Kidnappers to have noses, ears cut off

[Guchi_Jnr]

Kidnappers to have noses, ears cut off

A Pakistani court has ordered two men have their nose and ears cut off as punishment for inflicting similar injuries on a woman they abducted.

A judge in the eastern city of Lahore has ordered the punishment for two brothers who kidnapped their cousin, after she refused to marry one of them.

The men cut off the 20-year-old woman's nose and ears to permanently disfigure her.

The judge ruled the men should suffer the same injuries as their victim.

The sentence was delivered under Islamic law, but similar punishments have not been carried out in other cases.

Human rights activists say more needs to be done to protect Pakistani women, without resorting to revenge.

The convicted men have also been fined and sentenced to life imprisonment.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/23/2778978.htm

Finally, real punishment that fits the crime.. NICE!!

[kuro808]

Hammurabi's code works at its best

[JFC]

Am I the only one that giggled at the name of the city?

[kuro808]

No, I rather look at the story first before pointing out the weird things in life

[kuno_thunder]

See, that's only ok if they are sure they have the actual kidnappers in custody.  If there's any slight hint of doubt at all, that kind of punishment is NOT acceptable.

[Amarghetta]

Am I the only one that giggled at the name of the city?

Now that you mention it...