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- Eighty lashes of the whip for alcohol. Amputation for theft. Crucifiction for robbery. These are only a few of the draconian punishments employed by the Islamic State, according to documents and the testimony of witnesses obtained by SPIEGEL.
Yet tens of thousands of people from around the world are leaving their homes, their jobs, their families (or worse yet, bring their families along) to live in this "Caliphate." I've tried to understand the mentality, I get the longing for the "glory days" of old, the desire to escape the oppression (or perceived oppression) of living in a non-Muslim society. But really, who the hell would want to live in a place where people are mutilated, tortured, killed in accordance with law? That, I can't understand.
PetesPassing · 3523 days ago · link ·
Not to different from what Saudi Arabia does to its people, the difference is Saudi Arabia is America's allies. http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/crime-and-punishment-islamic-state-vs-saudi-arabia-1588245666