Death Penalty For That?

**kingdomcome** · 28th June 2012 18:20

A bit excessive IMO, but not surprising, given the fact that it happened in Saudi.

Saudi stunt 'drifter' sentenced to death by beheading (video attached)

A Saudi court sentenced a middle-aged joy-rider to death by beheading for accidentally killing two people while performing a car stunt near the capital Riyadh, the Saudi newspaper Al Watan reported on Tuesday.

A pastime known as "drifting," in which drivers make their cars spin and skid at high speed, is popular among Saudi men with few options for entertainment in a conservative kingdom where cinemas do not exist and mixing between unrelated men and women is forbidden.

Al Watan reported that the defendant, which it said identified himself as "Mutannish" - "he who ignores" in Arabic, struck and killed two men while performing the thrill-seeking stunt and fled the scene before being arrested.

"The court of Onaiza handed down a sentence to kill the drifter 'mutannish' by beheading as punishment for his heinous deed and to deter others who tamper with the nation's security," the report stated.

Al Watan did not say when the sentence would be carried out. A Justice Ministry spokesman could not be reached for comment.

Saudi authorities have treated deaths resulting from acts of "drifting" as criminally negligent homicides.

In 2005, a Saudi naval officer found guilty of killing three minors in a stunt-driving accident was handed a death sentence that was subsequently reduced to 3,000 lashes and 20 years in prison, according to local media.

Saudi Arabia, which follows a strict version of Sunni Islam, does not have a written penal code and judges issue verdicts according to their own interpretation of the Koran.

Amnesty International has said that at least 82 people were executed in Saudi Arabia last year, many of them by public beheading.

Saudi stunt 'drifter' sentenced to death by beheading - Yahoo! News Maktoob

**Thinkingofachange** · 28th June 2012 18:51

Originally Posted by kingdomcome

Saudi Arabia, which follows a strict version of Sunni Islam, does not have a written penal code

Wow. No amount of money could get me to a country without a written penal code.

**fred flintstone** · 28th June 2012 18:58

i just googled it. In FLA he'd be looking at 21 months-15 years in lock-up or a $10,000 fine.
arabs really need to lighten up ...just a lil bit.

**Beavis** · 28th June 2012 19:20

^Yea but in Florida you only have to pay a small fine if you chew a bum's face off.

**kingdomcome** · 28th June 2012 19:38

Originally Posted by Beavis

chew a bum's face off.

Speaking of...

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**Thinkingofachange** · 28th June 2012 19:47

He had the munchies.

**Beavis** · 28th June 2012 19:56

^Ha, bath salts were always gettin' a bad rap. the guy was a crazy Haitian, what do you expect?...if only George Zimmerman had been on the scene.

**fred flintstone** · 28th June 2012 20:07

and people wonder if thailand is safe .

**buddahas** · 28th June 2012 21:20

well, he did kill 2 people

**kingdomcome** · 28th June 2012 21:34

Originally Posted by buddahas

well, he did kill 2 people

It certainly wasn't premeditated.

**tomcat** · 28th June 2012 22:51

Originally Posted by Thinkingofachange

No amount of money could get me to a country without a written penal code

...a written penal code is no guarantee of...anything...in certain swamps, it's hardly even a guideline...

**Thinkingofachange** · 29th June 2012 01:02

Better than nothing.

**centermid7** · 29th June 2012 12:23

What caught my eye in the article was the navy officer who got 3000 lashes. That's a hellva lot!

**tomcat** · 29th June 2012 12:55

Originally Posted by centermid7

That's a hellva lot!

...I doubt that many, if any, were administered: once reimbursements for the deaths are made by the offending individual's family, actual punishment (if you're a Muslim) tends to be much lighter than the original sentence...