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posted by martyb on Monday June 12 2017, @06:03AM   Printer-friendly

From Reuters:

A Pakistani counter-terrorism court has sentenced to death a man who allegedly committed blasphemy on Facebook, a government prosecutor said on Sunday, the first time someone has been handed the death penalty for blaspheming on social media.

[...] Shafiq Qureshi, public prosecutor in Bahawalpur, about 500km (300 miles) south of provincial capital Lahore, said Raza was convicted for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammad, his wives and companions.

"An anti terrorism court of Bahawalpur has awarded him the death sentence," Qureshi told Reuters." It is the first ever death sentence in a case that involves social media."


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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by c0lo on Monday June 12 2017, @12:15PM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday June 12 2017, @12:15PM (#524310) Journal

    Nowhere does "blind submission" come into play here.

    As for the "blind submission", here's another cultural reference in whatever format you consider appropriate for you.
    The author (a Canadian, no stakes in US politics) is an authority in authoritarianism - he studied it for 40 years.

    In brief

    Authoritarianism is something authoritarian followers and authoritarian leaders cook up between themselves. It happens when the followers submit too
    much to the leaders, trust them too much, and give them too much leeway to do whatever they want--which often is something undemocratic, tyrannical and
    brutal.

    If you want a prototype of "blind submission" here on SN, pay attention to the jmorris' position on Trump; please notify me if you find any critique, that will be a day I'll circle with red in the calendar and celebrate each year as a miracle.

    --
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
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