Iran Will Give Death Sentence To Alcoholic
Man, I’d have been executed at age 14.
Article 179 of Iran’s penal code punishes with the death sentence anyone caught drinking alcohol more than three times.
Tehran - A young Iranian man is facing execution after a court judged him a ‘hardened and incorrigible drinker,” Iranian daily Etemad Melli reported. A section of Tehran’s criminal court is currently deciding whether the 22-year-old man, known as Mohsen, should be executed.
Mohsen was arrested after allegedly being caught for the fourth time in possession of alcohol and in a state of drunkenness. He has already been sentenced to a flogging.
“Under Iran’s new computerised systems, re-offenders have no chance of escape,” prosecutor Jalil Jalili was quoted as saying. He has requested the death penalty for Mohsen.
Iran is one of the countries carrying out the highest number of executions annually. At least 177 people were executed in 2006, according to campaign group Amnesty International’s annual report for 2007.
These included one minor and at least three others who were under 18 at the time of the alleged offence, Amnesty said.
Methods of execution in Iran include hanging and stoning.
(AKI)
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That’s the Iranian version of a “stiff” drink.
February 1st, 2008 at 9:09 am14? about right I think for a drink
I like beer. it makes me a jolly good fellow
I like beer. it helps me unwind and sometimes it makes me feel mellow
Whiskey’s too rough, champagne costs too much, vodka puts my mouth in gear
This little refrain should help me explain as a matter of fact i like beer
My wife often frowns when we’re out on the town
And i’m wearing a suit and a tie
She’s sipping vermouth and she thinks i’m uncouth
When i yell as the waiter goes by
- Tom T Hall
February 1st, 2008 at 9:10 amat age 15 i drank about 2 fifths of screwdriver then rode my bike home from a friends house. basically passed out in the front yard and got busted.
Needless to say I have been a beer drinker ever since. no more whiskey.
You know what Ahmedinejad says: “There are no Alcoholics in Iran”
February 1st, 2008 at 9:21 amHe was overheard the morning after with a hangover saying, “I wish I was dead”. As I never really meant that I’m sure he never meant it, either.
February 1st, 2008 at 9:26 amLucky for Ted Kennedy that he lives in the US.
February 1st, 2008 at 9:34 amanother example of how islam isn’t about changing the hearts and minds of its followers…
its about being subservient to a rule system… screw whats in your heart… as long as you pray to mecca 5 times a day…
February 1st, 2008 at 9:58 amSo much for the 12 step program.
February 1st, 2008 at 10:00 amAfter having a blackberry brandy hangover that lasted three days. I think I’d go for the death penalty too.
Top ten signs you are Taliban:
10. You refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to beer.
9. You own a $300 machine gun and a $5000 rocket launcher, but you can’t afford shoes.
8. You have more wives than teeth.
7. You think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof and suicide.
6. You can’t think of anyone you HAVEN’T declared jihad against.
5. You consider television dangerous, but routinely carry ammunition in your robe.
4. You’ve never been asked, “Does this burka make my bum look big?”
3. You were amazed to discover that mobile phones can do more than set off roadside bombs.
2. You’ve never heard the phrase, “I love what you’ve done with
your cave.”
1. And the NUMBER ONE sign you might be a member of the Taliban… You wipe your behind with your bare hand, but consider bacon unclean.
February 1st, 2008 at 9:52 pm