stoning and flogging

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by Amanah

My husband tells me that when he had to do business in Iran (think it was Iran, it was some Muslim country anyway) he could leave his watch on his desk w/o fear of it being stolen, people do not like having their hands cut off.

I think losing body parts is a definite crime deterrent.

Its also very stupid, I think.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by seekerman

I'm just glad that God changed His mind about ordering folks to carry out cruel and unusual punishment. Stoning folks to death for picking up sticks on the sabbath is a little much.

And how 'bout that punishment for rape? The guy had to marry his victim! *shudder*

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by Timmy

And how 'bout that punishment for rape? The guy had to marry his victim! *shudder*

Who knows. Maybe they eventually learned to love each other and become a stable family with 2 and a half kids and a dog.

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Timmy

And how 'bout that punishment for rape? The guy had to marry his victim! *shudder*

She wouldn't have been able to marry anyone else, so it guaranteed her marriage and security for the rest of her life. It was a restitution that made sense in that culture.

Not cool, though.

[FlamingZword]

when there are severe penalties crime automatically goes down for many reasons.
After a stoning there is one less person in the world to comit crimes.
after a flogging there is one person who is in no shape to commit any crimes any time soon.
it works by the principle of attrition.

[deafdriscoll]

thank you all for your replies. deafdriscoll