Some Iranian Islamic Justice I Can Get Behind:
Iranian court sentences man to be blinded by acid
Via – Google News
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian newspapers say a court has sentenced a man who blinded a woman with acid also to be blinded with acid under the country’s Islamic law.
Thursday’s reports in several newspapers, including the Kargozaran, say 27-year-old Majid confessed to attacking Ameneh Bahrami in 2004 to dissuade anyone from marrying the woman he loved.
Wednesday’s ruling was issued based on the Islamic law system of “qisas,” or eye for an eye retribution.
The reports say Ameneh asked the court to sentence Majid, who was only identified by his first name, to be blinded by acid to prevent similar attacks on other women.
Majid is allowed to appeal the verdict.
27 November, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Now this is what God tells in in the Old Testament of our HolyBible Justice is to be meted ot in same way heinous crime is done.
Before anyone says, “but when Jesus came, he tells us to turn the other cheek”. Not in cases like thihs. He said he came to fulfill the law, not to do away with it.
My opinion is that this punishment is better than execution. He’ll know the agony of acid burning his eyes, and he’ll live blinde the rest of his life – and he’ll be an outcast in his society, I would think.
Our courts could take a lesson here instead of pampering our criminals.
Did any of you get the e-mail going around showing the new Cook County, Illinois prison. More like a country club. From Obama’s home town. If courts, FEC, FBI and Immigration ever get their acts together, maybe he’ll be one of the inmates.