True Justice in Saudia, Pedophile gets hard punishment

[KAding]

I wonder about such punishments as beheading, crucifixion, lashing and stoning in Islam. Are those actually 'minimum sentences' prescribed by God? Whereby the judge needs to do it that way when someone is found guilty? Or are those maximum sentences, where the judge still has leeway for alternative punishment?

In the Dutch legal system, for example, we only have maximum sentences, not minimum ones. So the judge can never punish more severely than stated, but can always choose a sentence that is more lenient than what is stated in the law. In the US, on the other hand, there are also often minimum sentences for certain crimes.

I suppose that is also true for Shari'ah courts, right? Adulters need to be stoned when convicted?

 

[KAding]

Interesting... I like the death penalty or similar for such crimes as I strongly belive that it sends a powerful message which deters anyone who has the same intentions from committing the same crime. I don't think prisons sentences always work... U only have to look to look at the number of years- or should I say lack of- crimnals of this nature get. Not only is it a joke to the justice system but also quite painful for the family of the victim to see the perptrator getting away with a slap on the wrist.

Nobody gets away with a 'slap of the wrist' when committing serious crimes like murder in the supposedly 'civilized' judicial systems though.

You might get away with fines or suspended prison sentences for some crimes. But then, it is not as if you Shari'ah courts behead people for not paying their parking tickets either.

 

[Brasco]

Allahu Akbar!! This is what he deserves! Even a much more terrible punishment!!

 

[GuestFellow]

I wonder about such punishments as beheading, crucifixion, lashing and stoning in Islam. Are those actually 'minimum sentences' prescribed by God? Whereby the judge needs to do it that way when someone is found guilty? Or are those maximum sentences, where the judge still has leeway for alternative punishment?

Maybe reading this article could give you a good introduction to Islam criminal law.

http://muslim-canada.org/Islam_myths.htm

I suppose that is also true for Shari'ah courts, right? Adulters need to be stoned when convicted?

Yes. If there is strong evidence.