Iran to blind criminal with acid in 'eye for an eye' justice -graphic pic

[boston bean]

Retribution granted to woman who had acid thrown in her face by man she refused to marry



In a literal application of the sharia law of an eye for an eye, Iran is ready for the first time to blind a man with acid, after he was found guilty of doing the same to a woman who refused to marry him.

Majid Movahedi, 30, is scheduled to be rendered unconscious in Tehran's judiciary hospital at noon on Saturday while Ameneh Bahrami, his victim, drops acid in both his eyes, her lawyer said.

Bahrami who had asked for an eye for an eye retribution in the court, was disfigured and blinded by Movahedi in 2004 when he threw a jar of acid in her face while she was returning home from work. "He was holding a red container in his hand. He looked into my eyes for a second and threw the contents of the red container into my face," she told the court in 2008.

According to Iranian media, Bahrami's lawyer, Ali Sarafi, has said: "A very good sentence has been given and an appropriate method has been adopted so that the convict will be blinded by few drops of acids in eyes after he is rendered unconscious."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/13/iran-blind-criminal-acid

[originalpckelly]

1. Gandhi: "An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind."

Iran: "Yes, and?"

[boston bean]

2. seems like he will get to keep one eye.....

from the article...

Iranian media have reported that Movahedi will be blinded in both eyes but Bahrami, in an interview in 2009, said that the man would be blinded only in one eye because "each man is worth two women" under Iranian law.


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[Little Star]

5. This begs the question, what would they do if she was only blinded in one eye?

[elehhhhna]

16. shave his eyebrows? She should toss it at his one-eyed snake

[Little Star]

3. Posted in wrong spot

[Uben]

4. Anyone who throws acid on a person.....

....deserves a lot worse. I have no sympathy for a person who does this. Que sera sera.

[woodsprite]

6. Yeah, I was thinking she wasn't unconscious when he threw it at her. n/t

[Cid_B]

7. Also he is not getting the face full...

... just the eye(s)

Quite a deal actually...

[Uben]

8. He had a choice where to put it, and she should, too

She should be given approximately the same amount to disperse on his body where she sees fit. Eyes, face, penis, testicles, ears, or maybe just a few drops in each place. I was thinking the jugular might be the best place.

[sibelian]

12. Jesus Christ...

I assume you're not serious?

[Cid_B]

15. What's not serious?

If it really was eye for an eye he would get the full face splash and both eyes... He gets to wake up blind (maybe just the one) and with medical treatment. That's a hell of a bargain...

Everything is relative...

[RebelOne]

10. Right. He should be awake and aware when she does it. n/t

[tblue37]

9. According to the article there has been a significant increase in

such acid attacks in Iran, and they are imposing this sentence in hopes that it will deter those who are thinking about committing an acid attack.

I actually think that might work. Such a sentence would normally outrage me, but somehow I don't feel as outraged as I probably should--maybe because I do think it actually might work to deter other men who think about throwing acid in some girl's or woman's face.

[seabeyond]

18. this was on another thread... not going into all i wrote. but this is one point i didnt address

the thought it might stop others from resorting to acid in face. it might just get the point across, as much as i am bothered with this action

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. Postponed, several hours ago

See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4850460&mesg_id=4850951

[sibelian]

13. Pure evil. Who can reason with this grotesque horror? She's as bad as he is.

[Powdered Toast Man]

17. You're kidding, right?

Look what he did to her. Look at that poor woman. You can't compare the two.

[WinkyDink]

19. How high, exactly, IS that horse you're on?

[WatsonT]

22. Yeah, she's clearly the bad guy here

what a monster. In fact she probably tricked him in to pouring acid in her face to orchestrate this whole event. :eyes:

[PCIntern]

14. I'm not commenting about this case in particular,

but ONE interpretation of "an eye for an eye" which I learned in (Jewish) religious school, was that the punishment needs to fit the crime; i.e., that you DON'T chop off someone's hand for stealing a loaf of bread.

The disproportionality of punishments for relatively small offenses continues today...like the case in CT (I think) where the homeless woman matriculated her kid at "the wrong school" and is facing jail time or a huge fine. Just so her kid could get an education...right?

[ellenfl]

21. where have you been? poor people in this country are not

supposed to get an education. that mother should know her place. :sarcasm: (i know i didn't need this emotie?)

ellen fl

[readmoreoften]

25. If that were an eye-for-an-eye, she'd get a house and a job.

She took an education for her kid. So... what? She should get an education herself so she can tutor other people's kids? That sounds like eye-for-an-eye to me, not ludicrous fines and jail.

[Rex]

20. Fighting evil with state sanctioned evil results in nothing positive.

So the guy will wake up blind...and then what? What does that prove? Vengeance can be very hollow and short lived...then what? I just don't see it...she gets to give him what he gave her, then what?

[readmoreoften]

24. (a) Is it better if she does it without state approval? how would that factor in?

(b) Throwing acid in the face of women is a common hate crime against women in Iran and the men feel empowered to do it. What else would you suggest doing to stop the epidemic? What would you do if your daughter or wife or sister were in real danger of having this happen? A real programme, please. Not a fantasy about ending religion or something like that.

[readmoreoften]

23. I have no problem with this. Acid is a real problem in Iran and this might be the best deterrent.

It's better than a state that sides with the men and says "you shouldn't have rejected him--you brought this on yourself." I think that it's actually somewhat lenient. It's not just that her eye was blinded; she was grossly disfigured. I mean, really, what is the proper response to a crime like this? Is there one?

This is also a hate crime, not a personal crime. It's a crime against women and a threat against women: this is what happens when you don't submit to a man who wants you.

[LLStarks]

26. Just for the sake of understanding, what acid is typically used in these attacks? nt

[boston bean]

27. battery acid, maybe...