February 20, 200917 yr It's biblical - in the old testiment, but it's biblical. It's what he deserves. Unless he was made to donate his eyes to replace hers. That would be even better.
February 20, 200917 yr Under Mosaic law, it could happen. Sharia law would allow it too. US law would never allow it.
February 20, 200917 yr No such thing in Iran. Not in the legal sense, just in the fact that this punishment seems to be cruel.
February 20, 200917 yr Cruel and unusual punishment? Perhaps for a punishment to be effective it must be cruel and unusual.
February 20, 200917 yr Perhaps for a punishment to be effective it must be cruel and unusual. :lol: When I saw that "PepRock01" replied, I couldn't help but chuckle. I don't even know what angle to come at you on this one. That certainly is one viewpoint.
February 20, 200917 yr :lol: When I saw that "PepRock01" replied, I couldn't help but chuckle. I don't even know what angle to come at you on this one. That certainly is one viewpoint. Sometimes you need a dissenting opinion with dramatically differing ideas, and I know I can often be that opinion. :banana:
February 20, 200917 yr Sometimes you need a dissenting opinion with dramatically differing ideas, and I know I can often be that opinion. :banana: ....without trying. I agree (just not with what you are saying). :lol:
February 21, 200917 yr Perhaps for a punishment to be effective it must be cruel and unusual. Next you'll be wanting to take away their basketballs, tvs and internet.
February 23, 200917 yr Author Not in the legal sense, just in the fact that this punishment seems to be cruel.But does it not fit the crime? It seems too often today people say that they want the punishment to fit the crime. But when it actually does....:sssh:.
February 23, 200917 yr But does it not fit the crime? It seems too often today people say that they want the punishment to fit the crime. But when it actually does....:sssh:. I guess I never really believed in an eye for an eye. The woman in the article doesn't want revenge- instead she wants it so that he can not do it to someone else. Wouldn't life in prison serve that purpose?
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