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Post by pErvinalia » Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:00 am

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The highest court in Iran has ordered a man's eyes to be gouged out and his ears and nose to be chopped off for pouring acid on a girl.

The convict, identified only by his first name Jamshid, was found guilty of throwing acid on a girl named Shirin in October.
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Post by rainbow » Thu Mar 06, 2014 8:00 am

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Post by FBM » Thu Mar 06, 2014 8:05 am

In this case, it seems to fit the crime. :coffee:
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Post by Hermit » Thu Mar 06, 2014 8:26 am

FBM wrote:In this case, it seems to fit the crime. :coffee:
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Post by pErvinalia » Thu Mar 06, 2014 8:31 am

Yeah. As much as the guy is probably an arsehole of the highest order, further barbarism isn't really the answer. Although, it's good to see an islamic state sticking up for a woman for a change.
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Post by JimC » Thu Mar 06, 2014 8:32 am

rEvolutionist wrote:Yeah. As much as the guy is probably an arsehole of the highest order, further barbarism isn't really the answer. Although, it's good to see an islamic state sticking up for a woman for a change.
In that his oppression of her was a little too obvious?
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Post by pErvinalia » Thu Mar 06, 2014 8:34 am

Yeah, all a bit too late as well. But they are at least sending some sort of message that is fairly surprising out of an Islamic state.
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Post by FBM » Thu Mar 06, 2014 8:36 am

It's already uncivilized, but what rEv said is what I was getting at. In many places over there the guy would get a pat on the back, especially if the girl was going to school or walking outside without a male family member. It may represent a small step in the general direction of civilization.
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Post by mistermack » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:01 pm

Trouble is, he might be innocent.

What's the chances of a fair trial, in Iran? The lying fuckers will say anything, and the judge will take a small bribe and sentence you to eye-gouging.
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Post by FBM » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:05 pm

mistermack wrote:Trouble is, he might be innocent.

What's the chances of a fair trial, in Iran? The lying fuckers will say anything, and the judge will take a small bribe and sentence you to eye-gouging.
Well, tough shit for him, I reckon. Sets a worthwhile precedent. Not sure how he might be innocent in this case.
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Post by mistermack » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:16 pm

FBM wrote:
mistermack wrote:Trouble is, he might be innocent.

What's the chances of a fair trial, in Iran? The lying fuckers will say anything, and the judge will take a small bribe and sentence you to eye-gouging.
Well, tough shit for him, I reckon. Sets a worthwhile precedent. Not sure how he might be innocent in this case.
Well, it could be that he didn't do it. Could be that the actual culprit paid to get out of it, and paid to have another man accused.
And the woman is doing as she's told.

Could be that, could be a million ways he might be innocent. Or maybe SHE threw acid at his little sister, and this was ''justice''. We'll never know.
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Post by PsychoSerenity » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:18 pm

FBM wrote:It's already uncivilized, but what rEv said is what I was getting at. In many places over there the guy would get a pat on the back, especially if the girl was going to school or walking outside without a male family member. It may represent a small step in the general direction of civilization.
But it's not clear on the reason why he's getting this punishment. Perhaps in this very same place he would be getting a pat on the back, for the same or similar actions under different circumstances. These punishments are "based on the principles of Islam", and apparently they are quite common so obviously (and as we all know anyway) this sort of thing is not an effective deterrent. And other laws also based on the principles of Islam are still further subjugating women. And as MM says, who knows if he's guilty? Even the best courts in the world make mistakes, as in America with the death penalty cases where (too late) it's been discovered they were innocent.

No. There's no way this is a step in the direction of civilization. At best it's a step sideways, a continuation of the horrific effects of a religious state on humanity.
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Post by pErvinalia » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:42 pm

I dread to think how this sentence will be carried out. I'd hope it was done by a medical doctor, but what kind of sick doctor would do something like that? It will probably be done by a screaming mob.
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Post by PsychoSerenity » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:44 pm

The word "gouged" certainly doesn't make me picture a careful surgery. :?
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