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Old 12-04-2023, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by bsloan1960 View Post
Long ago they cut off a thief's hand for stealing. No- I don't advocate that punishment- but it does show that theft used to be considered a big deal. Not any more. Theft is now a relatively safe crime. Thieves can appear in court dozens of times without serious consequence. Wonder if that is why some people take the law into their own hands and shoot people attempting to steal from them. One final thought- If you are a thief you are a low-life!
As far as I know, cutting off a hand was never a legal punishment in this country. But, it was and it still may be allowed in Saudi Arabia. When I lived there in the late 1970's, they would behead murderers in a public square in downtown Riyadh. It was a huge spectator event every Friday at noon.