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To: zainrehanzack who wrote (32499)	8/19/2000 3:35:06 PM
From: The IB Dude	Read Replies (3) of 50167

Dear Zachary..<<Is oil thicker than human rights?>> Big yes little brother, For the rest of his life this Egyptian man is bereft of an eye through swift and brutal action of the state he is now an invalid. The operation was performed by a licensed medical practitioner in a hospital that violated the Hippocratic oath which all medical doctors have to follow. It’s a common scene in Saudi Arabia that the executioner flays their sword to chop of necks, hands in public squares. For me that utter dis-respect of human life is not relevant what is reprehensible in this act is that a good organ was taken out by medical doctors and doing so they abused their professional license. As a student of Greek mythology I know about Nemesis and this is a crime that reminds me of the ancient days when savagery was licensed by the state-run religions and cults in the name of preserving the divine order. Though the man without an eye may not re-offend but he cannot lead a normal life and will be a burden on others. Chopping hands, extracting eyes and the public square executions create a society where there may be no crime but there will be no life too. As a child born and bred in that region and having seen it first hand I would any day accept the crime infested cities of US rather than the gold glittering streets of societies where eye for an eye is a norm. Vengeance is not justice and this is barbarism in it’s most basic and animal form. I would have understood if they had transplanted that man’s eye for the benefit another human being. This is a meaningless act and that cornea could have assisted someone else if 'eye popping' was that important to be achieved. Throwing acid is an unpardonable sin I agree but let’s look at drunk-driving, what punishment will be meted out to a drink driver who bangs into an innocent man’s car and kills a family of five. Should a similar scene be re-enacted and the offender killed by a drunk driver, eye for an eye does not make sense in this modern world. Islamic nations are signatory to the U.N declaration of Human Rights and eye for an eye is not the basis of that charter. Yes it may be difficult to walk in the streets of Manhattan but the answer is not to maim or kill the offenders and apply the rules of the animal kingdom to that of the modern world. Rather it is a gradual and slow process and the only way to eradicate or substantially reduce crime is by going to the heart of the problems that drives people to commit crime. Eye for an eye punishment is only a quick fix short term solution and does nothing to address the real and deeper problems of society. Poverty, lack of opportunity and breaking family structure breeds a lot of crime. If mankind were to tackle these problematic issues facing Western societies crime on street would decline. Constitutional and human approach has helped reduce the crime rate so far and that’s the only way forward. To sum it all evil can not be answered by evil. Zain Latif

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