Saudi Arabia advertises for eight new executioners as beheading rate soars

The Guardian ^ | May 18, 2015

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Jobs classified as ‘religious functionaries’ at lower end of civil service scale 85 reported executed so far this year, rivalling total for whole of 2014

Saudi Arabia is advertising for eight new executioners, recruiting extra staff to carry out an increasing number of death sentences, usually done by public beheading.

No special qualifications are needed for the jobs whose main role is “executing a judgment of death” but also involve performing amputations on those convicted of lesser offences, the advert, posted on the civil service jobs portal, said.

Executions and death sentence statistics worldwide: interactive

The Islamic kingdom is in the top five countries in the world for putting people to death, rights groups say. It ranked third in 2014, after China and Iran, and ahead of Iraq and the United States, according to Amnesty International figures.

[BitWielder1]

Check the retirement benefits, make sure you don't get stiffed.

[BenLurkin]

Yikes.

Here’s a less “San Francisco” performance of same:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1qd3bwv3N4

[JoeProBono]

[MrB]

I heard an atheist/leftist democrat actually say that opposing Sharia in America was suppressing religious freedom.

[DoodleDawg]

I wonder what their pay scale is.........

Well they did say it was at the lower end of the Civil Service pay schedule.

[SatinDoll]

Beheadings will continue until morale improves.

[bigbob]

I was thinking maybe they’d have them chop up a goat to demonstrate their style, then...dinnertime.

[glock rocks]

Speaking of benefits, I hear the health insurance is an arm and a leg.

[dennisw]

Holy Shiite!!!! This is series!

[Vince Ferrer]

Ah Yes, the Doctor Gillespie killings...

[SgtHooper]

All the chops he can take!

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

The salary isn’t that great but when you castrate rapists, they let you keep the tips.

[COUNTrecount]

Ya gotta be sharp!

[gasport]

a southpaw

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I wonder what their pay scale is.........

It's heady.

[polymuser]

Curious - How would Sharia law have treated our rioters and looters recently?

[G Larry]

Well....the resumes could prove interesting....

[I want the USA back]

That’s all they know how to do. They have not produced a decent thing of any value to civilized people in 1400 years.

[G Larry]

It’s piece work.

Fifty bucks a head....

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Wonder what the interview process entails?”

I would think that it would be to cut off a hand and a head. If he does it without question or panic, he has a job.