Bad American

AP - Saudis Defend Barbaric Punishment of Rape Victim

Whenever I see stories like this one, I’m reminded of the neocon’s scare tactics about “terrorists following us home” or infiltrating Muslims bringing Sharia law to the infidel America.

Does anyone in their right mind think the American people would stand for this for a second? If anyone so much as suggested such a thing, I’d hate to think what the reaction would be.

Look, I’m probably one the harshest critics of American society, but no way in the galaxy would this nation ever codify a law that would sentence a victim of a gang rape to 90 lashes or whatever, for the ’sin’ and ‘crime’ of being in a car with a male relative who is not her kin.

What I will criticize is the official US government reaction to what the Saudis did:

State Department spokesman Sean McCormack avoided directly criticizing the Saudi judiciary over the case, but said the verdict “causes a fair degree of surprise and astonishment.”

“It is within the power of the Saudi government to take a look at the verdict and change it,” McCormack said.

Oh yeah, that will cause fear and trembling in Riyadh.

The Canadians, bless their maple covered hearts, called a spade a spade:

Canada’s minister for women’s issues, Jose Verger, has called the sentence “barbaric.”

And I still have to wonder how many Americans realize how many of the 9-11 attackers were SAUDI and NOT Iraqi? Damn few, probably. But with the Bush crime family’s close, and I mean very close ties with the Saudi royal family, of course, our brave government isn’t going to ruffle any feathers there.

And that is much to our shame.

No country in the world should be allowed by greater society to treat anyone this way. Not only are the Saudi rulers barbaric they are evil and criminal. I’d almost support an invasion of Riyadh to round up all of these guys and subject them to the exact same punishment they dish out to women whose only crimes are trying to live like free human beings.

There should be something above ‘barbaric’ to describe these men.