while i am admittedly conflicted about the death penalty, what i am absolutely not conflicted about is the act of execution by means of cutting ones head off at the nape of the neck. it is astonishing to me that this even still exists, but in the same breath i am not surprised. we live in a world where the rational meet the irrational in the middle of a crosswalk on 2nd Avenue.
there is a Lebanese man who will leave 5 children fatherless on friday at the hands of the Saudi Arabian government, despite plees from Amnesty International. he is scheduled to be beheaded after being found guilty of sorcery. yes, people, sorcery. a former TV host for a popluar call-in show, this man was really the middle eastern version of a fortune teller. he predicted futures and gave out advice to his callers. kinda like the thousands of people just.in.this.one.city who make a buck or two by telling walk-ins that they will be lucky-in-love and find great wealth and live a long life of bliss. (you can read the latest in this on-going story here, as reported by CNN)
wasn't aware that was such a grave crime. apparently in Saudi Arabia, it is just that.
but beheading?? what, is it still the late 1700's and i wasn't aware of it?
it's nothing more than a cultural difference -- like neck stretching -- that i just don't understand. the mental capacity of certain beliefs and practices is really beyond me. it makes me want to not be worldly knowledgeable. and at the same time it makes me want to know absolutely everthing there is to know, just so i can go to sleep at night and think . . . okay, i get it.
in typical marcy fashion, i intended to find some sort of an appropriate image to leave this post with. let's just say that i strongly discourage ANY OF YOU from google imaging "beheading" . . . i don't know what i was thinking.
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3 comments:
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!! Oh gosh, now I want to do it just because, you are funnnnnnnnayy!
not to get serious on you but got "assigned" the topic of lynching for a presentation in a social media class - yes, lynching! anyway after MUCH research on all forms of the dealth pentalty, and leaving out the public diplay/message aspect, i may actually go so far as to saying that the guillotine was the most humane. like i said, too much research!
i suppose it is rather "quick" isn't it? i'm sure your research probably lead you to some of the images i mistakenly stumbled upon while writing this post. aagghhhh....could have lived without that!
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