Id hate to live where they cane you for standing too close

or where they shoot you to protect their 'stuff'

special not of fanatic

Images have emerged of a young woman crying out in pain while she is caned 23 times in front of a cheering crowd in the Indonesian province of Aceh. She was accused of standing too close to her boyfriend. A total of 13 people, including seven men and six women between the ages of 21 and 30, were caned outside a mosque in the provincial capital Banda Aceh, according to AFP.

Six couples faced the punishment for being intimate while unmarried in the province, which operates under strict Islamic codes. One man who remains unnamed, was flogged for reportedly spending time with a woman in a secret location which, according to the laws, could lead to adultery. Another young woman was granted temporary respite because she is pregnant, however, Zainal Arifin, the deputy mayor of Aceh, reassured the public that "the punishment will be handed down after she gives birth."

Arifin also said he hoped the public punishment would set a clear example and act as a deterrent. "We hope there are no more people in Banda Aceh who break the law in future," he added.

More women are being flogged in Aceh than ever before, according to AFP. The northern province, which is located on the island of Sumatra, began enforcing Sharia law after the area was granted special autonomy in 2001. The consumption and sale of alcohol is illegal in the province.

Indonesia is the most populous Muslim-majority country in the world and recognizes only five other faiths - Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism.

agreed... i have a friend in college whose dad traveled to different muslim countries in the 80's, before there was a lot of strife, and he always said he would rather be a black in south africa than a woman in Saudi Arabia...

the ones who enforce the rules or put them in place tend to always break the rules and never get punished!

Sounds like the Clinton Foundation is about to get another BIG donation