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Al Jazeera’s Nazanin Sadri reports that Iran is considering a new law that would allow the death penalty for “offensive” bloggers:
Under a strict interpretation of Islamic law, Individuals can be sentenced to death for two main categories of crime. The first is murder. The second is known as ‘fasad,’ which means spreading mischief or undermining the authority or stability of the state. What that constitutes is open to interpretation. In the past it has been applied to rape, adultery, drug-related offenses, and homosexual behavior. Iran now wants to introduce the death penalty for bloggers who write about and promote illegal activities.
According to the report, there are about 60,000 active bloggers in Iran, including President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Originally posted by gimmefootball400
My question is how would they enforce a law like this if it is ever brought into legality by Ahmadinejad without the proper equipment to do so? That is if they don't already have monitoring equipment in place to track internet traffic.
Originally posted by ProtoplasmicTraveler
The Zionists are about the only offensive bloggers I have come across!
Originally posted by GENERAL EYES
Originally posted by ProtoplasmicTraveler
The Zionists are about the only offensive bloggers I have come across!
Personal opinions such as this are what worry me most about this whole situation.
Like I said, the potential for misuse/abuse cannot be denied.
A difference of opinion or between poster and reader could lead to someones death in this case.
Forgive me if I fail to see the humor in your post.
Originally posted by ProtoplasmicTraveler
I am glad you have the time to worry about it. I am happy you feel it's better to worry about Iran and Iranians right now than your own country, which all are having problems.
Most people who start these threads are simply looking to play god, international policeman, carry out Zionist or neocon foriegn policy, or have some religious agenda.
Maybe you do, maybe you don't. None of my business.
Originally posted by eventHorizon
Enjoy your freedom while you can.
And btw - get tracked at it...
Originally posted by jd140
It is their government not ours. We can complain about it, but what would you want other Countries to do about it?
The US went into Iraq under the assumption they had WMDs. We were wrong about that, no question. However we took out Saddam who tortured and murdered his citizens who he drug out of their houses because they might have talked ill of him. The US is now seen as the bad guys because we went over there.
If they start executing Iranian citizens for blogging, how is that differant from what Saddam did?
What would you want the USA and other Countries do about it?