Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia
This post was originally published to WeMeantWell.com.
Saudi Arabia, one of America’s bestest friends in the fight against extremists like IS who behead people, was ranked third in 2014, after China and Iran, and ahead of Iraq and the United States, of all countries in numbers of executed people, according to Amnesty International.
The neat thing is that while the U.S. is at war with IS, screeching about how they behead, the Saudi’s just keep sending people into really fair Sharia courts and then whacking away as the U.S. sits silent.
Now, Saudi Arabia is advertising for eight new executioners, recruiting extra staff to carry out an increasing number of death sentences, usually done by public beheading. Authorities have not said why the number of executions increased so rapidly, but diplomats have speculated it may be because more judges have been appointed, allowing a backlog of appeal cases to be heard.
No special qualifications are needed for the executioner job, whose main role is “executing a judgment of death” but also involve performing amputations on those convicted of lesser offences. The work seems to require some physical labor, is done outside and it looks like you have to buy your own sword.
The job announcement was posted in Arabic on a Saudi civil service jobs portal. It is open to Saudi citizens only. You begin the application process with a downloadable pdf application form for the executioner jobs. The jobs apparently are classified as “religious functionaries” and start at the lower end of the civil service pay scale.
Still, while the take home pay may be low, you just can’t beat this kind of thing for job satisfaction. Find something you love to do, and it’ll never be work.
Image from Secretary of Defense and in the public domain
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American on the side of Evil. Shame on you Obama
The guardian link says the page has been removed. 🙁
Death penalty is not a sign of an advanced civilization whether it is accomplished by beheading, injection of toxic chemicals, firing squad, hanging, impaling, draw and quartering, or any other form of death dealing. Shame on every “Advanced Society” that employs a death penalty. Malignant narcissists get an actual dopamine rush from other peoples pain and extremely wealthy and powerful people are predominantly such people. Every time it is studied the results show that it is ineffective as a deterrent, closure to victims is bullshit, and it is more costly than life imprisonment.
Can’t they just group the “condemned” and call in a US drone strike?
Right, now doubt the corporate lawn jockey in the WH feels “shame.”
exactly. As if obama give’s a rat’s ass.
So the existing executioners are overworked? Did their Union compile statistics showing how other country’s executioners get paid for piecework (by the head)? Or is there a mandatory minimum for how many “heads in a day” is acceptable? Of course, it’s got to be tough to go out on strike in such a bad work environment. Your job might just wind up on the chopping block.
Your job AND your head.
If you can’t get the gig in SA, and still need to satisfy that curious longing for Death Dealing . .
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/17/us/as-stress-drives-off-drone-operators-air-force-must-cut-flights.html?_r=0
In Saudi Arabia I hear if you get caught running away from the scene of a robbery, it could cost you an arm and a leg ( literally.)
In Saudi Arabia the “impositions” of Sharia Law, results in “takings.” America had some “takings” in SC by a whack job imposing on people. There is little difference between the two,…
No no no- the Saudis aren’t barbarians. After they chop your head off, they sew it back on and “crucify” you (put you on public display)
There are traditions and morality at stake and you do get a decent burial
There is nothing wrong with executing criminals- it leads to a much better society.
Saudi Arabia enjoys one of the lowest crime rates in the world and their swift justice has a lot to do with it.
Drug dealing is not a victimless crime but one that destroys the very fabric of society- like women working outside the home