Saudi FlagThe website of the British newspaper, the Daily Mail, is carrying a news story from Saudi Arabia. Normally when reports surface in the western media about Saudi they invariably try to show the kingdom in a negative light. At the root of this bias is the west’s centuries long hatred of Islam and its penal code known as the Shariah.

Whenever the word Shariah is mentioned in polite western society  notions of barbarity, misogyny and backwardness wash over the western mind. However this characterisation might not be wholly correct. As the comments to the following news report from the Daily Mail illustrate.

According to Saudi authorities,  in the northern city of Hail, a 22 year old man has been found guilty of raping five children and leaving one three year old to die in the desert. A lower court passed a guilty verdict and ordered the guilty man to be beheaded and crucified. Now a higher court has upheld the punishment and western commentators to the Daily Mail website are “singing” the praises of Shariah law:

  • Maybe we should all follow this particular example. – Keith, Switzerland
  • Probably th best decision I have ever heard of. Well done the Saudi’s what a fantastic message to the perverts. pl stroud – pete llewellyn, gloucester
  • British courts could learn a thing or two from this. – Matt, Guildford, Surrey
  • Dont agree with much in Saudi or the Islamic way of doing things, but this one I certainly do although I do think beheading is too good for him. – Mark, Sheffield
  • Saudi Arabia I salute you what a good way to treat these scumbags. – Tony, Bromley
  • For once I agree with the Saudis. Punishment and Deterrence is the way to go – not letting them out after a year or two in a luxury prison. This sort of person has long abandoned any claim to Human Rights. – Dean, UK
  • We could learn a lesson from the Saudis here, excellent sentence and real motivation not to break the law, especially where children are concerned. WELL DONE SAUDI ARABIA! – S.G., UK ARMED FORCES
  • cant fault the saudi courts on their sentence, we should try that here, would cut crime at a stroke (no pun intended). – GREG, COALVILLE , LEICESTERSHIRE,
  • I never thought I’d say this but……..I think the Saudis got it right this time. – Charlotte, Leeds {Source: Daily Mail}

It seems that this is not the first time that Daily Mail readers have voiced support for Shariah punishments. Back in August 2007 the Daily Mail carried another news report detailing Shariah punishments. On that occasion also  Mail readers supported Shariah punishments. Click Westerners “Supporting” Sharia Law to see that post.

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