This (BBC):
Frankie Boyle defends Paralympic jokes
Frankie Boyle has defended jokes he made on Twitter about the Paralympics, saying they were “celebratory”.
The comedian called the Saudi Arabian team “mainly thieves”, referring to criminals having their hands removed.
Compared with this (BBC):
Saudi Arabia’s leading executioner says he is “very proud to do God’s work” and does not lose sleep over beheading several people in one day.
In a rare interview, Muhammad Saad al-Beshi, 42, told the Saudi daily Arab News that he had executed numerous women, as well as men.
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Training
As an experienced executioner, Mr Beshi now trains others for the grim task. He is proud that his son was taken on as an executioner.
Training focuses on how to hold the sword and where to bring the blade down.
Sometimes he also has to carry out amputations of hands or legs.
“I use a special sharp knife, not a sword. When I cut off a hand I cut it from the joint. If it is a leg the authorities specify where it is to be taken off, so I follow that.”
Remember that: capital punishment and mutilating people is “God’s Work” in Saudi.
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