Thu Sep 20, 2012, 12:32 PM

kpete (38,899 posts)

Girls beat up Iran cleric over dress code

Source: CNN

Hojatoleslam Ali Beheshti said he encountered the girls on his way to the mosque in the village of Shahmirzad for noon prayers in late August.

He told one of the girls to cover up, the report said.

"She responded by telling me to cover my eyes, which was very insulting to me," Beheshti said. So he asked her a second time to cover up and also to put a lid on what he felt was verbal abuse.

She hit the man of the cloth, and he hit the ground.

Read more: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/20/1134375/-CNN-Girls-Beat-Up-Iran-Cleric-Over-Dress-Code

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72 replies	Author	Time	Post
Girls beat up Iran cleric over dress code (Original post)	kpete	Sep 2012	OP
Good for her! nt	valerief	Sep 2012	#1
LOL! It's about time.	Cleita	Sep 2012	#2
YOU are making ME horny therefore YOU must cover up	leftyohiolib	Sep 2012	#3
The men are the weaker sex and can't control themselves. nt	Bernardo de La Paz	Sep 2012	#7
well it's hard to control how you feel -	leftyohiolib	Sep 2012	#16
It's about controlling actions (against women), not feelings, which can be kept private. nt	Bernardo de La Paz	Sep 2012	#24
that is exactly my point. controlling your (re)actions. you cant controll how you feel but you can	leftyohiolib	Sep 2012	#33
Especially when you are told you can do what ever	BlueToTheBone	Sep 2012	#57
Maybe that's true for clerics	4th law of robotics	Sep 2012	#29
Atta Girl!!	leftynyc	Sep 2012	#4
condoning violence are we. HE should a kept his mouth shut and SHE should a kept her hands 2 herself	leftyohiolib	Sep 2012	#14
This is a pretty naive post right here. (nt)	Posteritatis	Sep 2012	#21
YOU BET YOUR ASS	leftynyc	Sep 2012	#22
Violence is not the answer, but something has to be done.	Bernardo de La Paz	Sep 2012	#27
So if someone is continually	leftynyc	Sep 2012	#31
Violence in response to violence is acceptable	4th law of robotics	Sep 2012	#32
Absolutely	leftynyc	Sep 2012	#34
And if you were speaking to me in such a snarky and condescending way in person	4th law of robotics	Sep 2012	#35
I met condescension with condescension	leftynyc	Sep 2012	#41
You consider condescending speech to not rise to the level of violence	4th law of robotics	Sep 2012	#44
Perhaps you live in a black and white	leftynyc	Sep 2012	#48
Quite frankly, the actions (even though only "verbal") of the "cleric"....	PavePusher	Sep 2012	#38
After a while you get tired of being pushed around by bullies.	alfredo	Sep 2012	#45
Who decides?	4th law of robotics	Sep 2012	#46
Well in this case, since the next step is often the beating, flogging or stoning of the women....	PavePusher	Sep 2012	#56
So a preemptive strike based on the supposed history of the entity being attacked?	4th law of robotics	Sep 2012	#69
O.K., I'm being more than a little hyperbolic, obviously.	PavePusher	Sep 2012	#70
well in this article the only one doing the shit kicking was this woman and he did just take it	leftyohiolib	Sep 2012	#37
turn the other cheek and get you whole butt spanked! n/t	neovente	Sep 2012	#52
I love this cartoon	Dash87	Sep 2012	#66
she TOOK nothing where does it say she stood there and took "it" what "it" are you refering to	leftyohiolib	Sep 2012	#36
Respect the laws	leftynyc	Sep 2012	#42
Those girls/women are awesome. Hope they won't get their eyes poked out.	zonkers	Sep 2012	#47
That would be wonderful	leftynyc	Sep 2012	#49
What a novel concept- holding the man responsible for his own actions	arcane1	Sep 2012	#5
I think Imam Beheshti is a big fat liar, myself.	MADem	Sep 2012	#6
So you think he got beaten up otherwise and fabricated the story	Cleita	Sep 2012	#8
Maybe he was hitting on them and they hit back.	louis-t	Sep 2012	#10
Or just being a groping grabass--that is not uncommon in that culture. NT	MADem	Sep 2012	#20
It's entirely possible. I don't doubt he got hit, but "why" is a question.	MADem	Sep 2012	#18
Yeah	marions ghost	Sep 2012	#9
Not a holy man....	blackspade	Sep 2012	#11
even	heaven05	Sep 2012	#13
i wish there were video. n/t	lies and propaganda	Sep 2012	#12
I can't condone violence	CreekDog	Sep 2012	#15
A recent photo of the cleric here...	hunter	Sep 2012	#17
Those guys don't go for hotlinking, apparently. nt	MADem	Sep 2012	#19
I may be wrong but no, I think that picture was the intended one... nt	DRoseDARs	Sep 2012	#39
How odd--previously, all I was seeing was a blue box with a dot com address in it.	MADem	Sep 2012	#53
"She responded by telling me to cover my eyes" - Yessssss! (nt)	Posteritatis	Sep 2012	#23
Women, fuck yeah. nt	Comrade_McKenzie	Sep 2012	#25
"Mind your own business, asshole." nt	bemildred	Sep 2012	#26
That's an interesting turn of play	4th law of robotics	Sep 2012	#28
I love it but	magic59	Sep 2012	#30
I don't condone violence, but it is good seeing a woman stand up for herself. AND	alfredo	Sep 2012	#40
This is why we shouldn't let Israel attack Iran--girl power will change them from within	yurbud	Sep 2012	#43
I salute them for their bravery but I fear for them now.	trouble.smith	Sep 2012	#50
Hmmm...	defacto7	Sep 2012	#51
I will bet the cleric doesn't know the names (cough) of the girls.	MADem	Sep 2012	#54
Hopefully otherwise, they should have made him an Earl	lonestarnot	Sep 2012	#62
bastard had it coming!	Ken Burch	Sep 2012	#55
I don't condone violence BUT...	Ash_F	Sep 2012	#58
You go girl!	BadGimp	Sep 2012	#59
Whether or not any adult chooses to wear a burka or hijab should be up to the	ZombieHorde	Sep 2012	#60
Regrettably, your opinion is not shared by the ulema in Iran.	MADem	Sep 2012	#63
That is regrettable. nt	ZombieHorde	Sep 2012	#64
yes means nothing when no is not an option. n/t	Scout	Sep 2012	#67
I agree. I also believe the reverse is true.	ZombieHorde	Sep 2012	#68
Will they be stoned to death now?	lonestarnot	Sep 2012	#61
Iran is a pretty right-wing country, but...	Ash_F	Sep 2012	#71
I hope you are correct.	lonestarnot	Sep 2012	#72
I really fear for these women	ibegurpard	Sep 2012	#65

