tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777766.post4097642931937896170..comments2023-10-21T07:20:22.629-04:00Comments on Liberty Street: Saudi Woman Sentenced to 200 Lashes and Six Months in Jail for Being Gang-RapedKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03849598751096484281noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777766.post-40349818172683660252007-12-03T21:30:00.000-05:002007-12-03T21:30:00.000-05:00To sentence this woman to 200 lashes and prison ti...To sentence this woman to 200 lashes and prison time, a woman who has already been punished by being subjected to multiple RAPE is ludicrous, irrational and inhumane. In doing this, the Saudis are making a mockery of Islam. Mohammed, the prophet, was a great protector of women and would be appalled at this barbaric travesty of justice. SHAME on the Saudis!cmajdoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07781608841132772059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777766.post-8556339297554958952007-11-17T10:28:00.000-05:002007-11-17T10:28:00.000-05:00You have presented an important perspective . The ...You have presented an important perspective . The sole fact that oil abounds in that part of the world has allowed the Saudis to get away with a lot of repression packaged in the name of religion.<BR/><BR/>If this episode of a woman being sentenced for being raped had happened in a country of no significance to energy or any key resource - most major countries would have been swift to denounce it in a clear , sharp way . <BR/>While individuals across the world are enraged by this travesty of justice it will be interesting to see if any country makes an official comment on it .<BR/>The US is not alone in exibiting such hypocrisy .<BR/><BR/>After seeing the sentence it seems that the judge has perpetrated a bigger crime. <BR/><BR/>One can only imagine what it must be to be a woman in a country where the judiciary can sentence a woman for being raped .Savitha Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03327179498589195182noreply@blogger.com