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Contrary to the soothing Islamic apologists in the West who claim that Sharia does not mandate these punishments, whenever Sharia is strictly imposed, they turn up again. A report by Bruce Pannier for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (thanks to tanstaafl):
Five convicted criminals in southeastern Iran have received the seldom-used form of punishment of amputation.The amputation sentences were carried out in Zahedan, the capital of Iran's southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan Province. The five men were found guilty of armed robbery, hostage taking, and firing at police, though officially they were convicted of "acting against God" and "corruption upon this Earth."
"The only reward of those who make war upon Allah and His messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be that they will be killed or crucified, or have their hands and feet on alternate sides cut off, or will be expelled out of the land. Such will be their degradation in the world, and in the Hereafter theirs will be an awful doom." -- Qur'an 5:33
Amputation as a punishment is legal in Iran, but there have been no reports of it being used for several years. It is unknown if the meting out of such a punishment now is a new trend or if this was an isolated incident in only one region of the country.Cross Amputation
With doctors watching, the convicted men's right hands and left feet were amputated. Traditionally, the right hand is amputated for a first serious offense and the left foot for a second serious offense. The right hand-left foot amputation is referred to as "cross amputation."
The Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) reported the amputations on January 6, though it is not clear when the sentences were carried out or if the amputations were done in prison or in public.
Posted by Robert at January 8, 2008 11:43 AM
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"The five men were found guilty of armed robbery, hostage taking, and firing at police, ..."
...they are really going to be busy if they arrest all Muslims doing these things...
Posted by: exsgtbrown![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/nav-commenters.gif)
at January 8, 2008 12:12 PM
When will it be ou YouTube?
Posted by: MP at January 8, 2008 12:29 PM
New horror movie idea...Saw IV - Iran/Saudi Arabia
(where you have to implement sharia law punishment on yourself, including beheading yourself)
Posted by: AmericanTiger at January 8, 2008 12:37 PM
...a lot of Muslims will be now known as "stumpy and lefty" ...
Posted by: exsgtbrown at January 8, 2008 12:56 PM
Gee..
Maybe the "academic delegation of Columbia University professors and deans of faculties"
can be giving ring side seats to this event.
at January 8, 2008 2:04 PM
Many Muslims, and non, would have the rest of us believe the 'free exercise' clause of the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment permits the unfettered practice of one's religion.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
But individual states can, and do.
Polygamy is one example.
And despite what Muslims might believe Allah has ordained, punitive amputations are prohibited in America, by the U.S. Constitution's Eight Amendment, at least, which reads:
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Thankfully, Islam cannot be practiced, to its fullest, in the U.S.
Posted by: PRCS at January 8, 2008 4:23 PM
For a bit of comic relief, Ahmed and the Chipmunks in Sharia, Don't Be Late
http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=3C1IHu3IXfU
Posted by: j_not_a at January 8, 2008 6:59 PM
Such quaint customs! Endearing, don't you think?
Posted by: Sencit at January 9, 2008 8:01 AM
I continue to be appalled at the frightening regularity and eager enthusiasm with which "peaceful" and "misunderstood" muslims mutilate their fellow man, always with the justification that they are administering the "law". And they think that we are the barbarians!
Posted by: HereticInfidel at January 9, 2008 5:07 PM
"Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."
Sorry PCRS, but the US Constitution Bill of Rights only limits the government, not individuals or religions.
Posted by: perpster at January 9, 2008 11:43 PM
I bet there are some people who would give an arm and a leg to stop this cross-amputation practice.
Posted by: perpster at January 9, 2008 11:43 PM
This is interesting,
Uk may do away with their blasphemy laws... Why?
Maybe it’s
Clashing with their Shari'a laws..
Simon Barrow, co-director of Christian think tank Ekklesia, commented:
"Privileging one religion above other views is indefensible in a democracy, and for Christians there is the added irony that Christ was himself arraigned on a charge of blasphemy.
"Using the law to attack opinions about belief is to misuse it, and suggesting that God needs protection against free speech makes no theological sense at all.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-6512.html
at January 10, 2008 1:49 AM
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