Since we are reading Dante's The Inferno, I have had symbolic retribution on the mind. When I ran across this article in CNN, I wondered what you would think about this story: http://tinyurl.com/5cbl9l
This story tells the story of an Iranian woman who was blinded by a stalker with acid. She has requested that he also be blinded--under Islamic law of "an eye for an eye." As the article states, "Attacking women and girls by throwing acid in their faces is sufficiently common in countries such as Bangladesh and Cambodia that groups have been formed to fight it. Human rights organizations have condemned the practice in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is not clear how often such attacks take place in Iran. Iran and Saudi Arabia are the only countries that consider eye-gouging to be a legitimate judicial punishment, Human Rights Watch has said" (http://tinyurl.com/5cbl9l).
What do you think about this idea of "an eye for an eye"?
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It is very difficult to side with this ideal. On one hand, one can say that it makes perfect sense, it is fair and simple. One should be punished equally to the level one has caused pain.
However, wouldn't this lead to more violence? How can one contain this idea without it causing the crave for vendetta to increase and increase?
"An eye for an eye makes everyone blind."
Best piece of advice to live by.
Wow, i pity the women. Plus why are the laws in the Saudi Arabian and Iran areas, "an eye for an eye"?
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