raping five children and leaving one of them to die in the desert,"
while i dont normally believe in capital punishment this is one of the few crimes i do support it in . the Saudi court should skip the beheading and go right to Crucifixion he might linger in agony for a few hours but those kids have to deal with years of shame and mental agony
Down, in the West this man would probably bring up some lame insanity defense. Or worse yet, he'd try to bring up some mitigating factors from his past. My parents abused me, I lost my job, my girlfriend left me for my dog etc. None of those excuses would hold up under shari'a. One thing that Islam does well is deliver swift and final justice to those guilty of the most serious crimes for which there can be no restitution.
What Islam does poorly is deliver equal justice for women or defend personal freedoms when it comes to freedom of speech, sexual proclivities etc. "Crime against society" instead of crimes with a specific victim. If only we Muslims could balance one with the other... if only.
"One thing that Islam does well is deliver swift and final justice to those guilty of the most serious crimes for which there can be no restitution."
Yeah, leaving Islam is the most serious crime there is. It demands swift justice alright!
Far from being jealous of Islam, I thank the Lord that Muslims were stopped at the Gates of Vienna, driven out of Spain and stopped by Charles Martel. I shudder to think what my life would have been like had I been born a Muslim. I would have missed out on so much.
GT : Admit it, in some ways you are jealous of the fact that Muslims can deter serious crime through the use of "extreme" punishment. Amputation and beheading WORKS.
Please explain how this "extreme" punishment impacted the decision making of the 22 yeard old child rapist? That's correct. It failed utterly. So how's that deterrent working, again?
In no way am I jealous of a barbaric sentence handed out by islamic clerics who commit the same acts on helpless children themselves, just as your 'Perfect Man', mohammed (Pedophile, misogynist, murderer, liar, maniac, thief, parasite etc)did.
At least you're honest enough to note the inequality of genders in islamic law. You get a cookie, GT.
I for one am against the death penalty and I can think of a much better punishment to fit this crime-castration.
Castration might actually work better as a determent and may possibly cure the sexual offender.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/world/europe/11castrate.html
"What Islam does poorly is deliver equal justice for women or defend personal freedoms when it comes to freedom of speech, sexual proclivities etc. "Crime against society" instead of crimes with a specific victim. If only we Muslims could balance one with the other... if only."
Injustice for rape cases, strict enforcement of hijab, extreme and unhealthy segregation of the sexes, stonings for adultury. Just some of the examples you're probably talking about.
You admit these grave injustices exist in Islam. So tell us, why are YOU still a Muslim then?
"If the Ummah votes to jump off a cliff" - tanstaafl
May I inquire as to whether there's any hope for that?
Imagine - The West would be saved, and there would be no need for WWW3, West v Islam, which is coming.
I have no problem with captital punishment and this cretin seems to have worked hard to earn it. Death by dacapitation does not need to be inhumane, I think the gullitine was as a nifty device. Unfortunately in Islam the instrument of choice for beheading is usually a dull knife and I'm sure the victim typically dies of horribly painful wounds leading to exsanguination.
I wonder if this guy will even have a chance to pay the headman for a little mercy. Mercy? Islam? Nah, what was I thinking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73VXUZMOJdQ
"if the majority of people were against it then their would of been countless uprisings, but when we look at history the only uprisings have been Islamic under government that have swayed to far from Islam"
jowen is absolutely correct about this, and what this shows is that the vast majority of Muslims WANT MORE ISLAM (and by "vast majority" I mean more than 98%).
And Wellington is dead wrong about the Iranian protests. The protestors merely wanted a different brand of Islam from the current regime; they didn't want freedom from Islam. One of their major leaders was a supporter and compatriot of the original Ayatollah Khomeini. Read Diana West's scathingly substantive essays on that whole dismal affair -- dismal for the idiots in the West who became enraptured with the romanticism of the protestors.
