I would hope that you would think that we've at least gotten a bit better since those times - right? If your argument is that we cannot attack someone else for their wrong doings because of our own wrong doings in the past - then we are all stuck since no country is perfect. Shoot, I'm not perfect either, but does that mean I can't say the chopping off of a women's leg is wrong?
The point I was trying to make originally was this type of violence is considered 'ok' by many. To me, this is wrong. I refuse to accept it just because I should respect other cultures. I'm reminded of the 20/20 special on Saudi Arabia a few months back. The interviewer was asking a group of women how they felt about the stonings that occur - and their response was that it wasn't a big deal because it was rare. -shudder- -rc > -----Original Message----- > From: William Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 12:50 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: An eye for an eye... > > > It might not have been official approval but lynchings of > blacks and such were not often prosecuted and i remember one > trial when it was prosecuted the white men were aquitted. > > So it might not have been official approval but the > population and people in power agreed with it even if they > didnt say so openly > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Timothy Heald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 1:36 PM > Subject: RE: An eye for an eye... > > > > With official approval? What are you talking about? > Lynchings are by > nature illegal acts of vigilantes and criminals. > > > > Larry you normally love to throw around factual data. It's > one of the > things I liked about you a lot. You didn't argue an opinion > without some sort of fact or stat to back it up, but this is > silly. We have never tortured people legally in this country. > Now some might make the argument that some prisons amounted > to torture, but that's different. Have we carried out > executions? Of course. This is legal in this and many other > countries. But that's not the topic at hand (hehe). > > > > Tim > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 1:32 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: An eye for an eye... > > > > > > 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 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. 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