Posted on 10/30/2005 9:24:32 PM PST by Lorianne
EDUCATORS and religious scholars are mostly against letting children watch Shariah court verdicts like beheading, stoning to death, amputation or lashing, a report said Sunday. Exposing children to violent and gruesome scenes may make them aggressive and effect their personality, he said.
am of the view that children must be forbidden from watching the execution of Shariah penalties so that we are able to protect our future generations from negative effects, in the same way as some countries that prevent children from watching films with horrifying scenes, Dr. Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Al-Dakheel, Assistant Professor of Social Service in King Saud University, told the Arabic daily Okaz.
Shariah penalties are carried out in an open yard in full view of the public. This is so as to deter others from committing similar crimes.
However, the educators and religious scholars Okaz spoke to opined that children should be spared such blood-chilling sights as beheadings and amputations.
The experience could deeply affect children, and plague them all their lives, Dakheel said, citing what he said were proven scientific studies.
He drew a comparison with violent scenes in movies and how ratings have come about to keep children below 18 years of age away from them.
Dr. Ali Bin Abdullah Al-Afnan, Dean of the Teacher s Training College in Riyadh argued from a psychological perspective and said the mental immaturity of childhood should be taken in consideration. Children go by their feelings, from what they see and hear, and which influences their conduct and personality, he explained.
He felt that it is the duty of fathers to not expose their children to painful atmospheres and experiences. Psychological researches have proved that violent scenes have a direct affect in molding a child s personality.
Exposing children to violent and gruesome scenes may make them aggressive and effect their personality, he said.
Dr. Eid Bin Abdullah Al-Shammari, former member of the Shoura Council, however, thought otherwise.
He said such exposure would be beneficial and deter children from taking to crime.
Deterrence is not only for adults but also for children, he said.
Besides, witnessing scenes would help curb the violent tendencies in many students who attack their teachers and smash their cars, he maintained.
Such deeds were not there in the past.
Sheikh Sa eed Al-Helayyil Al-Amr, director of the Religious Studies Institute in Hail, was against children accompanying their fathers to the public square where Shariah penalties are carried out.
He said that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to order Muslims to bring their children to perform prayers during the two Eid feasts, but he did not order them to watch the execution of Shariah penalties.
<< Mr. Mojo
Yess, that was it, at that time that was probably the only one circulating on the net.
But the worst one was that of a Nepali being beheaded in Iraq, vocal chords and all. Trust me, don't even think of searching for it. >>
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Teacher dies from beating Oct 30, 2005, 05:44 PM PST WAFF 48 News has learned the teacher who was brutally beaten at Valley school has died. The attack happened Wednesday inside the Lawrence County Family Education building in Moulton. Doctors say Judy Jester's condition worsened and she never regained consciousness. She died Sunday afternoon at Huntsville Hospital. Jester was a first grade teacher at Hatton Elementary School. She was found bleeding and unconscious inside the Lawrence County Family Education building in Moulton Wednesday night. Investigators say the she had been beaten several times in the head and face. Jester suffered a fractured skull and a brain stroke. A 15-year old is accused of attacking her. The unidentified teenager is being held at a detention center in Lauderdale County. Police believe robbery may have been the motive behind the beating. The teenager faces robbery, burglary and attempted murder charges, but now those charges are expected to be upgraded. The teenager could be charged as an adult. WAFF 48 News will continue to follow this story and will bring you new details as we get them. http://www.waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=4049014 yeah, let shade children from learning there are consequences although a beheading is not in my mind for it, atleast they learn that they will be punished
My Mother saw a hanging in rural Louisiana in 1917 or around then. All hangings were done in public. She said it was interesting. Didn't seem traumatized.
But still, I wouldn't take my grands to one.
Now you back off from your earlier implication that you wanted children to see beheadings. Make up your mind.
Also it is clear NOW that most such people will not be out of jail any time soon.
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