Is stoning an acceptable form of punishment, and for what offences is it applicable?

Answer 1

"All I said was that halibut was good enough for Jehovah"

"He did it again...........stone him"

Answer 2

No, it isn't. Under Sharia law, the stones used must be no larger than a date, no smaller than a chickpea. Reason, clearly, is to make the stoning a long-drawn-out agony, with no risk of the unfortunate victim being knocked unconscious. With luck, an eyeball or two may get dislodged well before death ensues.

Even if you believe in the death penalty (abolished in most civilised countries) no offence justifies such a savage and barbaric punishment.

Answer 3

Once stoned to death it is impossible to say 'ooops wrong person, sorry' so my personal belief is that no, it is not acceptable, but by the same system I do not believe that people should 'get off' on a technicality of law. Physical punishment should be hard manual work to benefit society, not just locked up in a cell with a television and/or books.

Answer 4

No, its not acceptable form of punishment. Basically, these type of punishments are in islamic countries, I have read one of the articles which goes like

"The punishment of stoning is prescribed by Almighty Allah (swt). It is part of His (swt) divine and perfect Sharia. All Muslims accept this."

This means that Islamic base is actually very barbaric if this article is right. Not only stone punshment, but other kind of punishements also like beheading, arm cutting, etc.

http://jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/002468.php

Answer 5

I like stoning.......when its with weed

both christians and muslims believed in stoning. dont think that it might not happen agian, theres always a possibility of christians stoning people to death.

No civilised nation has accepted it as a method of punishment.
America is no longer civlized. It hasnt been for a long time.

Answer 6

I dont think its acceptable at all even though it takes place in many parts of the world for adultery among other things. - it can never be right to punish someone with such brutal methods, its no better than the idiots in the middle east who kidnap foreigners for ransom then execute them in the most hideous fashion when their demands arent met. There are better ways to deal with the unruly, a spell in the army wouldnt go amiss who those with no direction in life

Answer 7

It is savage method of punishment.It is practiced only in Muslim countries.No civilised nation has accepted it as a method of punishment.Human beings are killed/stoned like street dogs and animals.I cannot think of it.

Answer 8

Still it is applicable in some areas of KSA ( Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). It can be done with lady for example who had cheated her husband. There some other examples..... better not to talk

Answer 9

This isn't the Salem Witch hunt. These forms of death are horrendous, why on earth would you think this would be acceptable?

Answer 10

Yes I'd love to be stoned to death but I'd pass out first.

Answer 11

no it isn;t nor is the gas chamber or firing squad.

As regards stoning, there was a frightening high number of incidences a few years ago at University......