[thechat] A balance of opinion. - Iran
Madhu Menon
webguru at vsnl.net
Wed Mar 26 16:13:40 CST 2003
At 03:27 AM 27-03-03, Syed Zeeshan Haider wrote:
>Stoning to death is severe. But can't be considered inhumane.
Go tell the stoned person that. :(
Slow, painful, humiliating death isn't exactly 'humane' in my book; it's
barbaric.
But hey, if it can provide some community participation, it can be fun, no?
>FYI, such punishments are mostly for
>both men and women who are married and are engaged in sex out of marriage.
<sarcasm> Oh what a heinous crime! </sarcasm>
Sorry, I find that deplorable.
(And as I understand it, *any* sex out of marriage qualifies. You don't
have to be married for that.)
>This punishment is NOT for women only.
When was the last time a man was stoned for this "crime"?
>According to my knowledge, man's lust is more violent than that of a
>woman
Which man's? All men? As I've said earlier, there are plenty of uncovered
women in this world, and I don't see a raping epidemic yet. I agree that it
is the right of women to wear what they want, but let's not spin
pseudo-scientific theories, eh?
Regards,
Madhu
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