The Hindu's editorial section today deals with the issue of Capital Punishment, especially the extreme version followed in the Persian Gulf. Although the writer is clearly of the abolitionist persuasion, a secondary contention raised in the piece has to do with the lack of equal opportunities among the sexes at the most critical juncture in a convict's life.
The heady mix of dogma, intolerance, parochialism and random silliness can lead to the law in places such as Iran allowing the following:
"..male victims of stoning are buried only up to the waist and if they can pull themselves clear are allowed to go free; women are buried up to the neck lest their breasts be exposed, and almost certainly cannot escape"
Link:
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/article568673.ece
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/wear/hi/people_and_places/religion_and_ethics/newsid_8911000/8911844.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/14/iran-must-stop-executing-people
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