News Forum - Afghanistan’s public floggings remain popular entertainment

[Thaiger]

Afghanistan’s public floggings have regained their popularity with spectators since becoming more commonplace in recent months.  Twelve people, including three women, were flogged in front of a rapt crowd of thousands of onlookers at a football stadium in Afghanistan this week. The convicts had been found guilty of crimes including adultery, robbery and homosexuality, a Taliban official told the BBC. This is thought to be at least the second time in a month the Afghan government has has mandated such sadistic punishments, commonplace (and immensely popular among Kabul’s people) during the previous Taliban rule in the 1990s, according to the […]

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[Soidog]

Heathens. 

[TheDirtyDurian]

They need to lighten up a bit. Should be following the more moderate and progressive Saudi model. 

[Grumpish]

12 minutes ago, TheDirtyDurian said:

They need to lighten up a bit. Should be following the more moderate and progressive Saudi model. 

I do hope that comment was sarcastic - the Saudi model is about as moderate and progressive as the Inquisition was.

[TheDirtyDurian]

5 hours ago, Grumpish said:

I do hope that comment was sarcastic - the Saudi model is about as moderate and progressive as the Inquisition was.

Nope, serious comment. 

 

[kalyan]

two aspects :-

1) Spectators, who have a mindset to see and encourage such horrific punishments.

2) The Executor, who have a mindset to bring in such harsh punishment so as they assume normality can be established.

 

In both cases, in the name civic activity or bringing up society these gruesome acts are being carried out.