२७ जुलै, २००९

Boasting about sex in Saudi Arabia.

Tearful apology ensues.

१४ टिप्पण्या:

Salamandyr म्हणाले...

I'm getting a story about a randy dolphin.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

Oops. Fixed. Thx.

Larry J म्हणाले...

It appears to be a dead link at the moment.

अनामित म्हणाले...

link is still bad. ("hhttp")

Joe म्हणाले...

Link is bad, but story is boring anyway.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

Damn.

traditionalguy म्हणाले...

Now that's a Theocracy!

qwerty म्हणाले...

Was going to type: "If only we could find a way to implement such effective social control and religious uniformity in this great land." - but then remembered the readership here and thought better of trying sarcasm.

John Burgess म्हणाले...

Actually, rather than 'theocratic' action, it the action of a society that sees things which disturb the society as criminal behavior. By flauting his 'prowess' (I'm betting on a 90%+ exaggeration rate), he offended social values.

It is, however, a minor crime even though at least one Saudi cleric is calling for his execution. If charged and found guilty--he's alleging he was duped by the Lebanese TV network which edited his segment--his punishment could range from fines to jail to flogging, at the discretion of the judge.

Triangle Man म्हणाले...

@John Burgess

Isn't the whole point of a theocracy that the social, legal, and religious aspects of life are inseparable?

John Burgess म्हणाले...

@ Triangle Man: It depends on whether the actions are motivated by religion or by social drives that are confused with religion. It might not make a lot of difference in the end, but one is more intractable than the other.

Fred4Pres म्हणाले...

Hypocritical Saudis and stupid Saudi playboy. Well better for him to cry now and perhaps they won't lash the skin off his back.


Trouble is he will probably confess to which women he fooled around with and whether he really did or not they will end up drowned in a pool in their parents' back yard.

kentuckyliz म्हणाले...

That man whore deserves an honor killing. To the stadium! Bring your own stones!

Oh wait, they only do that to chicks, including rape victims and children.

Laura(southernxyl) म्हणाले...

Blogger John Burgess said...

@ Triangle Man: It depends on whether the actions are motivated by religion or by social drives that are confused with religion. It might not make a lot of difference in the end, but one is more intractable than the other.


And which is more intractable?