# Talk:September Laws (Sudan)

@Vaticidalprophet you are right to edit the hook. 1985 is when the coup happened and the law was deactivated. FuzzyMagma (talk) 08:04, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

@Vaticidalprophet can you make "between" rather than "from" at Template:Did you know/Preparation area 6 FuzzyMagma (talk) 07:18, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

He claimed a reduction of crime by over 40% within a year due to the new punishments.
1. I think it's safe to say this statement is likely bogus, given the data deficiencies and difficulty of supporting such a claim.  Even in the most advanced democracies in the world, it would take far longer than a year to show such a reduction occurred.  
2.  The article doesn't really go into the ramifications of such amputations.  In all likelihood, amputations leading to any so-called "reduction" in crime leads to more poverty and economic destabilization, because you now have a percentage of the population who can't do needed manual labor with two hands.  This really needs more independent analysis going forward, because the idea that this leads to a "reduction" in crime and helps society has no rational basis. Viriditas (talk) 20:04, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Two excellent points. I (think I) fixed the 1st one and will look to sources for the 2nd one. FuzzyMagma (talk) 16:57, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

@FuzzyMagma: Thanks for the article. Capital punishment usually means executions, but this article seems to mention it a few times without that meaning. Does "capital punishment of amputation" involve killing the prisoner at the end or is it just used as an alternative word for hudud? Sdrqaz (talk) 16:20, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

no it does not. It is called Hudud in Islam but I thought Capital punishment may relate the meaning to non muslims readers. please feel free to rephrase it as I think you will be better positioned to make the article more inclusive. FuzzyMagma (talk) 16:56, 12 November 2023 (UTC)