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Saudi rapist and murderer to be beheaded and crucified

danarhea

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A Saudi man convicted of kidnapping and raping five children, one of whom he left in the desert to die, has been sentenced to be beheaded and his body publicly crucified, the Saudi Arabian media said today.


The court upheld the gruesome death sentence against Muhammed Basheer al-Ramaly, 22, from the northern city of Hail, and ordered his execution to take place at noon tomorrow, according to Saudi reports.


Under Saudi law, he will first be beheaded by sword, then his body will be tied to a wooden cross and his head stuck on a pole in public as a deterrent to other would-be killers.
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You know, I have never been a fan of the Saudi justice system. It is pretty barbaric. However, I think I can get with the program on this one.



Article is here.
 
And they thought Bush, as governor, was cruel.
 
That's mere inconsistency, given the lack of support for other similarly brutal actions that they commit and can arguably justify similarly. They're at least not guilty of that. :shrug:
 
How about a woodchipper?
 
It would be lame to back away because of emotional squeamishness, but there's mere irrationality involved in mandating the death penalty for rape. It provides a perverse incentive for the rapist to kill his victim(s) and violently resist attempts at police capture. At least there's only one dead person instead of five involved here.
 
Ok I can understand the point of the beheading (to kill the guy), but what is the point or significance of crucifying him?
 
Hmm, seems a little excessive I think.
 
Agnapostate said:
"as a deterrent to other would-be killers."
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That's what I mean though, what deterrent? So there is a guy's dead body crucified, I don't see that as a deterrent. Now if he were crucified still alive THAT would be a deterrent.
 
Tucker Case said:
Yeah, I thought the same thing regarding my neighbor's giant inflatable jack-o-lantern, but some people go all out with their Halloween decorations.
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Yeah...Halloween and outdated, dark ages modes of punishment may be two different things.
 
Ikari said:
Yeah...Halloween and outdated, dark ages modes of punishment may be two different things.
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Wait, this crucifixion/beheading thing isn't a Halloween decoration?

I thought they were going for authenticity.
 
danarhea said:
You know, I have never been a fan of the Saudi justice system. It is pretty barbaric. However, I think I can get with the program on this one.



Article is here.
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I can't get behind this. While I agree with the death penalty, I think that penalty is a misnomer in describing my philosophy about it. The death sentence should only be carried out in a civilized society when there is obviously no hope of rehabilitation for the criminal. The criminal demonstrate no remorse, no repentance, and all signs that he would repeat the offense. It should be reserved for criminals so dangerous that in the improbable event of escape, someone else will surely die. Even a small risk like that is unacceptable. The death penalty should be approached with a heavy heart that a human being is being terminated but with a clinical mentality that a clear and present threat to society is being eliminated.

All this beheading and crucifying crap is just barbaric and over the top.
 
TheNextEra said:
Ok I can understand the point of the beheading (to kill the guy), but what is the point or significance of crucifying him?
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So the Christians, and I use that term lightly, won't feel left out?
 
Tucker Case said:
Wait, this crucifixion/beheading thing isn't a Halloween decoration?

I thought they were going for authenticity.
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Death is too good for these people.

A life time of hard labor. Not everything in the Soviet Union was bad! Off to the Gulag for you!!!
 
obvious Child said:
Death is too good for these people.

A life time of hard labor. Not everything in the Soviet Union was bad! Off to the Gulag for you!!!
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Get trashbags who you are going to kill anyways die from building the innocent's roads.

Interesting.
 
Hatuey said:
Ummm this guy isn't retarded is he?
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I could make a strong case for it. Dumbass committed a capital offense in a country where they crucify people. That ain't exactly bright.
 
jallman said:
I could make a strong case for it. Dumbass committed a capital offense in a country where they crucify people. That ain't exactly bright.
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People for the most part don't commit crimes because they aren't scared of the punishment. People most often commit crimes because they think they can get away with it. However I agree with you. It seems like pure stupidity to do anything above throwing away bubble in Saudi Arabia.
 
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