Dead wrong, Hesperado? Not quite. Yes, some of the protestors only wanted another brand of Islam and that's really stupid, but how do you know that all of the protestors wanted that? Many in Iran, especially the young, I suspect are more or less sick of Islam unless it be some kind of shell of the damn faith and that doesn't add up to my being dead wrong. Here I'm with Hugh: Iranian nationalism, realization by many Persians that Islam is a vehicle for Arab imperialism, latent awareness that Zoroastrianism should be a source of Iranian pride and other good stuff along these lines should be looked upon as possible counters to some kind of monolithic Islamic bloc.
Your criticism of me, Hesperado, is reminiscent of your criticism of Cornelius for being optimistic about the protests in Iran in June (as I was). Life is full of shades of gray and subtle assessments of the human condition should not eschew these realities. Neither should small victories be disregarded as of no consequence. Reconsider.
Gerbil Tea wrote:
Admit it, in some ways you are jealous of the fact that Muslims can deter serious crime through the use of "extreme" punishment. Amputation and beheading WORKS
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On another thread today Gerbil Tea claimed that Christians are jealous of Muslims who become violently unhinged when their religion is "insulted".
Gerbil, I don't think the word you're looking for in these cases is "jealous"—I think it is "appalled", or perhaps "horrified".
I agree w/ Wellington on this - the person in question did deserve to be killed, but it doesn't have to be this barbaric. Lethal injection or even ole Sparky would do the trick.
On the Iranian population, we have to go with the assumption that they are Islamic until they demonstrate otherwise. We have ZERO evidence to demonstrate that any of those protestors were closet Zoroastrian converts - if and when a day does come when the Iranian constitution is replaced by a secular one and a majority of Iranians - Persians, Kurds, Baluchis and Azeris (I'm not assuming Arabs in their SW would do this) do switch to Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity et al, then after that, by all means, support them.
But not any earlier.
To everyone who condemns this, here is just the first of eight pages of comments following this article on a British newspapers,
While this might seem incomprehensible to most Westerners, I agree with it (but do not want to force it onto a non-muslim country, just to get that bit out of the way) and feel that when compared to the life Ian Huntley is living with his TV, Gym, 3 meals a day, Playstation, Dvd's etc, I do feel the British justice system needs to toughen up, Life should mean life, Prison should not have facilities similar to 3 star + hotels, prisoners convicted of the worst crimes should earn the money to buy luxury non essential items though hard labour, not sitting on their butts or doing menial tasks etc. Also, nowadays for many prison is like university, they go in for a few months/years and come out with Kudos, while the victims are often left permanently physically/psychologically scarred.
- Moe, London, 3/11/2009 19:40
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Maybe we should all follow this particular example.
- Keith, Switzerland, 3/11/2009 19:42
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They should do the same to all Paedophiles all over the world.
- jam-ontoast, Europe, 3/11/2009 19:45
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this is the way to treat them. they ceased to have any human rights when they began preying on human children. the death penallty should be brought back here, as well, then perhaps people like the girl hoodies and the thugs who beat a man to death reported on this site, would be made to think twice. see how brave they would be if they had to pay with their own lives for the lives they took so easily.
- patricia maughan, england, 3/11/2009 19:46
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Probably th best decision I have ever heard of. Well done the Saudi's what a fantastic message to the perverts.
pl stroud
- pete llewellyn, gloucester, 3/11/2009 19:46
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Sounds like he deserves all he gets for what he's done to those children. We should do the same here.
- Mother of nearly 4, Somewhere picturesque up north, 3/11/2009 19:47
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Good. Justice will be served to this nasty piece of work... and guess what? He can't serve his sentence and be released to do exactly the same thing again... hmmm....
- mc, london, uk, 3/11/2009 19:47
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British courts could learn a thing or two from this.
- Matt, Guildford, Surrey, 3/11/2009 19:48
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good, this is the kind of punishment that disgusting dirty animals who do things like this should be getting this kiind of treatment.
- lily, reading, 3/11/2009 19:50
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Of course, Britian is too "civilised" and need to uphold its human rights to punish a pedophile so he never harms a child again.
- Paul, London, 3/11/2009 19:52
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what about his yuman rites, he wont be able to do it again. Tell him to get over here and our hopeless system of soft on crime, and softer on crime, would sort him out, He would get at the least, 6 months in an open prison. Getting all the legal aid he requires, on release he could sell his memoirs.
