Saudi court orders man to be forcibly paralyzed as punishment

[Headholio]

A young Saudi man faces being forcibly paralyzed as a punishment under Islamic sharia law for a crime that left his victim confined to a wheelchair – a ruling condemned by a human rights group Thursday.
Ali al-Khawaher, 24, was convicted of stabbing a childhood friend in the spine during a dispute a decade ago, according to reports in Saudi Arabian media including Al Hayat and Al Watan (link in Arabic).
Under sharia law, courts may set an eye-for-an-eye punishment for crimes – but victims may pardon convicts in exchange for so-called blood money.

Saudi court orders man to be paralyzed as an Islamic punishment - World News

 

[zwhit]

maybe we should follow suit

 

[WoodyO]

I was raised with the "if someone hits you, you hit them back" attitude. I could get behind a law like this.

 

[ceo]

That's two votes for America to adopt sharia law. Any others?

 

[C0LUMB0]

I'm in! ....so that's 3.

 

[SpyWizard]

That's two votes for America to adopt sharia law. Any others?

I know right??

so if a woman's raped she was asking for it in that she did put herself in the situation to be raped so thus she brings shame on her family and has no value to anyone thus should be put down..

same line of reasoning..

but hell yea i'm down with that

 

[SpyWizard]

not the woman killing part that is.

 

[Headholio]

That's two votes for America to adopt sharia law. Any others?

If Republicans proposed it, it would just be cracking down on the dirt bags of society. If Obama proposed it, then it would be Sharia law

 

[zwhit]

That's two votes for America to adopt sharia law. Any others?

I'm not quite voting for America to adopt sharia law. But I'm pretty sure we can agree that we could apply stiffer penalties for certain crimes committed, yes?

 

[WoodyO]

I'm voting for redneck payback.