'Vampire' flogged, stabbed and hanged in public

The Australian ^ | March 17, 2005

[freedom44]

Amazing. Iranian government doing one thing right.

[JennysCool]

Now they've gone and done it!

[Mind-numbed Robot]

They put on quite a show.

[Zeon Cowboy]

I disagree. Both the crime and the punishment are barbaric. I support capital punishment, but not like that. What a bunch of savages.

[Hootch]

Ya mean torturing and killing someone in front of young children and the general public is a good thing? This is what makes them think barbaric behavior of OK.

I am solidly for the death penalty but this is wrong regardless of who does it.

I think that none of the children who witnessed this tramatic event will get the counseling they need now and thus the cycle continues.

[Hoosier-Daddy]

I think none of the children that were murdered by these fiends would find justice in your world.

[RichInOC]

No! No! You're not supposed to do him like that!

...Our Mexican friends have these things called piñatas. Anybody got a baseball bat? No? How about a big, thick wooden stick? All right, let me show you how you do him...

[Larry Lucido]

"Mohammad Bijeh"

Even if he wasn't a murderer, they would have condemned him for having a blasphemous name.

[Thinkin' Gal]

Mohammad Bijeh, branded "the vampire of the desert"

Go figure. Would have been a nice touch if his last name had been Al Ghoul.

[Hootch]

Yes they would, I just think you have to let reason control the day, not hate and barbarism. This kind of behavior destroys the fabric of society. I still stress that I support the death penalty, just not in a way that does more harm to society than good.

[hatfieldmccoy]

Hmmm I think this sick perevert got a pass. I'm all for 5 good men with axe handles,a straight razor, a full day off and a sense of justice for ALL child molesters.

[Avenger]

I think part of the reason for capitial punishment is as a deterrent for others who might consider committing the same crime. In our society have tried to make it as nice and pleasant as possible and removed it from the public eye so that it has probably lost most of its deterrent value. On the other hand, it is very costly to keep a person on death row - in most cases probably more costly than life imprisonment.

Personally, I do think there are people who deserve to die for the crimes they have committed. However, practically speaking I am not sure that the death penalty is as effective and cost-effective as many might think.

[Khurkris]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

[annelizly]

RIGHT ON IRAN!!!!
This is what I would do to anyone who murdered or abused my child!! If we had more of this sort of vigilante justice we wouldn't have such a HUGE pedophile population!!

this justice solved the problem for ALL!! the parents got closure, the kids now know for SURE the bad guy won't be coming after them and they also saw first hand what will happen to you if you murder/torture people. The citizens don't have to pay tons of taxes to feed and house the b*****d in a prison for the rest of his life and it was a punishment that fit the crime!! Perfect example of justice.

[Hootch]

It is not cost effective because of the cycles of appeals that go on and on.

There are people that deserve to die. Scott Peterson for one deserves to die. I'm not even opposed to it being televised although I'm still very hypothetical on that question. I do however believe that when a society is taking someone's life as a punishment, society is obligated to take that life in a civilzed manner (doesn't that sound sick??).

[little jeremiah]

Homosexual Agenda Ping.

Do I need to say anything?

I thought not.

Let me and DirtyHarryY2K know if you want on/off this pinglist.

[little jeremiah]

It's only expensive because the whole shebang drags on too long.

[fish hawk]

Talk about a Reality show!!!! Beats survivor by far.

[oprahstheantichrist]

"Bijeh and his accomplice, Ali Baghi, were arrested in September 2004."

WHAT? No twenty-five years worth of appeals?