Book Thrown
As the other shoe drops. Muntadar al-Shoedi will be cooling his heels for three years. Hushpuppy hero shouts “Long Live Iraq.” NYT with the agony of de feet. There’s a corner of Florsheim’s that will be forever … never mind. His lawyers say that sentence is a couple of sizes too large, he was just trying to air his contempt. I dunno, one and a half years per shoe, sends a message about his stylish expression: Assault. If the shoe fits, wear it. OK, I’m all out …
Gateway: “Not so funny now, huh?” … No, funnier! Seriously, though, I see it as more evidence of stability and political progress in Iraq, that acts of violence are prosecuted without regard for the political excuse-making. Could help promote civil discourse in a place where it’s wanting. Which appears to be the point Gandelman at Moderate Voice is driving at, with his comparison to domestic pie-throwing terrorism. OK, he didn’t say terrorism, and who doesn’t think Nader looks good in meringue?
Powerline wouldn’t presume to judge a great Arab culture but thinks three years may be a little harsh (and notes that NPR prefers Baghdad’s street sense of justice). I dunno, I’d reach deeper into great Iraqi legal traditions. Wasn’t it Hammurabi who said, “A boot for a shoe?” Maybe not in so many words.
OK … What Would Hammurabi Do? The Code of Hammurabi is silent on the throwing of shoes at Hammurabi or pals of Hammurabi … not insignificantly, I’d suggest, as the ancients probably considered the penalty for that didn’t require codification. Here’s a relevant section, however:
202. If any one strike the body of a man higher in rank than he, he shall receive sixty blows with an ox-whip in public.
Topics: Bush,Iraq,dummkopf!,stupid criminals
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 9:44 am Comments (2) on Thursday, March 12, 2009
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March 12th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Why didn’t he throw a Koran?:?
March 12th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
In the US, the mean length sentence for assault is 3.7 years. So what’s the big deal? Muntadar is a whiny pussy.