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37. Did anybody read the ENTIRE Article, the Islamic Judge want WORSE punishment for the rapists.

Wed May 7, 2014, 11:32 PM

May 2014

Latief said the eight could be caned for raping the woman, but “it will be too lenient if they just received the same punishment of nine strokes.”

Sorry, this is like someone who just robbed a bank, but in turn was raped, beaten and the money stolen by someone else. Such a person is still GUILTY of robbery and subject to the sentence of robbery. That is ALL this Islamic legal expert did. In the west, extra marital sex is not illegal, but in Indonesia it is still illegal, if one of the sexual partner has a spouse. The man had a spouse, thus the sex with that man that the woman allegedly Admitted to is enough to convict her of having such sex. Since she is a widow it is NOT adultery, thus the nine caning.

As I said, she broke the LAW in her country. We may disagree with that law, but her punishment is the norm for her crime. On the other hand, the rape was considered a worse crime by the Islamic Law Judge and he was demanding an even harsher sentence for each rapists.

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Gang-raped Indonesian woman may be caned publicly [View all] hue May 2014 OP

All sense of 'tolerance' JustAnotherGen May 2014 #1

Agreed. The Green Manalishi May 2014 #2

+1,000,000 cosmicone May 2014 #3

I lost my tolerance long ago. Cartoonist May 2014 #4

I'm a UU JustAnotherGen May 2014 #8

Blanket tolerance is idiotic. delta17 May 2014 #36

What is wrong? That the Religious leader is demanding a worse punishment for the rapists? happyslug May 2014 #39

Or you believe rape is a lesser crime then fornication? happyslug May 2014 #38

According to what JustAnotherGen May 2014 #41

Mankind is a SOCIAL ANIMAL and as such we develop law to decides disputes within society. happyslug May 2014 #44

Why can't they give up the violence in their old Ilsa May 2014 #5

because they actually follow their holy books, other religions give lip service snooper2 May 2014 #11

Whew! You had me going for a minute! LoL. nt Ilsa May 2014 #21

Some people SamKnause May 2014 #6

It's all Eve's fault Cartoonist May 2014 #10

From my experience, more women then men are faithful followers FrodosPet May 2014 #23

Morons. Iggo May 2014 #7

The young Indonesian lady was a widow at age 25!! Then raped by 8 men who walked into Her house! hue May 2014 #9

If they are so concerned with extramarital sex, why rape her? Isn't that extramarital sex? No, just freshwest May 2014 #34

And the Religious leader who sentence her, wants to make a worse punishment for her rapists., happyslug May 2014 #40

I'm not sure you are making this any better, FYI. stevenleser May 2014 #42

This is the 21st Century. Some of us are proving how little we've grown as a species. Fearless May 2014 #12

That's exactly right. tabasco May 2014 #28

Pull the plug Scalded Nun May 2014 #13

Religious sects always seek to gain control. Feral Child May 2014 #14

religion gives people heaven05 May 2014 #15

Horrific. n/t DirkGently May 2014 #16

Wasn't Aceh province one of those hardest hit by the 26 December tsunami? Swede Atlanta May 2014 #17

My understanding is that the tsunami was what brought on the fundamentalism starroute May 2014 #19

It was of course a figurative expression...... Swede Atlanta May 2014 #30

I assume the married man also. Helen Borg May 2014 #18

I highly doubt it sakabatou May 2014 #20

Talibubbas are probably green with envy. There's not a lick of difference between batshit crazy catbyte May 2014 #22

how many of the 8 men were married? olddad56 May 2014 #24

Hard to know/guesstimate this since Islam allows up to 4 wives. hue May 2014 #25

The GOP wants this here in the US. They'd call it "Biblical law." blkmusclmachine May 2014 #26

Rick Santorum dreams of this for America. Dawson Leery May 2014 #27

Sometimes I hate the world. Beacool May 2014 #29

so some fucked up perverted guys can do what they want and claim it's because JI7 May 2014 #31

Where are the religious leaders and members in condemning this abuse? seveneyes May 2014 #32

ugly Liberal_in_LA May 2014 #33

These fundemental views keep spreading Marrah_G May 2014 #35

Did anybody read the ENTIRE Article, the Islamic Judge want WORSE punishment for the rapists. happyslug May 2014 #37

See my #42 above. nt stevenleser May 2014 #43