Issues: Update

I will have a weekend update for you all shortly. In the mean time... Not too long ago I wrote about two teens who were executed in Iran for being gay. Apparently though the story is a bit more complicated than that. According to the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission the two teens were executed for sexually assaulting a thirteen year old boy. However, there are often assertions that Iran trumps up the charges to justify the punishment. ultimately there isn't really any independent varification to say what the true story is. Whatever the story, was a public hanging really necessary? Not to mention they were both under 18 when they committed the crimes.