Thursday, August 11, 2005
Executed for being gay?
Amnesty International today is blogging about protests that are taking place in five cities around the world -- London, Dublin, Paris, San Francisco and Montpelier in France. The protests are in response to the recent execution of two teenage boys in Iran. To read more go here.
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Interestingly, in the infamous sleeping lawyer case, the prosecutor actually said in closing argument that one of the reasons for imposing the death penalty in that case was that life in prison would not be real punishment for the defendant because he was a homosexual. The defense lawyer--unkown if he was awake or asleep at the time--made no objection.
It doesn't matter why they were executed, execution is wrong. That said, this case shows the particular dangers of giving the government power to murder prisoners. Is Iran party to any of the human rights conventions?
laws in a foreign country are always seen as harsh to the so called civilized world.. that is because the over paid lawyers do not have the right to stick their nose in the fray and clouding up the facts. perhaps if we were not so liberal in the USA our crime rate would not be going thru the roof. i support the death penalty in the case of rape in iran.. it will no doubt send a message for all to hear. perhaps if we sent messages like that we would be better off. however with cases like OJ simpson and Michael Jackson proving that money can get you aquitted, what hope do we have.. ??
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