The people of Pakistan obey the letter of the law.
Na they’re just Bloodthirsty , islam does that
Well, except they shortcut any sort of judicial proceeding and dragged him from alleged protective custody and then beat him to death.
“ Historically, the Indian Penal Code 1860 was the first law in the Indian subcontinent that introduced the idea of ‘blasphemy’ in the criminal laws. For the first time, this law made it a criminal offence for anyone to defile religious symbols of any other religion.
“The offences of blasphemy and blasphemous libel were fairly established as common law offences in the UK, at least from the 16th century, even though prosecutions were rare beyond the 19th century. The offences were abolished in England and Wales by the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, but they remain, to date, a part of the common law in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The remit of blasphemy in the UK was largely the Christian faith. However, in recent times, the main obstacle to prosecution has been the Human Rights Act 1998, which requires UK courts to interpret the criminal law in a manner compatible with the European Convention. In the case of blasphemy, it is argued that such an offence in common law imposes undue restrictions on individual rights to freedom of speech.
“The legislative journey in Pakistan has been notably different. In the 1980s, there was a resurgence of state interest in the blasphemy laws, and there was an augmentation of the blasphemy laws, both in terms of expanding the remit of the laws to cover several further categories of behaviours that could be considered blasphemous, as well as an increase in the harshness of punishments on conviction.”
They have to if they want to live.