A Saudi man and a woman were beheaded Monday for murdering a Saudi man and stealing his money and car. Al-Tarqi bin Atallah al-Salbi and Noura Hamad were found guilty of killing Falah al-Dawish and stealing. The couple lured al-Dawish to a deserted area, stabbed him, and beat him with an iron tool before burning his corpse and stealing his money and car. It Both convicts were beheaded Monday in the Qariet al-Alyya province, about 200 miles east of the capital, Riyadh. The executions raised to at least 42 the number of people beheaded this year in the Gulf kingdom. At least 81 were beheaded last year.
One thing you've got to say for the death penalty, the recidivism rate's not very high. And I guess it gives the rubes something to watch. Putting them down like dogs, like we do, it pretty boring. Merciful, but boring... |