Concerning the calls for the Death Penalty...

The religious Adhaalath Party has criticised President Mohamed Nasheed for saying the death penalty and amputation should not be included in the revised penal code.

Little do they know that including such harsh, final punishments will be like giving a sword a massive, vorpal blade, and no hilt. Why? Because the justice system in this country is corrupt and inefficient to the core. In this country, rape victims are being punished for "adultery" while the rapists go free. Muggers rampage and steal from the citizens - citizens made defenseless by "the law". Drug dealers do their business a hop, skip and jump away from the Presidential Palace.

And the worst of the lot actually intimidate the police force in order to stay free.

Anni may be a weakling, it's far too clear - he was elected on popular support alone. At least he's putting on a brave face about it and trying his best.

If such harsh punishments (as in Shari'a Law) are implemented, then soon, we shall see groups of people working together to dispose of people they do not see eye-to-eye with.

Some Maldivians today have degenerated to the lowest of the low to achieve their ends and desires. Kidnapping, rape, assault, robbery, etcetera. Some even hide in the guise of Islam to commit their horrific acts. My buddy Yaamyn thinks these guys deserve a REAL death sentence. If they can rob, murder, torture, and gangrape innocent and helpless citizens with impunity, what will stop them from touching a copy of the Koran and swearing to their lies in a "Shari'a" court?. In the end, I believe that it will not lower the crime rate as the religious ones guarantee; instead, Maldives will become the worst example of democracy - mob rule,. headed by mullahs and powered by greed, hatred and corruption - all the evil justified in the Path of Allah.

In the end, Shari'a law depends on witness testimony, overturning everything else in favor of the male witness(es) - if this is not asking for injustice in this wretched country of depraved criminals and liars who will lie upon the word of Allah to get what they want; I don't know what else it is. Cases like this will go unpunished under Shari'a law. In fact, I'm sure the poor old woman in that underlined case would be prosecuted for "opening the door to an unrelated male." under Mullah law. Thus is the imperfection of this so-called "Islamic Justice."

I have deemed it necessary to arm myself with rudimentary lethal weapons for self-defense; my country has become too unsafe to live. Naysayers and peaceniks may say that "taking the law into your own hands" is undemocratic, I see no other way to protect myself from robbers, thieves and thugs - because sometimes it seems to me the law is on their side.

The law may be on their side, but there is no law in the whole world can protect against a high velocity full-metal-jacketed bullet. There is no libtard whining peacenik lawmaker that can scream louder than the supersonic boom of the hyper-velocity missile.

PS: Found Yaamyn's artice; had to plunk down a link too. :P