'Chop off their hands' says Putin

news.com.au ^ | March 12, 2008

[martin_fierro]

RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin has come up with a novel - and old-fashioned - solution to corrupt officials: chop off their hands.

"Oh, he said HANDS? Good."

[BnBlFlag]

Sounds like the City of Houston Building Dept.

[Smokin' Joe]

Tarring and feathering is fine by me, but they will wail about the carbon footprint...

The rope has been the device of choice for mutineers and traitors in America.

The guillotine, however guarantees a lack of recidivism.

[monday]

“RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin has come up with a novel - and old-fashioned - solution to corrupt officials: chop off their hands.”

of course he means everyone except he and his cronies.

[stefanbatory]

ya beat me to it...permits is the worst part of this job in the fire sprinkler business...

[heartwood]

New Jersey’s legisture - how much can they grab with stumps?

[ozzymandus]

Funny stuff, since Putin is the head of all Russian corruption.

[Allegra]

He’s been schmoozing with the Iranians too long.

[Lady Jag]

I sort of had the same thought in mind.

[catbertz]

[Lady Jag]

I sort of had the same thought in mind.

[xJones]

That's a rather Saudi solution, and we in the U.S. know all too well about bribes, but if it's crippling your country you gotta do something...

[nw_arizona_granny]

Bump.