Saudi Justice: 10 Years and 2,000 Lashes For Internet Video of Naked Dancing 537
An anonymous reader writes with a link to The Huffington Post, which reports "that a Saudi man was sentenced to 2,000 lashes and 10 years in prison for dancing naked on the roof of a car and posting the video online, according to multiple reports. Three other men were also sentenced to three to seven years in jail and hundreds of lashes each for the incident, Agence France-Presse reported, citing Arabic-language paper Al-Sharq. The four men were hit with a number of charges, including "encouraging vice" and violating public morality, according to the report. The prosecutor in the case, which was heard by a judge in Saudi Arabia's conservative Al-Qassem province, reportedly objected to the sentences for being "too lenient," Gulf News notes. The video was reportedly circulated widely on the Internet, but could not be found by The Huffington Post."
I agree with the punishment (Score:3, Funny)
Did you see just how bad their dancing was? That is worth 2000 lashes.
Re:I agree with the punishment (Score:3, Funny)
...I forsee a new rash...
That would imply something more than just dancing..
Re:Being a Saudi (Score:4, Funny)
I'm extremely moderate.
Oblig. Holy Grail reference (Score:5, Funny)
GOD: Arthur! Arthur, King of the Britons! Oh, don't grovel! If
there's one thing I can't stand, it's people groveling.
ARTHUR: Sorry--
GOD: And don't apologize. Every time I try to talk to someone it's
"sorry this" and "forgive me that" and "I'm not worthy". What are you
doing now!?
ARTHUR: I'm averting my eyes, oh Lord.
GOD: Well, don't. It's like those miserable Psalms-- they're so
depressing. Now knock it off!
Re:Being a Saudi (Score:4, Funny)
"Level of belief has a floor - and that is zero."
Excuse me, my atheism goes to -11.
Re:Don't forget Ananias (Score:3, Funny)
No. Very smart people have spent 1000+ years thinking through every detail of the bible. Before the Enlightenment, it's what geeks did in western culture.
If you read through all that stuff, you'll find quite logical and rational explanations for almost everything. There's a very important lesson there - just because you can come up with a rational explanation for a belief doesn't make it true.