Shia Man Sentenced to 150 Lashes

[Persia]

Saudi Arabia: Iranian Shia Man Sentenced to 150 Lashes For Waving Shoe in Front of Caliph’s Grave

http://greengarden.mihanblog.com/post/55

[Salami Swami]

damn...

[fullywired]

i wonder if he would have got the same sentence if he had been a Sunni

fullywired

[+OverSword]

That's a death sentence. Anything over 30 lashes with a bull whip is pushing human limitations.

[xris]

i wonder if he would have got the same sentence if he had been a Sunni

fullywired

It appears sunni dont classify shia as muslims.

[xris]

That's a death sentence. Anything over 30 lashes with a bull whip is pushing human limitations.

Yes I agree,royal naval officers would carry on with the thrashing even when the prisoner was dead, I expect they will do the same. Most never survived more than forty.

[+OverSword]

Yes I agree,royal naval officers would carry on with the thrashing even when the prisoner was dead, I expect they will do the same. Most never survived more than forty.

Wow! That's pretty hardcore! Nothing like sticking to the letter of the law eh?