Justice

[timwilky]

I ask you.

You are 19 yrs old, ganged raped 14 times. your attackers get between 1 and 5 years. You are sentenced to 90 lashes for being in a strangers car.


You appeal your sentence and instead your sentence increased to 200 lashes and 6 months in prison. Saudi law needs a kick up the backside. I know they stoned to death one of their own princesses a while back. But I ask you. you have to be punished be getting into a car because you are a woman.

Shhh Mr Wilky, these are our best customers for weapons of war. We need their oil, etc etc...

thats the muslim world and muslim run states for you

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Its a funny old world, leave them to it if thats how they want to run their country, and bring our people home.

Iraq is in a worse state than it was before the war. At least Sadam Hussain had control of the animals.

Originally Posted by graemepaterson

Its a funny old world, leave them to it if thats how they want to run their country, and bring our people home.

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Couldn't have said it better myself !!!

Originally Posted by timwilky

I ask you.

Saudi law needs a kick up the backside.

Careful, your beginning to sound like American Foreign Policy.

Originally Posted by graemepaterson

Its a funny old world, leave them to it if thats how they want to run their country, and bring our people home.

Iraq is in a worse state than it was before the war. At least Sadam Hussain had control of the animals.

What he said.

What other reason for countries are there other than for people with similar ideas to band together to protect themselves from outsiders who'd seek to prevent their way of life.

As vile as I and most in the western world find the story in question, it's not really any of our business.

Shocking...but unfortunately nothing new....

I lived in Jeddah for 5 years, and every weekend in the city there were public beheddings and amputations...
Often theft is dealt with by chopping off a hand...mind you, they have come on in leaps and bounds - I believe now you may have an option to choose a sugical amputation rather than a hairy chap with a big axe....

Now thats progress

However, our Govt still wants to do business with them eh?

Oh just something else....not sure if this is still the case but, when I was there (late 80's early 90's) some of the richest folk were camel jockeys (big business over there). They tend to be young lads, from 8 up to 15 or so, and have mountains of money to spend. We were in a pretty bad car accident once when a kid in a ferrari decided to to a U turn on the motorway (no central reservations). We went into the back of him at about 70, both cars written off, hospital treatment required, and the driver was about 10 years old...there were no driving tests back then...
Funny thing is, my dad got prosecuted, as, if a foreigner is in an accident, its automatically your fault!!! -Dad ended up in the cells for a night with a broken jaw and fractured skull...

Just another example of the local law....

Originally Posted by Biker_Billy

Often theft is dealt with by chopping off a hand...?

hmmm not a bad idea, maybe we should look at some of their punishments in this country after all.

I know if i caught someone breaking into my house/car or trying to take my bike red handed i would be doig something similar there and then, American history X style!!

Originally Posted by graemepaterson

Its a funny old world, leave them to it if thats how they want to run their country, and bring our people home.
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could'nt agree more