- dennis shambley, Wigan England, 3/11/2009 19:52
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While not totally conversant with Sharia law... this seems pretty much like a good message to other paedophiles and more particularly - justice for his victims (and their families)!
Maybe a return to the death sentence in the UK (although the eu won't let member states return to those days), or sentences that reflect the damage paedophiles do to youngsters and families would be nice here... Scotland recently led the way - let England follow suit!
- Wilcox, Hereford UK, 3/11/2009 19:53
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Just what this animal deserves..deterents like this is needed more often.
That poor boy, I can't stop thinking of him on his own like that. RIP
- claire, barry, wales, 3/11/2009 19:53
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Although a grotesque way to execute someone, I have no sympathy for the end that this man will come to.
At least the Saudis are willing to take decisive action.
It is about time we heard that victims of crime are given greater consideration than the perpetrators of them. Criminals seem to have all their rights but none of the corresponding responsibilities.
- Mike W, Nevada, USA, 3/11/2009 19:54
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Dont agree with much in Saudi or the Islamic way of doing things, but this one I certainly do although I do think beheading is too good for him.
- Mark, Sheffield, 3/11/2009 19:54
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Im glad what the judge did. If i was definitely the mother of those kids I would be excited about the news.
- sleepinglady, inthesky, 3/11/2009 19:55
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He knew the consequences when he did it.
- David, Southampton, England, 3/11/2009 19:58
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Let's see what the do gooders say about this decision.
- KDINSYDNEY, Sydney, Australia, 3/11/2009 19:59
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Good grief. Are we living in the 21st century?
- andrea m preston, glastonbury uk, 3/11/2009 20:02
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well that is certainly a punishment that fits the crime, pity we can't have a few in our courts.
- Jane, UK, 3/11/2009 20:02
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Good. I sincerely hope he suffers the maximum amount of physical and mental pain before his death improves the planet.
- John ward, Manchester, UK, 3/11/2009 20:03
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Sounds like a good punishment for the crime maybe british law could learn from them and stop being so wet and pathetic when it comes to handing out punishment. None of that human rights for crimals rubbish over there!
- Ruth, Wiltshire, UK, 3/11/2009 20:03
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Not alot of kiddy fiddlers in Saudi then, sounds about right to me.
- David, Tenerife, 3/11/2009 20:03
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Surely the other way around? Crucifixtion & then beheading, it seems to sound more painful!
- c, Bristol, 3/11/2009 20:04
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Oh well, isn't this just the sort of punishment many of us would like to inflict for such cases? I'll keep my mind focused on the young victims and their families.
- Jan, Pembs, 3/11/2009 20:05
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I am not particularly in favour of the death penalty or of Saudi's policies, but really, it is hard not to feel that this person is about to get exactly what he deserves.
- Liz, Bristol-ish, 3/11/2009 20:06
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I do not always agree with the somewhat harshness of the judicial systems in some of the arab states, however, I think with the above, those of us with children will not worry too much about this "person´s" punishment.
In the UK, he would have been imprisoned, counselled, and probably released after a couple of years, presumably as not being a threat to society.
Well, quite frankly in this case, which is horrific, the punishment does fit the crime.
- petra, alicante, spain, 3/11/2009 20:06
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It should be the same punishment here.
- Barbara, Northumberland, 3/11/2009 20:08
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I agree with the sentence wholeheartedly, its about time we started treating vile, evil scum exactly like this. Lets stop worrying about their human rights and eradicate scum like this from the face of the planet.
- adam quean, sheffield, UK, 3/11/2009 20:09
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It just goes to show how soft we have all become if we think that this wrong
- Jim D., scotland, 3/11/2009 20:09
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if guilt can be proven without a shadow of doubt i'm all for this kind of justice - if only sexual offenders in the UK faced this kind of punishment it might act as a deterrent
- jonathan, london, england, 3/11/2009 20:09
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We could do with a bit of that law, especially for these type of crimes. Save money keeping these animals in jail & trying to "reform" them.
