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Originally posted by ExquisitExamplE
I think the man should simply be executed. He is obviously not fit to live, perhaps he thinks dying will bring him to heaven, I say let him find out. He will be judged accordingly, that is, if there is a final judgment. I don't really see the point in an eye for an eye, I've always thought that if your crime is great enough, you should be put down, no sense in paying for people to be incarcerated, rehabilitation rarely works, best to return them from whence they came.
Originally posted by Krisclin
It's really hard to decide which side to take because both sides (for and against it) are right...
Blinding this man won't really solve anything and him financially aiding her also won't solve anything, because he had already ruined her life...
But the problem always lies in the roots...usually in the way someone was raised...tabula rasa...
Originally posted by johnsky
Wrong Book,
Wrong Prophets.
As for the incident. As an Atheist, I actually agree totally.
I've often wondered why we in the western society don't employ more of an eye for an eye attitude.
The point being that, if criminals and assailants know what they do to others will be done to them, they would be more likely to think twice.
Unfortunately, all our criminals are thinking is, If I kill/maim this guy I'll get a bed, a room, and 3 square meals a day.
Where the heck is the justice in that?
I don't often agree with Islamic law, especially when it deals with other religions and fellow Atheists... but an eye for an eye is certainly justice to me.
[Edit to add]
Propagation of hatred is usually bred by a "Head for an eye" mentality... not "Eye for an eye".
Originally posted by mybigunit
Ill make it very easy for you people who think that this treatment is primitive or harsh. If you knew you were going to get acid on you if you throw on others you would think twice about doing it wouldnt you? If you knew your penis would be cut off if you raped a little boy or girl you would think twice wouldnt you? I think the punishment is just. She ruined that girls life so now she gets hers.