Comments on: BBC: Teddy Bear Teacher “pardoned” http://www.nullifidian.net/2007/12/03/bbc-teddy-bear-teacher-pardoned/ Not praying for (or on) you Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:43:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: nullifidian http://www.nullifidian.net/2007/12/03/bbc-teddy-bear-teacher-pardoned/comment-page-1/#comment-6206 nullifidian Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:24:51 +0000 http://www.nullifidian.net/2007/12/03/bbc-teddy-bear-teacher-pardoned/#comment-6206 @TE I disagree. The crime, as defined by Sudanese law, was of blasphemy and insulting religion. However, if we assume for a moment that the law was legitimate, it was still not a law broken by this teacher. Nevertheless, she was arrested, charged, tried and found guilty, even though <em>she</em> hadn't actually committed any crime. And I agree, all legal systems should be criticised, including, and perhaps especially as far as I'm concerned, our own. @TE

I disagree. The crime, as defined by Sudanese law, was of blasphemy and insulting religion. However, if we assume for a moment that the law was legitimate, it was still not a law broken by this teacher. Nevertheless, she was arrested, charged, tried and found guilty, even though she hadn’t actually committed any crime.

And I agree, all legal systems should be criticised, including, and perhaps especially as far as I’m concerned, our own.

]]> By: The Exterminator http://www.nullifidian.net/2007/12/03/bbc-teddy-bear-teacher-pardoned/comment-page-1/#comment-6191 The Exterminator Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:48:07 +0000 http://www.nullifidian.net/2007/12/03/bbc-teddy-bear-teacher-pardoned/#comment-6191 Actually, there <i>was</i> a crime committed, at least as far as "crime" is defined in certain laws governing Sudan. It's the entire legal system -- and <i>all</i> legal systems -- that should be criticized, not only this particular instance. All laws everywhere should be examined to see if they have any <i>real</i> civic purpose, or whether they merely forward a religious agenda. Actually, there was a crime committed, at least as far as “crime” is defined in certain laws governing Sudan.

It’s the entire legal system — and all legal systems — that should be criticized, not only this particular instance. All laws everywhere should be examined to see if they have any real civic purpose, or whether they merely forward a religious agenda.

]]> By: nullifidian http://www.nullifidian.net/2007/12/03/bbc-teddy-bear-teacher-pardoned/comment-page-1/#comment-6190 nullifidian Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:16:55 +0000 http://www.nullifidian.net/2007/12/03/bbc-teddy-bear-teacher-pardoned/#comment-6190 You're absolutely right, TC, this is the best outcome that we could have hoped for, and for their efforts, I'm grateful to the two peers. I thought I'd left something in to this effect, but I re-wrote parts of this a couple of times and must have removed it. You’re absolutely right, TC, this is the best outcome that we could have hoped for, and for their efforts, I’m grateful to the two peers. I thought I’d left something in to this effect, but I re-wrote parts of this a couple of times and must have removed it.

]]> By: the chaplain http://www.nullifidian.net/2007/12/03/bbc-teddy-bear-teacher-pardoned/comment-page-1/#comment-6184 the chaplain Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:43:29 +0000 http://www.nullifidian.net/2007/12/03/bbc-teddy-bear-teacher-pardoned/#comment-6184 The need for a pardon was ridiculous, but it's the right result for what the situation had deteriorated to be. You're absolutely correct in saying that the charge, arrest and conviction were totally outrageous. The need for a pardon was ridiculous, but it’s the right result for what the situation had deteriorated to be. You’re absolutely correct in saying that the charge, arrest and conviction were totally outrageous.

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