Thursday - March 17, 2005

Monumental Occurrence

For the first (and probably) last time in the history of this blog, I have to agree with the Mad Mullahs in Iran and hereby give my seal of approval for their actions ....

Child Rapist, Murderer Hanged in Iran PAKDASHT, Iran - A young man convicted of raping and murdering 16 boys was lashed 100 times, and then hanged Wednesday in front of a large, angry crowd who pelted him with stones and scuffled with police. Mohammed Bijeh, 23, confessed in court to raping and murdering the children, between March and September 2004. Iranian media have said Bijeh burned the bodies of his victims, all boys between 8 and 15. Bijeh was sentenced to one death sentence for each murder he confessed and 100 lashes of the whip for the rapes. After the flogging, a rope was put around Bijeh’s neck and attached to a hook on a crane. The crane’s arm jerked upward and Bijeh’s body dangled, drawing applause from the crowd.

Barbarous? Not in my opinion, but that’s just me. I could be wrong. In view of the nature of the crimes, I agree with the penalty. Of course, even in Iran, they have Barking Moonbat liberals ....

But Dariush Mehraban said public hangings only promote violence.

“Many criminals have been hanged, but offenses have never reduced. It’s an ugly scene that a human being is hanged even if he has committed many crimes. Revenge is not the solution,” said Merhraban, who watched the hanging.

Mehraban would be right at home in Massachusetts or California or in the ACLU offices. Personally, I think we need to start doling out this kind of punishment (for this kind of crime) here. It’s not “cruel and unusual punishment” as far as I’m concerned. It’s a damned good deterrent.

Posted by The Skipper     on 03/17/2005 at 09:49 AM   
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