Posted on 05/17/2015 6:36:28 AM PDT by bestintxas
Rape however isn’t against his religion.
Homaidan al-Turki’s entire defense strategy from the beginning was Islam. The member of a prominent Saudi family claimed that the prosecution was Islamophobic.
“We are Muslim. We are different. The state has criminalized these basic Muslim behaviors. Attacking traditional Muslim behaviors is a focal point of the prosecution.”
He had a point, because the behavior he was charged with was commonplace back in Saudi Arabia.
The victim slept on a mattress on the basement floor, was paid less than $2 a day, and Al-Turki eventually intimidated her into sex acts that culminated in her rape in late 2004, according to prosecutors.
Once in prison, the Saudis tried to get him transferred/released back home, but public outrage stopped that at least temporarily.
Now we’re apparently back to Al-Turki’s insistence that he shouldn’t have to undergo sex offender treatment.
Al-Turki told prison officials in 2013 that the sex offender treatment programme “conflicts with [his] Islamic faith”, according to a letter by the then executive director of the Colorado Department of Corrections, Tom Clements.
His lawyers told the court in the same year that the program: “would require [him] to look at photos that included women in bathing suits or undergarments as part of the evaluation process”, AP reported.
That would be the Abel Screening which is supposed to test for assorted deviancies. Undergoing it would be an important prerequisite to parole or transferring Al-Turki to a Saudi prison/resort.
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He had a point, because the behavior he was charged with was commonplace back in Saudi Arabia.
Would it be legal to set up a booth to pass out Bibles and beer in Saudi Arabia because my religion says it is OK?
With the advent of the English Common Law system, people moved away from Canon Law to a secular system based entirely in civil law. That still goes for everyone, no exceptions. Everyone is equal before the law with no special rules for Muslims, Christians, Jews, etc.
ahahahahaha “Durnt Likely”
the syllable turki....as used in english has a whole different “meaning” to it
imagine being referred to as Al Turkey..your whole life..
Toss him from a tall building ... “With God as my witness, I thought turkis could fly”.
It was all a dreadful mistake. The iman said ‘religion of peace’ but all turkey, er, I mean al-Turki thought he meant religion of piece of a**.
Have some compassion!
Well, the death penalty sure isn’t against his religion, and sounds like a win in this case.
perhaps he could be sent home...to be tossed from a tall building??
these people want to claim the superiority of SHARIA LAW?? let em have it....OVER THERE...
ban moslem immigration and hang rapists
If you start at his feet and work up, your aim should improve by the time you get to the top. Don’t worry if it takes 2 or 3 boxes. It will be worth the effort.
Piece of Advice: When traveling to a moslem country, be sure you’re carrying a Diplomatic Passport.
Those aren’t exactly an option for most of us when applying. But I do agree if it was possible to get one it would be handy to have. Other than carrying a carefully concealed annotated Bible (the kind Catholic priests use) through the KSA to an Indian Catholic friend in the UAE I always just tried to be very circumspect.
Is that one of the “neck&blade” proof passports?
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