Please sign this to prevent a man being executed for voicing his opinion...

Xurtio · 03-06-2015, 02:52 PM

I remember when his lashing sentence was delayed (before it was elevated to a beheading) and in his place, some chick got beheaded without drugs. It took three hacks, if I recall correctly.

Saudi Arabia publicly beheads woman in holy Mecca as blogger lashings are postponed - Middle East - World - The Independent

**Frownland** · 03-09-2015, 09:41 PM

For those interested, here's the post that did it: https://raifbadawi.wordpress.com/201...adawi/#more-28.

**Exo** · 03-09-2015, 09:50 PM

I love your heart TH, but I highly doubt Saudi Arabia is going to be all like...

"DUDES! You see all these American electronic signatures? Halt the firing squad and ball scrapers!"

Sorry buddy.

**Frownland** · 03-09-2015, 09:56 PM

Beheading by firing squad, now wouldn't that be something?

**Exo** · 03-09-2015, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Beheading by firing squad, now wouldn't that be something?

I didn't read about this. I guess firing squad. They still do that right?

DwnWthVwls · 03-09-2015, 10:26 PM

So instead of having to shoot the star out of the paper you shoot the head off the human.

**Frownland** · 03-09-2015, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Exo_

I didn't read about this. I guess firing squad. They still do that right?

I haven't the slightest idea. When cases of apostasy are taken to the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia, the punishment is death by beheading. Criminal courts can't be involved with cases warranting [sic] a death sentence, which is why Badawi was initially sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison. Now he's being tried under the higher courts...with the same judge.

He's probably ****ed, guys.

**Exo** · 03-09-2015, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

I haven't the slightest idea. When cases of apostasy are taken to the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia, the punishment is death by beheading. Criminal courts can't be involved with cases warranting [sic] a death sentence, which is why Badawi was initially sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison. Now he's being tried under the higher courts...with the same judge.

He's probably ****ed, guys.

So what you're saying is you don't think the email petition is going to work?

**Frownland** · 03-09-2015, 10:50 PM

I'm starting a petition to get Barack Obama to grow an Afro. Sign it guys, together we can succeed!

I hate to be so misanthropic but a petition isn't going to help.

Trollheart · 03-11-2015, 03:55 PM

Yeah. Nice. if you read the article, she's asking for a petition which she will hand to the German official whom she's meeting. He in turn is meeting with the king, shah or whatever the **** and if there are enough sigs he will perhaps be able to show him, look, so many people are against this idea, don't you think you should maybe change the sentence? Or something. But it's not just something you'd expect the ruler to read: he'll be handed it, or it will be referred to, by the German guy.

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Xurtio Brain Licker Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 1,083	I remember when his lashing sentence was delayed (before it was elevated to a beheading) and in his place, some chick got beheaded without drugs. It took three hacks, if I recall correctly. Saudi Arabia publicly beheads woman in holy Mecca as blogger lashings are postponed - Middle East - World - The Independent __________________ H̓̇̅̉yͤ͏mͬ͂ͧn͑̽̽̌ͪ̑͐͟o̴͊̈́͑̇m͛͌̓ͦ̑aͫ̽ͤ̇n̅̎͐̒ͫ͐c̆ͯͫ̋ ̔̃́eͯ͒rͬͬ̄҉

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	For those interested, here's the post that did it: https://raifbadawi.wordpress.com/201...adawi/#more-28. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

03-09-2015, 09:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,354	I love your heart TH, but I highly doubt Saudi Arabia is going to be all like... "DUDES! You see all these American electronic signatures? Halt the firing squad and ball scrapers!" Sorry buddy. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

03-09-2015, 09:56 PM	#14 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Beheading by firing squad, now wouldn't that be something? __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

03-09-2015, 10:50 PM	#19 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I'm starting a petition to get Barack Obama to grow an Afro. Sign it guys, together we can succeed! I hate to be so misanthropic but a petition isn't going to help. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

03-11-2015, 03:55 PM	#20 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Yeah. Nice. if you read the article, she's asking for a petition which she will hand to the German official whom she's meeting. He in turn is meeting with the king, shah or whatever the **** and if there are enough sigs he will perhaps be able to show him, look, so many people are against this idea, don't you think you should maybe change the sentence? Or something. But it's not just something you'd expect the ruler to read: he'll be handed it, or it will be referred to, by the German guy. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018