http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/0...te-two-for-consuming-alcohol/?intcmp=trending "Two people previously lashed 160 times for consuming alcohol, have been sentenced to death for repeatedly consuming alcohol under the country's Islamic Shariah law, which forbids the use, manufacturing and trading of all alcoholic beverages. The two, whose names have not yet been released, had been arrested twice previously and found guilty. A third offense of consuming alcohol is punishable by death, according to Shariah law. "Two people who committed the offense of consuming alcohol for the third time have been sentenced to be executed,” the head of judiciary Seyed Hasan Shariahti, based in Iran's north-eastern province of Khorasan Razavi, told the semi-official ISNA news agency, “The verdict has been confirmed by the Supreme Court and we are preparing to administer it." Under Islamic Shariah law, specific crimes such as sodomy, rape, theft, fornication, apostasy and consumption of alcohol for the third time are considered to be "claims of God" and consequently have mandatory death sentences. Sentences for such crimes are not at the discretion of the judge, officials allege, but are defined by Shariah law. Regarding alcohol consumption, Shariahti warned, ''We will show no mercy in finding, trying and punishing those breaking the law, and we will punish them to the highest extent.''
Shariff don't like it. I never thought I would endorse a claim to attack Iran but this story comes close to helping.
SMH at Iran. TBH, these poor fools should have moved out of Iran. I wanna ask the religious authorites mainly Khamenei who gets the sin for the murders. Only God can judge, right? Khamanei and his supporters are like Shia Wahabis. SMH again.
Iranian Extremist Cleric #1: "An Iranian Muslim consumed alcohol and put himself into a mental state where he could end up giving into sin like saying something they didn't mean, stealing, commiting adultery, or something worse....WHAT EVER WILL WE DO?" Iranian Extremist Cleric #1: "Let's kill him"
Drinking makes people act stupid and not like themselves. That is why it is forbidden in Islam. The human race has been blessed with so much intelligence, but instead of using that intelligence it wants to dumb it down. Haven't yall seen want happens to those who drink heavily? They get beer bellies and have problems in life. I know alcohol is not addicting, but how many people do you know who stopped drinking or drink less? On most occasions people start drinking more. How many people have died from drunk drivers? Because someone wasn't smart enough to put the keys down. Don't even get me started on the hangovers that people have the next day. Who wants to spend their morning throwing up in a toilet? Is it really worth it? On the issue of the two deaths, when someone commits a bad enough crime here in the U.S. they may be sentenced to the death penalty. The reason is because they broke a law that was made by the government. In Iran drinking is a crime, and it is one of the worst crimes. But crimes commited in Iran are different then crimes commited in U.S. Crimes in Iran usually disobey the religon of Islam. This is a religious crime so therefore it it deserves a severe punishement. It may not mean much to you all being people who drink all the time. But for someone who follows the religon it is a dispicable act. You have to remember that the Iranian government is made up of Muslims. So to them it is just as bad as a murder or a rape is to you all. So for them it deserves the death penalty. Especially since they had already been warned. Remember, U.S. had probhibition too. If people were caught do you think they would get a pat on the back? No, they would go to jail. But that is a governmental law so it is not as important as a religous law. Since drinking is prohibited in Islam, and it is an Islamic republic, the punishment was in accordance with the sin.
The act of drinking was never illegal in the united states only manufacturing and distribution. The failure of prohibition in the United States might be the best argument one could make against this incredibly horrific execution.
