appropriate to Islamic law ?
I recall a story of a guy in one of the Middle East countries that was convicted of a crime. The punishment for various crimes are specified in the Koran. In this case, (I think it was rape) the specified punishment was to be thrown to his death from a building. Since there were no multi-story buildings in the area, the locals requested the use of a U.S. helicopter to execute the sentence.
I don't recall whether or not the request was granted and I can not swear that it is a true story but I did read it in a newspaper and not on the internet.