Beasts like this are unreformable. At least the Saudi's realize this & bring some realism to their sentencing.
Hope he dies in great pain as his victims obviously did.
R.I.P. children.
- DD, France, 3/11/2009 20:10
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Not enough of a punishment in my opinion. That poor, poor toddler to endure such a drawn out painful death.
Still, it's more justice than the kids in Labour Britain get.
- fay, Surrey, UK, 3/11/2009 20:10
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i know that the laws in these countries are sometimes extremely unfair to women and even children, but i think in this case, the man is clearly guilty, and i wish the whole world would embrace the death penalty like this for paedophiles and people who hurt children.
the amounts of times i have read stories like those of the victims and their families, and i wish i could decapitate the man who did that!!
good show.
- Katie, scotland, 3/11/2009 20:10
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Oh well, isn't this just the type of punishment many of us would like to see given for such cases? I only care about the young victims and their families.
- Jan, Pembs, 3/11/2009 20:12
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Let's have some of that in 'touchy feeley' Britain.
- Veteran, Shropshire in England, 3/11/2009 20:13
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Saudi Arabia I salute you what a good way to treat these scumbags.
- Tony, Bromley, 3/11/2009 20:13
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For once I agree with the Saudis. Punishment and Deterrence is the way to go - not letting them out after a year or two in a luxury prison. This sort of person has long abandoned any claim to Human Rights.
- Dean, UK, 3/11/2009 20:14
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Pity we can't use the same punishment on paedophiles in other countries.
- Michelle, Ottawa, Canada, 3/11/2009 20:14
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i have one problem with this.
why arent we doing the same thing in this country?
- velvet, bradford england, 3/11/2009 20:15
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My heart breaks for these children, the thought of that poor baby out alone in the desert having been so horrifically assaulted and then left to die in agony...off with that evil monsters head and let all who see it be warned that this will happen to you too if you hurt children...what a shame we don't have that punishment in this country...what a deterrent and if it didnt work as a deterrent then they would not live to commit that crime again!!!!!
- AnArmyWifeToBe, Surrey/Dullesville, 3/11/2009 20:15
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they should do the same here instead of letting them off with a slap on the wrists.
- steveb, sandown UK, 3/11/2009 20:16
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At last some good news.
- v boy, spain, 3/11/2009 20:16
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Seems there might be something in this sharia milarkey after all
- edouard dunnachie, carnwath, 3/11/2009 20:18
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This should be done to all the paedophiles in the world instead of using tax payers money to try and 'cure' them!
- LJ, barcelona, spain, 3/11/2009 20:19
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The event should be a sellout.
- Trevor, Monmouth. Gwent., 3/11/2009 20:19
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For some strange reason this kind of punishment appeals to me. Its a message to others like him BEWARE!!!!
- Mary, DC, 3/11/2009 20:19
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Its a pity they can't do that here. A fitting outcome for a terrible crime
- AJ, Waterford, 3/11/2009 20:19
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If we had this law in the UK, a lot of problems would be solved me thinks!
- Franky, High Wycombe, 3/11/2009 20:21
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and he is getting exactly what he deserves...... i could think of something else they could do to him first though to cause him pain in the way that the poor 3 yr old boy would've felt!!!!
- samantha kayhan, ipswich suffolk, 3/11/2009 20:21
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That's the way too do it.
- Anon, Malaga Spain, 3/11/2009 20:21
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Take note Gordon Brown, this is what we should do to them....
- lou, derbyshire, 3/11/2009 20:22
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Beheaded! A proper sentence for a pedophile, wish we had that option here in the States. The worst death sentence they'll get here if they get one at all, is a peaceful, pain-free lethal injection.
- Maeve, Boston, MA, 3/11/2009 20:24
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Well at least he won't do it again!
Shame they only crucify them after they're dead, really!
- Marie Garrett, Paris, 3/11/2009 20:25
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Something the Saudi's have got right
- Anon, London, UK, 3/11/2009 20:25
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Good. Can we start introducing punishments like this too?
