Who Believes In Punishments Meeted Out Under Sharia Law ?

[beezaneez]

hands chopped off for thieves etc etc . what are your views . i do not believe in sharia , i think it is barbaric but.....arent i a hypocrite ? because for child murderers and rapists of children and pensioners and weak defensless people , i could kill them all in the most brutal way.

hmmm...this makes for a good start to a sunday morning LOL

[murraymints]

It's brutal and wrong within the context of western law but ...when in Rome ..?

[naomi24]

No - Sharia is disgustingly brutal - but there are some without whom society would be a better place and for whom a short, sharp, lethal injection wouldn't go amiss.

[ummmm]

I bet you couldn't kill them in the most brutal way....

[janbee]

If I were totally, 100% brainwashed then yes, I'd probably think it was a spiffing idea but as I'm not, I think it's brutal and has no place in any part of the modern world or in any religion.

[NoMercy]

Sharia law is barbaric, end of.

[IggyB]

5 answers in to an interesting debate question and we already have an 'End of discussion' response.... Fine.

[Zacs-Master]

I don't know why you've linked your 'eye for an eye' justice system to Sharia Law. There doesn't necessarily have to be a connection.

[LyndaB]

Certainly not me, not under any circumstances. It always makes me smile to myself when I hear people roundly condemning sharia law and in the next breath make comments like 'they should chop their hands off' (burglars) 'castrate them' (sex offenders) 'I'd gladly pull the lever' (murderers) etc

[mikey4444]

No mercy has it right here. Sharia law is an uncivilised and uneducated product of an unenlightened religion. There are those that would have it on the statute book here, given the chance.

Beezaneez...I am sure that you don't really mean what you are saying, because you would only be sinking down to their level if you did.

[beso]

Stone age justice from stone age philosophy.

[brionon]

Never forget-sometimes people are condemned by mistake.!!

[emmie]

sharia law should have no place in this country or any country.
it's barbarism, and whilst i would have no compunction in those who get life for murder, rape, actually stay in prison until they die.

[emmie]

maybe it's because you hear of such vile crimes going relatively unpunished. That sometimes i think what i would do to paedophiles and rapists, as far as i am concerned they should have no life, none where they can either ply their trade in children, or go on to rape, so a life sentence would be appropriate

[keyplus90]

Yes, you are right. Many people does not like Sharia law or capital punishment until their own loved nes are victims of murder, rape etc. Double standards or hypocrite, whatever you may call it.

[pixie373]

Keyplus and lynda, i think that's understandable rather than hypocritical. We can all make a civilised judgment in what we think is right. But when you hear stories about abused children ir if it personally affected you, of course you might feel differently. But outraged anger isn't always the best way to make laws.

[boxtops]

well said, pixie

[EDDIE51]

Under shria law it is possible to 'buy' your way out of any thing including murder by paying 'blood money'.
That is why a Saudi Prince was able to get away with killing a servant who he had had a homosexual relationship with. The servant was murdered to stop him revealing the Prince's sexuality. Then the servants family were forced to accept 'blood money' and drop the murder charge.

[pixie373]

Thanks, boxy

[keyplus90]

Under Sharia law it is not allowed to buy your way out. Perhaps in Saudi law it is. As far as Sharia law is concerned it is victim or his immediate dependents who have final say. In case of murder they have 3 rights.

1 - To forgive for nothing if they feel that the person regrets doing what he did and may change his life around and no one would suffer at his/her hands in the future.

2 - To forgive after accepting blood money in case of murder as that money may help them if the victim was the sole bread earner.

3 - Not to forgive and force capital punishment upon the person.

Anything else apart from that could be Saudi, Iranian or any country's law and not the Sharia.

[askyourgran]

Medieval and ignorant people imo. They say that it won't be tolerated here in the UK but I imagine there are secret courts, the immigrant imams are still holding sway here and carry on their nasty practices. Can't imagine how or when it could be stopped.