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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
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.
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I think that this punishment would be appropriate even in this country. Too many criminals get away without suitable punishment which encourages them to be repeat offenders.
If you want to do away with most crimes, then dish out a punishment that the criminals can't live with.