Response to kpete (Original post)

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 12:35 PM

valerief (35,681 posts)

Girls beat up Iran cleric over dress code

1. Good for her! nt

2. LOL! It's about time.

3. YOU are making ME horny therefore YOU must cover up

7. The men are the weaker sex and can't control themselves. nt

16. well it's hard to control how you feel -

24. It's about controlling actions (against women), not feelings, which can be kept private. nt

33. that is exactly my point. controlling your (re)actions. you cant controll how you feel but you can

57. Especially when you are told you can do what ever

29. Maybe that's true for clerics

4. Atta Girl!!

14. condoning violence are we. HE should a kept his mouth shut and SHE should a kept her hands 2 herself

21. This is a pretty naive post right here. (nt)

22. YOU BET YOUR ASS

27. Violence is not the answer, but something has to be done.

31. So if someone is continually

32. Violence in response to violence is acceptable

34. Absolutely

35. And if you were speaking to me in such a snarky and condescending way in person

41. I met condescension with condescension

44. You consider condescending speech to not rise to the level of violence

48. Perhaps you live in a black and white

38. Quite frankly, the actions (even though only "verbal") of the "cleric"....

45. After a while you get tired of being pushed around by bullies.

46. Who decides?

56. Well in this case, since the next step is often the beating, flogging or stoning of the women....

69. So a preemptive strike based on the supposed history of the entity being attacked?

70. O.K., I'm being more than a little hyperbolic, obviously.

37. well in this article the only one doing the shit kicking was this woman and he did just take it

52. turn the other cheek and get you whole butt spanked! n/t

66. I love this cartoon

36. she TOOK nothing where does it say she stood there and took "it" what "it" are you refering to

42. Respect the laws

47. Those girls/women are awesome. Hope they won't get their eyes poked out.

49. That would be wonderful

5. What a novel concept- holding the man responsible for his own actions

6. I think Imam Beheshti is a big fat liar, myself.

8. So you think he got beaten up otherwise and fabricated the story

10. Maybe he was hitting on them and they hit back.

20. Or just being a groping grabass--that is not uncommon in that culture. NT

18. It's entirely possible. I don't doubt he got hit, but "why" is a question.

9. Yeah

11. Not a holy man....

13. even

12. i wish there were video. n/t

15. I can't condone violence

17. A recent photo of the cleric here...

19. Those guys don't go for hotlinking, apparently. nt

39. I may be wrong but no, I think that picture was the intended one... nt

53. How odd--previously, all I was seeing was a blue box with a dot com address in it.

23. "She responded by telling me to cover my eyes" - Yessssss! (nt)

25. Women, fuck yeah. nt

26. "Mind your own business, asshole." nt

28. That's an interesting turn of play

30. I love it but

40. I don't condone violence, but it is good seeing a woman stand up for herself. AND

43. This is why we shouldn't let Israel attack Iran--girl power will change them from within

50. I salute them for their bravery but I fear for them now.

51. Hmmm...

54. I will bet the cleric doesn't know the names (cough) of the girls.

62. Hopefully otherwise, they should have made him an Earl

55. bastard had it coming!

58. I don't condone violence BUT...

59. You go girl!

60. Whether or not any adult chooses to wear a burka or hijab should be up to the

63. Regrettably, your opinion is not shared by the ulema in Iran.

64. That is regrettable. nt

67. yes means nothing when no is not an option. n/t

68. I agree. I also believe the reverse is true.

61. Will they be stoned to death now?

71. Iran is a pretty right-wing country, but...

72. I hope you are correct.

65. I really fear for these women