Outrageous Injustice: Saudi Woman Sentenced to Jail, Lashes

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A 19-year-old Saudi woman was sentenced to six months in jail and 200 lashes for being in a car with an unrelated male when she was gang-raped, highlighting the strict enforcement of gender segregation laws in Saudi Arabia. The judiciary defended the verdict, stating that the woman violated Islamic law, while the Ministry of Justice implied her punishment was increased due to her speaking out to the media. Discussions in the forum centered on the perceived injustice of punishing a rape victim and the broader implications of cultural and moral relativism in legal systems. Critics condemned the Saudi justice system as barbaric and outdated, contrasting it with Western legal standards where such punishments would be unthinkable. The case raises significant questions about the intersection of cultural norms, justice, and women's rights.
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I heard that some people are screaming for her execution.
 
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What is wrong with them?!? She was the victim yet she was punished... How inhuman!
 
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According to the king, the judges made the right decision, but he pardoned her none the less.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22293189/"
 
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jimmysnyder said:
According to the king, the judges made the right decision, but he pardoned her none the less.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22293189/"

"The case sparked international outcry, especially after the court more than doubled the sentence last month to 200 lashes and six months prison in response to her appeal.

U.S. President George W. Bush expressed anger at the sentence earlier this month, saying he wondered how he would react if it had been one of his daughters. But he said he had not made his views known directly to the Saudi king, a U.S. ally."

I wonder what bush would say if one of his daughters was 'waterboarded'?
 
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theCandyman said:
The absolute worst. Cutural norms and religion are not anywhere near a good excuse for this kind of judgement. What happened to the men?

cultural norms and religion can be a good excuse. You can't apply your cultural norms and religion.
I'm not agreeing with the saudis but simply making a point that cultural norms and religion can justify anything depending on what the norms and religions entail.
 
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russ_watters said:
Does anyone else think the teacher in the Sudan is dumb for appealing her sentence? Doesn't she see the parallel with what happened to the woman in Saudia Arabia? They could always decide to up the sentence. And even after she goes free, she's going to need to leave because she's in serious danger of being lynched - so just take your 15 days of jail and then get the heck out of Dodge.

SHe was mindless for going there in the first place. Had she known her geography it would have been a no-brainer.
 

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