Posted on 09/27/2003 3:05:30 AM PDT by sarcasm
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:16:54 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
September 27, 2003 -- A Nigerian court has overturned the sentence, under Islamic sharia law, of death by stoning against unwed mother Amina Lawal: The alleged adulteress was spared that fate Thursday on a technicality.
The execution had been set for as soon as she finished weaning her baby daughter, conceived after her divorce two years ago.
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The Nigerians tried to do it right when they set up their current constitution. They emulated the USA no less, and instituted something akin to "states rights". Unfortunately, one of their states... Well you know the rest.
Why do I get a vision of this kid still nursing at 17?
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