Recently, a court in Pakistan has ordered two men to have their noses and ears chopped off. The court also ordered that these two men, Ammanat Aliand and Sher Mohammed, spend life in prison and 700,000 rupees (equal to 8,300 dollars). These two men allegedly followed Fazeelat Bibi home from work and strangled her with a wire after she rejected an offer of marriage from Sher Mohammed. When they thought she was dead, they cut off her ears and nose. There were three other men involved in the attack, one has been arrested and the other two have not been identified yet. A doctor must determine if the men can survive after being cut and a high court must confirm the sentance before it can be carried out.
It's hard for me to believe any sane person would do this to someone else, let alone five sane people. What shocks me even more is that the victim was a woman one of them had previously wished to marry! Why would someone want to hurt someone that they loved enough to ask to marry? It seems to me that these five men who were involved in this crime need some serious help more than anything else. The men say their actions were to "set an example." An example of what? An example of how insane they are? Obviously these men need to face consequences, but I don't think chopping off their ears and noses is an accurate punishment. This is such a horrible thought and I hope Sher Mohammed can overcome it. I couldn't imagine going through this and I pray for her health. She is only 22 and has much of her life yet to live.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/22/pakistan.harsh.justice/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29
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