If you insult the Prophet = DEATH!

It is amazing that knowing this:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Blogger-sentenced-to-death-for-insulting-Prophet-Mohamed-on-Facebook/articleshow/42876106.cms

And in this context, it is simply not possible to palm off an excuse such as mental ill-health and hope to escape the penalty for the misdeed.

In ancient times, there were not excuses for mistakes, as Jean Valjean was to find out in les Miserables.