Saudi government ‘wants to EXECUTE gay people
BartSimpson @ Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:26 am
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/656 ... lic-online
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Saudi government ‘wants to EXECUTE gay people who show their sexuality in public & online'
SAUDI law makers could impose the death penalty on gay people who show their sexuality in public and on social media, according to reports.
The government in the Sunni Kingdom is reportedly demanding tougher punishments on those found guilty and claimed social media has caused a boom in homosexuality.
According to Okaz newspaper, the last six months has seen 35 cases of homosexuality and 50 cases of cross-dressers as well as cases of "sexual perversion” in Saudi Arabia.
The judiciary reportedly also claimed there has been a large rise in "perverts" displaying "sins and obscenities" on social media in the Sunni Kingdom.
It comes after a Saudi man was arrested this week when he raised the rainbow flag outside his home in Jeddah.
The doctor was arrested by religious police within hours of hoisting the flag in the port city.
But he was released shortly afterwards when he claimed he had no idea what the pride flag symbolised.
In addition, Okaz reported that a man in his 50s was arrested for making sexual advances to men online.
He allegedly begged for forgiveness during the police interrogation and said he would not do it again.
The calls from the law makers has seen a backlash on social media with some using the hashtag #I_am_gay_will_not_be_deterred.
One tweeted: "I stand with the Saudi Arabian LGBT community."
Currently, the Saudi government hands out fines, prison sentences and whipping for being openly gay.
A second conviction automatically merits automatic executions although vigilante executions are also common.
SAUDI law makers could impose the death penalty on gay people who show their sexuality in public and on social media, according to reports.
The government in the Sunni Kingdom is reportedly demanding tougher punishments on those found guilty and claimed social media has caused a boom in homosexuality.
According to Okaz newspaper, the last six months has seen 35 cases of homosexuality and 50 cases of cross-dressers as well as cases of "sexual perversion” in Saudi Arabia.
The judiciary reportedly also claimed there has been a large rise in "perverts" displaying "sins and obscenities" on social media in the Sunni Kingdom.
It comes after a Saudi man was arrested this week when he raised the rainbow flag outside his home in Jeddah.
The doctor was arrested by religious police within hours of hoisting the flag in the port city.
But he was released shortly afterwards when he claimed he had no idea what the pride flag symbolised.
In addition, Okaz reported that a man in his 50s was arrested for making sexual advances to men online.
He allegedly begged for forgiveness during the police interrogation and said he would not do it again.
The calls from the law makers has seen a backlash on social media with some using the hashtag #I_am_gay_will_not_be_deterred.
One tweeted: "I stand with the Saudi Arabian LGBT community."
Currently, the Saudi government hands out fines, prison sentences and whipping for being openly gay.
A second conviction automatically merits automatic executions although vigilante executions are also common.
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andyt @ Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:30 am
Given your past comments on gays here, I'm not sure if you're bemoaning or cheering this.
If they implement this, wonder what pretzel logic the US and Canada will come up with to keep trading with the Saudis. Because they will.
BeaverFever @ Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:36 am
andyt andyt:
Given your past comments on gays here, I'm not sure if you're bemoaning or cheering this.
If they implement this, wonder what pretzel logic the US and Canada will come up with to keep trading with the Saudis. Because they will.
If they implement this, wonder what pretzel logic the US and Canada will come up with to keep trading with the Saudis. Because they will.
He's already admitted that he has no objections to killing civilians or rape camps or concentration camps. He's no different than them, really, he just thinks they should have a different flag and a better excuse for their actions.
andyt @ Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:40 am
Yes, the it's very ironic how the foamers on this board resemble the very people they claim to hate so much. I believe that's called projection. Like wanting to deny Muslims due process, to wanting to implement the same sort of harsh punishments that Muslim nations favor, to Islam Christianity ueber alles, on and on it goes. Just plays right into the hands of the jihadis.
BartSimpson @ Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:45 am
I was curious which of your pet groups you people would side with on this and it seems that the Muslims win again. 
andyt @ Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:48 am
Quote or it didn't happen.
Thanos @ Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:49 am
Muslim rights >>>>>>>> womens/gay rights. As the leftie women in Sweden say it's OK if they get raped as long as it's by a Muslim and not a white guy. AS for Canadian lefties, well, the Saudis destroyed the Great Satan in Alberta so that just means Riyadh are the good guys.
Back to the Saudis though. "Sound policy on their part. Let's sell them some more weapons as a reward for their being such valuable allies and friends", says every boot-licking politician in the Western world.
andyt @ Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:56 am
Thanos Thanos:
Back to the Saudis though. "Sound policy on their part. Let's sell them some more weapons as a reward for their being such valuable allies and friends", says every boot-licking politician in the Western world.
Hmmm. What I said. Must mean you support the Saudis.
N_Fiddledog @ Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:11 am
There's an interactive map at the Washington Post. It's from 2014 and shows all the countries where the Post claims you can get the death penalty for homsexuality.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wor ... -by-death/
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Yemen
Sudan
Somalia
Nigeria
Mauritania
Let's put our thinking caps on and try to guess what all these places have in common. Hmmm...
(Sorry Beave and Andy, I ran my cursor over Bart's home state for you, but it's not listed. 
)
Thanos @ Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:21 am
andyt andyt:
Thanos Thanos:
Back to the Saudis though. "Sound policy on their part. Let's sell them some more weapons as a reward for their being such valuable allies and friends", says every boot-licking politician in the Western world.
Hmmm. What I said. Must mean you support the Saudis.
My not voting for either Conservatives or Liberals, and refusing to do so ever again, indicates otherwise.
andyt @ Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:25 am
Guess the NDP is your only other option.
Thanos @ Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:28 am
Or not voting at all because participation in a system where I'm no longer represented is a waste of my time. And by not voting I'm no longer obligated to take the blame when the politicians I didn't support eventually wreck everything they touch.
Not caring anymore is really just another path to personal freedom.
andyt @ Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:31 am
Or anomie.
N_Fiddledog @ Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:34 am
Thanos @ Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:36 am
The proles in 1984 who didn't have to think about serious things were the only happy ones in the entire world. I now aspire to their degraded, yet innately wise, example of no longer giving a shit about the system or the process. Free lobotomies should be a right of every citizen who wants one.