How often, up to and including the 50's have there been lynching exactly like that in the US. All together too often with official approval. Whether it is islamic based sharia law or American vigilante justice, the effects are the same.
larry At 11:14 AM 1/13/03 -0700, you wrote: >That would qualify as cruel and unusual and last I looked, weve had that >forever! DRE > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: William H. Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 10:05 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: An eye for an eye... > > > > > > um... when exactly did the US practice "eye for an eye" justice? > > > > Can't seem to recall any chopping off of limbs for stealing > > or stonings for adultery. > > > > will > > ---- > > > > William H. Bowen > > Webmaster > > > > ALSTOM's T&D Energy Automation & Information Business > > > > "Your friendly neighborhood Webmaster!" > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.esca.com/ > > > > 425.739.3629 Voice > > 425.466.7016 Cell > > 425.739.3690 FAX > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 8:45 AM > > Subject: RE: An eye for an eye... > > > > > > > Remember only a short while ago, this was the exact same > > justice that > > > was done in the US. Does that mean we should be sanctioned > > the same. I > > > seem to remember the phrase, let he who is without sin cast > > the first > > > stone. > > > > > > larry > > > > > > At 10:35 AM 1/13/03 -0600, you wrote: > > > >What I don't get is how hard the guy tried to make the > > point that he > > > >was NOT crazy when he did the act. Almost like he was > > proud of it. I > > > >made the point before - I know people say we should respect other > > > >cultures - but a culture that feels this kind of act is > > justified is > > > >sick. (Although at least the judicial system said he was wrong.) > > > > > > > >-rc > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Adam Reynolds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 10:31 AM > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: RE: An eye for an eye... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I kinda like this type of justice.... > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > Sent: 13 January 2003 15:30 > > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > > Subject: An eye for an eye... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ...a leg for a leg... > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.themercury.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=34392 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
