[Kevin]

There's no comparison. There's simply a judgment -- this sort of "justice" is sick, only uncivilized animals could think this sort of a sentence is just. The world community (not just the U.S.) should be up in arms and demanding change. At the very least, we should rethink our policy of tolerance when U.S. citizens or Muslim immigrants demand their own Sharia tribunals domestically or in in westernized nations such as the UK or Australia.

Yes, Saudi Arabia has been a backwards (yes, that's a comparison) place for quite some time now. There have been a lot of odd sentences, but this one, I think stands out. Most of the news reports I've read tell us that one aspect of Sharia is that the courts have very broad discretion as to the interpretation of the law when it comes to sentencing and that this case is, even for Saudi Arabia, an extreme one.

The bottom line is that tolerance and understanding should have limits. Human rights take precedence.