What Do You Think?

[Cymberly]

Is this really they type of legal system and justice system we want to allow to spread?

Granted the person was in the wrong by stealing, but the punishment seems a little excessive even if he stole a whole meal. (unless it was made of pure gold).

I suspect there is a lot we are not being told about this story. Like the restaurant did not serve what they were suppose to or some other reason that made the person decide to take a little more food.

It would also be nice to know if the person that was arrested was a Saudi national (Muslim) or not.

copied from:
http://arabnews.com/lifestyle/offbeat/article302288.ece

By ARAB NEWS

Published: Mar 5, 2011 23:31 Updated: Mar 5, 2011 23:31

JEDDAH: Let this be a warning to restaurant customers across Saudi Arabia: A court in Jeddah sentenced a man to 14 months in prison and 80 lashes for serving himself up a chicken leg while the owner of the small eatery was looking the other way, Al-Madinah daily reported on Saturday.

But some workers at the restaurant noticed the man’s illegal lifting of a drumstick and called the police. Now he’s serving time at Jeddah’s Briman prison where he’s probably being served chicken in his khabsa and paying for it with his freedom.