How can you equate racist murders made in the name of "vigilante justice" with a state approved and enforced religiously founded legal system?
Hatton Larry C. Lyons wrote: >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 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
