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Iranian Parliament to Debate Death Penalty for Bloggers

technology.iafrica.com — Iran's parliament is set to debate a draft bill which could see the death penalty used for those deemed to promote corruption, prostitution and apostasy on the internet, reports said on Wednesday.

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  • eclipse007, on 07/04/2008, -1/+14Just to clear up one thing, 'Iranian Parliament' doesn't really stand for representative of Iranian people cause they came to power through 'selection' instead of 'election'. It's like calling Mugabe a legitimate president.

    They are meanwhile admitting that nearly 3 decades of censorship has failed, so they are adopting tougher measures which will of course fail as well.

    Also, the economy has been getting worse and worse for 3 consecutive years (inflation last month was 26%), they can use more social pressure as a distraction from their economic failure.
    • BalooUrsidae, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2Maybe Iranians should revolt if that's the case. Complacency is tacit approval.
      • nikitab, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2How would you conduct the revolt without being suicidal? The civilian population is in a very difficult situation.
  • kojaa, on 07/04/2008, -2/+4If they want to give bloggers the death penalty for blogging...WTF happens to real criminals.
  • DLRULZ, on 07/05/2008, -2/+7Don't they have public hangings in this country?
  • MarkEarhart, on 07/05/2008, -7/+2It is difficult to know what to believe about news from the middle east because we have been fed propaganda ever since the oil companies set their sights on Middle Eastern oil. Likewise, they have been fed propaganda regarding us. The point is, what they do is none of our business. Sure, it is OK to engage in diplomatic relations, but we must respect the sovereignty of other nations. Our own sovereignty is vanishing at lightening speed, which should be our primary concern.

    That being stated, there are many things about theocracies of any kind that I do not approve of. I do however strongly support the death penalty in America, and considering the rate of murder, forcible rape, and child molestation 317 executions a year is a drop in the bucket compared to what is needed here. Some argue that it is not a deterent, I refuse to believe such, but it would definately cut down on repeat offenses. The judges and lawyers need to get off their asses and exhaust all appeals within 12 months of conviction. Then the bastards need to be executed.
    • kieranmaine, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2When does it become our business though? Government policy can sometimes lead to the death of thousands if not millions (Holocaust, Darfur) - what should we do then? Sit back and say 'it's your country do what you want'? It's a tough one because too much interference can sometimes make things worse (Kosovo), but that shouldn't stop people from trying to make things better.

      The death penalty has one big problem in that innocent people get killed. It's one good reason not to have it. Have you ever mapped executions against the crime rate? Is crime lower in states where more executions happen? I'll take a look myself, but if you could post back with some info that would good.
  • sexualwasabi, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2I hope some Iranian Blogger in the states is Blogging anti-Iranian Government posts. Their laws are *****...

  • aflaks, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1http://digg.com/tech_news/Iranian_Parliament_May_D ...
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