Stealing is obviously wrong and illegal but lopping off fingers is totally barbaric.
That's Iran for you - barbaric.
Steal in Iran and Get Your Fingers Chopped Off!
by minimus 19 Replies latest jw friends
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LoveUniHateExams
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minimus
Mercifully they don’t remove the entire hand. They allow the thumb to remain.
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jp1692
SB: Can we stop quoting M.L.K. as if his word is somehow law...
The only “law” referenced in the MLK quote I posted is the cruel and barbaric Mosaic Law from the Torah. And the part of the quote I highlighted was actually MLK riffing on a phrase usually attributed to Mohandas Gandhi.
I’m curious to hear why you are bothered by King’s explanation of Gandhi’s pithy commentary on the absurdity of this particular part of the Mosaic Law?
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Anony Mous
It is a barbaric punishment, but at least it’s a punishment. If you don’t enforce the law, people will break it. On the other hand (lol) many people in those areas do steal to survive, it’s lose a hand or die hungry in Iran, because their country is a hellhole.
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minimus
I’m not for cutting off limbs but I wish the courts in this country would get tough on criminals.
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DesirousOfChange
Do you wonder what they cut off for homosexuality?
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minimus
Doc I don’t know. Could you please tell me. 🌭
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DesirousOfChange
Probably their head.
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minimus
Which?
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minimus
My bad. Couldn’t help it 😈