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This article reported on Sudan, a country in Africa punishing it's criminals by cutting off the hands and legs of convicted criminals. These punishments are based on an interpretation of Islamic Law. Recently some doctors have refused to carry out the orders to remove the hands or legs of these criminals, claiming it would make them break the Hippocratic Oath to protect patients.
It however, was most interesting that some people in Sudan are not alarmed by this and are even make public statements regarding the normalcy of their practices. Recently Sudan's Deputy Chief Justice announces that they may start to train judges to cut perform the amputations if doctors continue to refuse to carry out the orders.
This article was a pretty good example of the extremely different ways that cultures think from each other. In our culture this is a very inhumane way to treat any human, even if they are a criminal. However it appears they find this to be a very normal practice that is not only legal, but encouraged. So in the United States we are in a heated human rights battle over homosexuals being allowed to marry, in Sudan they are still stoning women on counts of adultery. Definitely extremes in what is cultural acceptable.
The Shari law should never be used, because it was written by men after the Quran and men are ignorant and self righto us when it comes to other people who sin.
ReplyDeleteThere are many advocates in the world in favor of capital punishment many states in the United States still practice it for instance. This falls into another category of generational barbarism, that hopefully within time will end.
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