- Deborah, Milan, Italy, 3/11/2009 20:27
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We could learn a lesson from the Saudis here, excellent sentence and real motivation not to break the law, especially where children are concerned. WELL DONE SAUDI ARABIA!
- S.G., UK ARMED FORCES, 3/11/2009 20:27
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This is the sort of justice we need in this country!!!
- Keith, Kettering, 3/11/2009 20:27
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This is definitely the answer to these crimes, not the slap wrist sentences delved out by our wimp judicial system.
- David Lauderdale, Durham, UK, 3/11/2009 20:27
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That's how to sort out evil scum.
- Caroline, Edinburgh, 3/11/2009 20:28
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At least they have some sense. Bring the death penalty back here.
- deborah, uk, 3/11/2009 20:29
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We could do with the same sort of punishments in this Country. He won't be harming any more Children.
- Colin Hawken, Sothampton,England, 3/11/2009 20:29
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Good, though even this is not justice enough for his victims. He should be raped & left to die of thirst in the desert, only he's probably enjoy that! Hell has a special place for men like this.
- Alex Smithens, Brighton, UK, 3/11/2009 20:29
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Now thats more like it, no PC idiots out there.
- paul, Norway, 3/11/2009 20:29
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I think the UK could learn from the Saudis here, best way to treat a pedo. Lets adopt it here. WELL DONE THE SAUDIS punishment and prevention in one.
- S.G., UK ARMED FORCES, 3/11/2009 20:30
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This the correct sentence for this type of crime, not the slap on the wrist delivered by our wimp judicicial system.
- David, Durham, UK, 3/11/2009 20:30
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Let's face it, after beheading, crucifixion's a bit of a doddle!!!
- Keith, Kettering, 3/11/2009 20:30
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I bet the crime rate in Saudi Arabia is low. The body being displayed after is a bit harsh.
- maldwyn, carmarthen, s.Wales, 3/11/2009 20:30
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cant fault the saudi courts on their sentence, we should try that here, would cut crime at a stroke (no pun intended).
- GREG, COALVILLE , LEICESTERSHIRE, 3/11/2009 20:30
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Now, that's a law they should apply over here.
- Karen, England, 3/11/2009 20:31
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well, he certainly wont be a threat to society in the future will he.
- Ruthie xx, Northampton, UK, 3/11/2009 20:31
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Good for the Saudis ! No do-gooding, trendy, only the criminal's got rights types there then ?
- L.Brown, Grays, UK, 3/11/2009 20:32
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Excellent.
Can we have some of that over here please.
- Paul Kersey, The last outpost, 3/11/2009 20:33
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Yay! At last a country that does not pander to the whims and desires of criminals. If these crimes had happened in the UK the rapist would be (if we are lucky) probably just tagged with a bit of a curfew
- Natalie, Cumbria, UK, 3/11/2009 20:33
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Finally, sense in sentencing. Not much to admire about the Saudi's (9/11 anyone) but this would seem a great way of cutting the ridiculous recidividt rates for criminals.
Maybe we could learn a thing or two?
- Rex Mundi, Sydney, Australia, 3/11/2009 20:33
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If we only had that kind of death penalty in the United States, maybe the growing number of children being abducted would stop. I cannot understand what would drive a human being to do that to a child. Children are God's greatest gifts. There is not a punishment harsh enough for the crimes that where commited against these children and there families, but beheading and crucifying are a start. Just try to imagine if this was your child that was abducted, raped and left in the desert to die. What would you want done to the person that had done this to your child? Call me a vigilanty, but I believe in "Eye for an Eye"
- RW, Greenville United States, 3/11/2009 20:34
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brilliant , i dont agree with many things the arabs do but sometimes they get it just right ,if only the uk would do this providing the evidence was undisputable
- jamie, brighton, 3/11/2009 20:35
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Good to hear...which brings me to the issue of child marriages in Saudi Arabia.
