Kissing couple face jail (up to a year for kissing in public in Muslim nation)

Sunday Times (South Africa) ^ | Tuesday April 04, 2006 14:26 - (SA)

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KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's highest court has ruled that two young people accused of kissing and hugging in a public park can be charged with indecent behaviour.

The federal court in the mainly Muslim nation made the ruling in a hard-fought case involving Ooi Kean Thong, 24, and Siow Ai Wei, 22.

The couple were allegedly caught embracing and kissing by city hall officials in August 2003 in a park at the city's iconic Twin Towers.

The students have said they received summonses for indecent behaviour when they refused to bribe two city hall officials, who have denied the claims.

Their lawyer S. Selvam argued that hugging and kissing were expressions of love that should be encouraged, and that city hall had no right under Malaysia's constitution to charge the couple with indecency.

But federal court Chief Justice Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim said such behaviour was not the norm for Malaysians.

"So they should be given freedom to live as they like? The constitution allows all citizens to do that (hugging and kissing) even by the roadside, in public park?" he said.

"In England, those acts are acceptable to the people in that country, but is kissing and hugging acceptable to Malaysian citizens? Is the act according to the morality of the Asian people?"

Ooi and Siow will now face indecency charges at Kuala Lumpur city hall's court. If convicted, they could be fined up to 2000 ringgit (543 dollars) or jailed for up to a year or both.

Sapa-AFP

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[blueminnesota]

I lived in Muslim countries for a couple of years and it was perfectly normal for two guys to be kissing, holding hands, hugging each other in public. But a man and a woman! Oh my God, THAT was considered haraam! Screwed-up freaks.

[mlc9852]

I thought Muslims were all against homosexuality.

[muawiyah]

Nope ~ no kissing, no touching in public, but some of these schmucks have 23 wives.

[blueminnesota]

Is that Bill and Hill in the last picture?! Huh, they look actually good there. Must be photo-shopped.

[kinghorse]

so what are you in for?

Kissing.

Oh man. You like living on the edge Achmed.

[blueminnesota]

Oh they say they are. That's just friendship, don't you know. I got a lot of hints about what goes on behind closed doors, though. Some even admitted it outright(excepting themselves).

[KarlInOhio]

Thank you for helping me lose weight. You've put me off my lunch (and dinner, and tomorrow's breakfast, and Easter dinner in a couple of weeks....)

[RS]

Looks like their problem was simply not bribing the city officials.

But this would be an interesting case to follow - would one kiss count ? ... Tongue, or No Tongue ?

[wordoffaith]

Ooi Kean Thong, Oooeee Baby, Oooee baby!

[2banana]

Sexuality of muslim men (this is from first hand observations):

1. "Men and boys are for pleasure and women are for (male) babies."
2. It is not homosexual activity if you are the "pitcher" or the one "penetrating."
3. Non-muslim women are all whores and prostitutes
4. Sex with non-muslim women doesn't count (as cheating) because they are infidels
5. If a muslim women is raped, it is her fault (she should have fought back harder)
6. It is OK to marry 13 year olds and have up to 4 wives. It is OK to divorce a wife once she gets too old and add a younger bride to your "stable"
7. It is OK to "marry" a muslim woman, have sex with her and them divorce her - it is called a "pleasure marriage"

This is their mindset. The quicker you understand this the better you will comprehend their bizarre behavior...

[freepatriot32]

ping

[tumblindice]

The muzzies send couples to jail for PDAs (public displays of affection) and were ready to kill their `brother' who got smart and started reading his Bible,
and we're trying to teach these heathens Democracy . . .

http://www.school-house-rock.com/Bill.html

Bring Saddam back, hang him. We're done.

[freepatriot32]

And I, I walked over to the, to the bench there, and there is, Group W's where they put you if you may not be moral enough to join the army after committing your special crime, and there was all kinds of mean nasty ugly looking people on the bench there. Mother rapers. Father stabbers. Father rapers! Father rapers sitting right there on the bench next to me! And they was mean and nasty and ugly and horrible crime-type guys sitting on the bench next to me. And the meanest, ugliest, nastiest one, the meanest father raper of them all, was coming over to me and he was mean 'n' ugly 'n' nasty 'n' horrible and all kind of things and he sat down next to me and said, "Kid, whad'ya get?" I said, "I didn't get nothing, I had to pay $50 and pick up the garbage." He said, "What were you arrested for, kid?" And I said, kissing and hugging in a public park And they all moved away from me on the bench there, and the hairy eyeball and all kinds of mean nasty things, till I said, "And creating a nuisance." And they all came back, shook my hand, and we had a great time on the bench, talkin about crime, mother stabbing, father raping, all kinds of groovy things that we was talking about on the bench. And everything was fine, we was smoking cigarettes and all kinds of things,

[BenLurkin]

urp

[Codename - Ron Benjamin]

And liberals can't seem to care and still endorse them every chance. So much for "free love".

[The Great RJ]

It's a good thing they weren't reading a Bible or they would have gotten a death sentance.

[The Truth Will Make You Free]

Sexuality of muslim men (this is from first hand observations):

Excellent summary. Anything on animals?

[scooter2]

Excellent summary. Anything on animals?

Where do you think the phrase "I'd walk a mile for a camel" came from?

[Sender]

Good thing they didn't commit any other serious sin either, such as having pictures, music or pets.