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That is not terrorism. Why do people have to misuse words like that?

Do they think if they don't call it terrorism it won't be taken seriously?

Poor women, I have trouble coming up with a suitably harsh punishment for the people that deface them like that for essentially no good reason.

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Nov 30th, 2008 at 05:07:48 AM EST
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Migeru: I have trouble coming up with a suitably harsh punishment for the people that deface them like that for essentially no good reason.

The Qur'an already has, and apparently it is in effect in Pakistan (where the woman featured in the article is from):

Qisas (Arabic: قصاص‎) is an Islamic term meaning retaliation, similar to the biblical principle of an eye for an eye. In the case of murder, it means the right of the heirs of a murder victim to demand execution of the murderer.

O you who believe, equivalence is the law decreed for you when dealing with murder - the free for the free, the slave for the slave, the female for the female. If one is pardoned by the victim's kin, an appreciative response is in order, and an equitable compensation shall be paid. This is an alleviation from your Lord and mercy. Anyone who transgresses beyond this incurs a painful retribution.[1][2]

However, the Quran also prescribes that one should seek compensation (Diyya) and not demand retribution.[3]

As execution for murder was conceived as the retaliation of the victim's heirs, traditionally the state could only carry out the execution with their permission, and they were free to forgive the murderer, either as an act of charity or in return for compensation.

Qisas is enforced today in countries which follow the Sharia, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran[4] and Pakistan[5].

Qisas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Truth unfolds in time through a communal process.
by marco (cowannar at gmail punkt com) on Sun Nov 30th, 2008 at 05:32:17 AM EST
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Poor women, I have trouble coming up with a suitably harsh punishment for the people that deface them like that for essentially no good reason.

The Iranians seem to be able to:

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.
by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Sun Nov 30th, 2008 at 05:35:11 AM EST
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I guess my problem with an eye for an eye is that I don't want to descent to the level of cruelty of the criminal.

I guess I just don't have the stomach for criminal justice.

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Nov 30th, 2008 at 06:41:53 AM EST
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As I've noted before, the Finnish penal system specifically excludes any sense of punishment, and devotes itself (quite successfully)  to rehabilitation.

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Sun Nov 30th, 2008 at 06:47:44 AM EST
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