Utopia is something without precedence. It is something that you aspire to but may never achieve. Sharia on the other hand is nothing like this. It is precedented over a period of 12 centuries. Was it perfect? No, but neither is democracy or anything else. Its all a matter of implementation. If its done right then people appreciate it, if its not then its critiqued.
KSA example was just to make a point that Sharia enforcing states can and do co-exist with others. As far as Saudi human rights are concerned, if you look at the annual US dept of State report, it usually criticizes the Saudis for stuff that they do to keep the Monarchy in place (putting down political dissent) or cultural stuff (Saudis treating all others except Europeans and Americans like crap). Death sentences are another aspect. I totally believe in it as do very many other Americans so while one is free to criticize this as an infringement on human rights, there are two sides to this story.
So lets not mix up the political, social situation in KSA with the purely Sharia issue. Each has to be looked at its own merit.
