Kingdom’s Leading Executioner Says: ‘I Lead a Normal Life’

Arab News ^ | June 5, 2003 | Mahmoud Ahmad

[Rennes Templar]

I guess a just God is in the eye of the beholder. True. But when the mind brainwashed with hateful Islamic fundamentalism supplants spiritual discernment for social justice in the eye of the beholder, you have a wacked executioner.

[powderhorn]

I'm just curious, but how do you justify this statement in light of the fact that we execute lots of folks here in the good old U.S. of A. You know there is an "executioner" at the switch for "old sparky" who does the same thing. Actually, if I had to die I would rather a sword or bullet as opposed to being fried...

There is a big difference. In the USA, the executioner is doing the work of society. In Wahhabi Wonderland, the executioner does the work of God. We execute people who are especially cruel, murderers, monsters. The Saudis execute people for doing or saying naughty things.

[danmar]

Life in the Magic Kingdom.

Actually is not a whole lot a difference between this guy and our executioners. Both of them kill on command(whether in Allah's name or our Justice System's).

One is using the ancient method, back in 400 BC, the other is using not so "cruel and unusual" means. The end effect is just the same...

[sydbas]

Do we execute 2,4, 10 in a day?

I would say on some days we do...and what difference do the totals make?

It's been a long time since I can recall multiple executions on the same day, and even longer when multiple executions occurred in the same state done by the same executioner. I do believe in capital punishment but our system is much more just and fair than that of the Islamic world. Whether you believe in capital punishment or not is your choice and you are more than welcome to it, but you tried to make a comparison between our system and their system saying "we execute lots of folks here in the good old U.S. of A."but it is just not a fair comparison. Is capital punishment right or wrong? Well that's another debate; I think it is a needed and justified punishment.

[jpl]

Texas, which is far and away the leader, has done slightly more than 800 executions in the last 27 years, which comes out to approximately 30 per year. No other state in America is even remotely close. I would be stunned if anyone could find even one day in the last thirty years in which more than one person was executed.

[jpl]

Correction, that is actually 800 executions in the entire country in the last 27 years, which slightly more than a third taking place in Texas.

[krb]

Of course he was nervous, then, he says, as many people were watching, but now stage fright is a thing of the past.

I hate dangling modifiers. When I first read that I thought he was saying that the prisoner was nervous because of stage fright. lol

[Billthedrill]

I learned on FR what the expats call the newspaper reports of executions there - the "decap recap."

I don't have a big problem with this method of removing one's fellow citizens from this mortal coil, but it should be remembered that the amputations are done sans anaesthetic. It's supposed to hurt.

[Al Simmons]

As an adopted Texan, I hasten to add that the only reason the death penalty does not deter more crime is that it is not used often enough (especially in sickola states like CA, where it is my current misfortune to temporarily reside courtesy of the military).

As far as the story goes, I think it is hilarious! Go Mohammed, go!

[HamiltonJay]

Someone tell me once again how Islam is such a peaceful and morally equivalent religion to the other world religions????

Islam is institutionalized Sadism! It is without question the world religion of Satan.

[Alouette]

Decapitation by sword? You would think that the French could show them how to automate the process.

[reagan_fanatic]

I'll bet the Magic Kingdom is looking for a few more head-choppers.

I hear Martha Stewart wields a mean knife.

[AnnaZ]

Please tell me that "Arab News" is the Arab world's version of The Onion.

[blackbart.223]

"Well, though I'm not from Texas, I appreciate the sentiment... :0)"

Sorry about that, but your obsession with armadillos caused me to think you were from The Lone Star State.

[sydbas]

Texas, which is far and away the leader, has done slightly more than 800 executions in the last 27 years, which comes out to approximately 30 per year. No other state in America is even remotely close. I would be stunned if anyone could find even one day in the last thirty years in which more than one person was executed.

Thanks for the stats. That backs up what I was saying about trying to compare our system of capital punishment to the Islamic world's system. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------