Iran has either run out of stones or is finally dragging itself out of the 7th century!Earlier this week (Tuesday, 5 August 2008) Iran's state owned media announced that the country would no longer stone people to death. Apparently they now consider the punishment to be cruel and barbaric, so instead, anybody found guilty of heinous crimes such as adultery will be tied to a post and publicly flogged to within an inch of their life...Well, it's a start!
Shares in 'Stones-R-Us', Iran's largest employer, fell faster than a shoplifter's hand on a chopping block when the news was first announced.
Iranians suspend death by stoning
5 comments:
It really is because they ran out of stones. I know this is true because I was there last week and all you can see is sand.
Thi is a plot by the political elite to engage in a little S&M at the expense of the hoi polloi.
This could be an ill considered act of hubris since stoning is the national sport.
Calling Mick Jagger.
What the hell are they all going to do on Sunday afternoons now?
When it comes to entertainment, the Iranians leave no turn unstoned.
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