It is the ultimate display of shame, being hung naked on a cross.
Josephus,
The ultimate shame is that it is allowed to happen !

Nathan hope you will not mind but we need to take another look at Saudi Arabia
This morning's news saw photos of the crowd watching those beheadings
Should remind some of us of Taliban taking over sporting places, and forcing big crowds to watch them MURDER people, some times innocent of any crime
Some here are selective, will find one country's act ok the other dreadful
It is a symptom of a faith in need of reviewing that such primitive methods to kill, used by in the end primative people
Better ways to kill true criminals exist let's not put it on display ever

Aidan,

<<Though I don't support having capital punishment, in places where it legally exists and is enforced I have no problem with it being applied to terrorists, whether or not they're strung up afterwards.>>

That's assuming a particular person is a terrorist. What is to happen if someone is innocent and has been found guilty of an act by a government or court, they did not commit?

You also don't support capital punishment, but have no problem with it being applied in places where it legally exists. Does this mean if such a practice was to be introduced in Australia, you would simply accept it?

Would you not defend one of your family members, friends, relatives or others who may be facing some type of execution anywhere, at anytime, considering you don't support capital punishment in the first place?

Would it be possible to export the Cobby killers to Iran for a public stoning? It might give Aussies a greater appreciation of the civility of the justice system there.

Fester we probably hold the same view on those murdering filth
But while we do, cutting their heads off in public is not our way
Willingly be the man who hanged them, even now, but not if it was an exhibition with public dragged in to watch

>That's assuming a particular person is a terrorist.
Technically no it isn't. What I said related to terrorists, not merely people accused of being terrorists nor a particular person.

>What is to happen if someone is innocent and has been found guilty of an act by a
>government or court, they did not commit?
Then quite obviously it's a problem - and considering I was the one who pointed out the extreme unreliability of the Saudi justice system, I'm surprised you bothered asking me such a stupid question!

>You also don't support capital punishment, but have no problem with it being applied in places where it legally exists
What I said was actually more specific: I have no problem with it being applied to terrorists in places were it legally exists.

>Does this mean if such a practice was to be introduced in Australia, you would simply accept it?
No, I'd campaign for its abolition.

>Would you not defend one of your family members, friends, relatives or others who may be facing some type
>of execution anywhere, at anytime, considering you don't support capital punishment in the first place?
Under normal circumstances, I expect so. But if they'd actually committed terrorist acts, I probably wouldn't bother.