- Well Duh Obviously, Cambridge, 3/11/2009 20:36
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Sounds very fair to me. In this country, he would have been sentenced to 3 years, out after 18 months and on the prowl attacking young children...and devastating more lives. Personally, I would not execute them. I would throw them into isolation and leave them there with basic food and water until they die. That is the better deterrent than they quick way out ofbeing beheaded.
- Mike, Stockholm, Sweden, 3/11/2009 20:36
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Plenty good enough - how long before it will it be on Youtube ?
Paedophiles are vermin that have no place in society. Their condition is untreatable, and they are always likely to reoffend.
Why waste so much time trying to help them ? Resources would be better spent on helping the victims of crime and building more prisons.
Our liberal, do-gooder establishment are completely out of touch with reality. The Human Rights brigade worry too much about the rights & feelings of criminals. Face facts, serious crimes, such as those against defenceless children should carry the ultimate penalty.
Problem we have nowadays is that too many people in a position of responsibility are prepared to look the other way or make excuses for people. Whatever happened to individual's being accountable for their own actions ?
Tough on crime, Mr Blair ? Rubbish.
- G, Kings Lynn, England, 3/11/2009 20:37
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He knew the penalties, and he deserves what's coming to him.
- Steve, Tyneside, 3/11/2009 20:38
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I never thought I'd say this but........
I think the Saudis got it right this time.
- Charlotte, Leeds, 3/11/2009 20:39
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That's the way to do it!
- Eric, Manchester Englandchester, 3/11/2009 20:40
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this is justice lets hope they crucifie him as well
- vvil5on, scotland, 3/11/2009 20:41
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What a pity Englands too civilised to do this too.
- Steve, Glos, 3/11/2009 20:42
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Somehow, I just can't see it happening here.
- Tony, Essex, 3/11/2009 20:43
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That'll teach him a lesson he won't forget in a hurry !
- Jack Russell.., Yorkshire.., 3/11/2009 20:43
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Crucify him first I say - then cut his head off. Let him suffer a bit.
- Caveman, Cranbrook, Kent, England, 3/11/2009 20:43
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That's the way to do it, take note all you namby pambies in the UK. Point one he can not do any damage to any other child and point two an excellent example to any other pervert as to what he is going to get.
Three cheers for a proper justice system.
- Colin, Pafos, Cyprus, 3/11/2009 20:44
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Hooray !!
About time we took a leaf out of their book in this wet pc correct excuse for a country.
- simon, Royal Tunbridge Wells , England, 3/11/2009 20:44
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Poetic justice
- Lola, Cumbria, 3/11/2009 20:45
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Finally the punishment matches the crime.
- Liz. R (ex.pat), Houston, TX, 3/11/2009 20:45
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Won't do it again, so at least a few more children will be safe.
- sandra, alicante+spain, 3/11/2009 20:46
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I don't suppose they'd let a non-Moslem carry out the sentence but if they would, I volunteer....
- Robert, Worcester UK, 3/11/2009 20:46
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Now that is a proper punishment. These evil people need to be killed off, not put up in a 4 star prison/hospital ward and studied by pen pushers.
- Goya, No man's land., 3/11/2009 20:46
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No need for a "Sex Register" there!
- D.M., Montrose, Scotland, 3/11/2009 20:47
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I hardly think apostasy is up there with child rape. But we are talking about Saudi Arabia here, I suppose. Suggested national slogan: 'Proud to be backward'.
- Robyn, Manchester, UK, 3/11/2009 20:48
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If it's proved 100% can we do it here too please? Also the same for anyone else who is found 100% positive to have commited murder?
- Louise, Rochdale, 3/11/2009 20:48
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Its a shame we cannot execute child molestors in this country.
- CeeDee, Leeds Eng, 3/11/2009 20:49
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Good,deserves all he gets i now know where we should send our paedophiles to be dealt with!
- paul sales, crawley, 3/11/2009 20:50
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1225006/Saudi-Arabian-paedophile-beheaded-crucified-string-sex-attacks-including-left-toddler-die-desert.html#ixzz0VvW3H5SK
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Great -- hardline anti-crime Westerners warming up to Sharia law.
Leftists to the left of me, D'Souzaites to the right -- here I am, stuck in the middle with you.