John Brook
Nov 15, 2009 at 17:19
I am against the capital punishment as a matter of principle. However, raping and killing children are heinous crime and severe punishment is justified (not the capital punishment).
I am not a fan of any Arab government. They are ruthless, uncivilized and arrogant. Having said that does not mean that western countries are great. Most of the problems in the world are caused by western countries for their thirst of raw material of the 3rd world countries.
In order to keep their standard of living, western countries have deprived the third world their well being by installing their puppet government. They will invade or bombed a country which refuses to submit to them.
Regards, JB
Malik
Nov 15, 2009 at 09:53
To Arthur: I’m not a big fan of Saudi either. But to judging from own experience I can compare UAE where legislation mostly based on Sharia laws and “democratic and civilized” Russia. Here I would never worry about my family and kids going anywhere any time, even in midnight. In Russia I would never go out when it’s dark without a knife and always keeping my hand on it when any group of young people approaching. Young guys, especially members of criminal groups just grab young girls from the night streets of city and do you think they report? I prevented one case of my University group mate.
Western mass media is trying to create Islam-phobia just to justify their wars. But if you think and compare things being free of stereotypes it makes you have different conclusions rather when you pumped up with hatred created by single sided media. What for you is the biggest act of terror: 9/11 in US or nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan made by US?
Arthur
Nov 12, 2009 at 10:08
To Malik:
I'm not a big fan of the US either so don't assume that I proclaim it to be an ideal place. But how can you compare an open society's statistics with one that is like Saudi? You assume that rape doesn't happen that much in Saudi because you don't have statistics and you don't get to hear/read about it? Ask the Asian embassies how many housemaids hide with them because their bosses were sexually abusing them. And the hard part is, this does not get reported to the police and the media. These girls are deported penniless and abused. No justice there. No statistics for you - hence, your idea that you live in a society that is so perfect all because of your capital punishment.
Imagine your family member getting raped, and you can't even get to talk to the police and you don't see it in the news. Now that's your perfect world.
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