Indonesia's Aceh province publicly canes two gay men

Reuters ^ | JANUARY 29, 2021 | Hidayatullah Tahjuddin 2 MIN READ

[nickcarraway]

Authorities in Indonesia’s Aceh province publicly caned six people accused of breaching Islamic law, including two men who received 77 lashes for having a same sex relationship, in a punishment Human Rights Watch called “public torture”.

Aceh is the only province in majority-Muslim Indonesia to follow Islamic law, and this was the third such caning since Aceh outlawed homosexuality in 2014. The province, on the northern tip of Sumatra island, also imposes caning for crimes such as theft, gambling and adultery.

A hooded religious police officer carried out Thursday’s floggings, watched by a crowd wearing face masks. One of the men grimaced in pain as he received the punishment, which caused his mother to faint.

[sauropod]

I guess they would be engaged in.... a cane mutiny?

[dfwgator]

[MercyFlush]

This is rather tolerant of Indoneasia. Saudi Arabia would have beheaded them and Obama’s buddies in ISIS would throw them from a rooftop.

[gundog]

[Pocketdoor]

I just might have to steal this for my dating profile picture.... :)

[Celtic Conservative]

Wasnt Aceh province the one most heavily hit by the tsunami?

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[A_Former_Democrat]

Classic

[alexander_busek]

Wasnt Aceh province the one most heavily hit by the tsunami?

By which tsunami? There have been several.

Regards,

[Celtic Conservative]

The 2010 one. And according to wikipedia it was one of the most affected areas.

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[alexander_busek]

The 2010 one. And according to wikipedia it was one of the most affected areas.

Meaning: You have now answered your own question.

Regards,

[SaveFerris]

When worlds collide.

It’s bound to happen sooner or later.

Gonna be interesting to see how that one goes.

[SaveFerris]

[canes]

Cain’s?

“Tie that scurvy dog to the yardarm.”

“Oh, rip the shirt? How cliché. I suppose you’ll make me walk the plank next or something.”

(yeah I had it on 8-track - until a friend bought it from me)

[FreedomForce]

Kinky

[Celtic Conservative]

I knew it already. It's what's called a "Conversation Starter™️".

In this case, a rather weak and somewhat truncated one.

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[BobL]

Indonesia has 17507 islands where gay ‘sex’ is legal.
Indonesia has 1 island where it is not.

Not too smart of these men.

[Zhang Fei]

[I guess they would be engaged in.... a cane mutiny?]

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LOL. Given that this was somewhere in the Pacific, there is some geographical link.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Make a great music video for Ian Drury.

[Zhang Fei]

[This is rather tolerant of Indoneasia. Saudi Arabia would have beheaded them and Obama’s buddies in ISIS would throw them from a rooftop.]

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This is Indonesia’s Saudi Arabiaville. The central government fought the local troglodytes for decades before giving them limited autonomy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Aceh

To get away from this type of persecution, all these unfortunate individuals have to do is move out of the province.

[Vigilanteman]

Obama’s buddies in ISIS would throw them from a rooftop.

His even better buddies in Iran would've put nooses around their necks and lifted them up from a crane.