Woman beheaded in Saudi Arabia for practicing witchcraft

Stupid Saudi's. Everybody knows that medieval societies burn witches, not decapitate them...

[Penguin]

Finally they got hold of my Ex.

[Jimbuna]

73rd execution there this year

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

73rd execution there this year

And the US has only executed 43 so far this year, still time for a couple more.

So by only executing 60%* of what Saudi's do is totally giving them the morally higher ground


Jussayin!


*Actually 58.9% if you must know.

[the_tyrant]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

And the US has only executed 43 so far this year, still time for a couple more.

So by only executing 60%* of what Saudi's do is totally giving them the morally higher ground


Jussayin!


*Actually 58.9% if you must know.

but if we look at the ratio of executed:population
the US is much lower

I am in favor of the death penalty for drug dealers

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

And the US has only executed 43 so far this year, still time for a couple more.

So by only executing 60%* of what Saudi's do is totally giving them the morally higher ground


Jussayin!


*Actually 58.9% if you must know.

Of course one argument for the other side might be the difference in the reasons given for the executions and the crimes of the executed. It's been a long time since we exersized the death penalty for witchcraft.

[1480]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Of course one argument for the other side might be the difference in the reasons given for the executions and the crimes of the executed. It's been a long time since we exersized the death penalty for witchcraft.

Treason is still on the books for execution in the US. The only crime on the books that does not need felony murder to be eligible.

I believe it is 743 per 100,000 is the incarceration rate here in the US. 178 per 100,000 in Saudi Arabia.

US population 323 million and change. 2.3 million inmates. .001% executed

S A population 27 million and change. 48,060 inmates. 16% executed

I was never great with #'s so if I am off please correct.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by 1480

Treason is still on the books for execution in the US. The only crime on the books that does not need felony murder to be eligible.

I believe it is 743 per 100,000 is the incarceration rate here in the US. 178 per 100,000 in Saudi Arabia.

US population 323 million and change. 2.3 million inmates. .001% executed

S A population 27 million and change. 48,060 inmates. 16% executed

I was never great with #'s so if I am off please correct.

Going from you figures, I get 0.178%. I looked at those figures and did my own sums yesterday before posting, but didn't post my results - off the top of my head (cba to do it all again) and they were both in the 0.something but I thought it was even less than .001% for US.

[Karle94]

Originally Posted by 1480

Treason is still on the books for execution in the US. The only crime on the books that does not need felony murder to be eligible.

I believe it is 743 per 100,000 is the incarceration rate here in the US. 178 per 100,000 in Saudi Arabia.

US population 323 million and change. 2.3 million inmates. .001% executed

S A population 27 million and change. 48,060 inmates. 16% executed

I was never great with #'s so if I am off please correct.

Actually, the US population is 312 million.

[Reece]

Originally Posted by Penguin

Finally they got hold of my Ex.

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

Originally Posted by Reece

That is Penguin's ex-spouse? He has interesting taste...

[Blood_splat]

I stopped at Saudi Arabia.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by kraznyi_oktjabr

That is Penguin's ex-spouse? He has interesting taste...

lol
well that's one of her many manifestations