Karlos wrote:
**yes, I am well aware of the irony in this statement; after all, genocide -> state sanctioned murder of many; death penalty for those guilty of it -> state sanctioned murder of one.
Corrupt regimes tend to misuse the penalty anyway and do not care to follow the prescribed regulations.
The rich ones with "contacts" get away scott free wheras some peasant that was forced to steal for food gets his hands chopped off. Where is the justice in that?
The ones carrying out the ultimate execution penalties tend to forget that the Death penalty in Islam can only be administered in a purely, shariah following, Islamic state and even then only when there is a free and willing admission from the murderer of his crime -- THREE times at different intervals and under no duress!! -- Each time a cooling off period is allowed for the accused to withdraw the admission. During this period if the admission is retracted then the death penalty cannot be administered. Full stop.
Sharia has a humane and just legal system as opposed to the misinformed and distorted crap we hear about it in the media. Its probably because nobody is really practicing it properly anywhere at this time. Those that purport to do so twist it and modify it to suit their own goals.
The torturing that goes on in Saudi to extract admissions is a known fact. They are not practising Sharia or any other kind of law there. They are a brutal Monarchy that are supported by the west for political reasons unfortunately . :-(
