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Sweet justice, indeed! Hopefully this fine lady went unidentified and the article doesn't Purveyor Sep 2012 #1
good jpbollma Sep 2012 #4
She was the one wearing black. n/t Ian David Sep 2012 #76
nice. :D marasinghe Sep 2012 #80
Good for her! OriginalGeek Sep 2012 #2
Iran is not Saudi Arabia ... dawg Sep 2012 #3
Got a good chuckle out of that. In KSA, she would have been whipped. leveymg Sep 2012 #5
Good for her Marrah_G Sep 2012 #6
Heh! Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2012 #7
Excellent, but I hope this woman doesn't get arrested and stoned to death or beheaded (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #8
I hope she doesn't get stoned to death for this jsr Sep 2012 #9
Poor baby get the red out Sep 2012 #10
Come on, say it: "Feminazi" DetlefK Sep 2012 #11
"You cover your eyes" Barack_America Sep 2012 #12
+1 Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #28
Did it say he threatened her or laid a hand on her? Zalatix Sep 2012 #13
Well behaved women seldom make history Marrah_G Sep 2012 #16
So committing assault and battery on someone who didn't touch you is okay? Zalatix Sep 2012 #18
In this case yes Marrah_G Sep 2012 #21
+1 what you said. Matariki Sep 2012 #47
He assaulted and threatened her first obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #29
Like I asked, where did he touch or threaten her? I didn't see that. Zalatix Sep 2012 #31
Are you male? Marrah_G Sep 2012 #35
"Are you male"? Ah, an inquisition. No wonder I didn't get an ACTUAL ANSWER to my question. Zalatix Sep 2012 #36
I ask because you seem to think that women there have the same rights as they do here Marrah_G Sep 2012 #48
Are you serious? DiverDave Sep 2012 #61
I'll give you an answer... PoliticalBiker Sep 2012 #64
You don;t have to threaten someone for assault obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #57
Look at the text. He didn't *ask" her, he warned her. That's a threat Gormy Cuss Sep 2012 #66
Your knowledge of what constitutes "assault" appears to be limited (to put it kindly). 11 Bravo Sep 2012 #65
He did. He attacked her psyche by verbally assaulting her. notadmblnd Sep 2012 #69
Assault cannot be entirely verbal, by law. cthulu2016 Sep 2012 #81
Oh yes, I'm sure he only asked her to cover up in the kindest way. notadmblnd Sep 2012 #82
Legally speaking, making the victim feel threatened is enough to constitute assault. Selatius Sep 2012 #84
Yes, this is one of those cases where the fundie POS deserved to get his ass kicked snooper2 Sep 2012 #30
Are you aware of Islamic history in this regard? WinkyDink Sep 2012 #39
He did assault her leftynyc Sep 2012 #52
Yup, what I said obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #58
I hope she tells all her friends leftynyc Sep 2012 #68
Yes, in this case it's ok JI7 Sep 2012 #74
I would have hit him too. backscatter712 Sep 2012 #83
Why should that matter? Ghost in the Machine Sep 2012 #19
Why should that matter? Around here that's called felony assault. Zalatix Sep 2012 #20
Around here, women aren't forced to dress that way oberliner Sep 2012 #22
Around here get the red out Sep 2012 #26
Honestly, I wish more women would respond this way to street harassment. Brickbat Sep 2012 #44
Around here, what he did would legally be assault obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #32
He had no right to take away her right to dress how she wants. Zalatix Sep 2012 #34
He does, actually, as he's a cleric. Brickbat Sep 2012 #43
He legally assaulted her, as any good cop will tell you obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #56
You do have to threaten someone for it to be assault. cthulu2016 Sep 2012 #77
Do you understand what Imams can do in places like Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia? Ecumenist Sep 2012 #71
Well, Columbo, you're not in Iran. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #40
Around here that's called karma dogday Sep 2012 #41
True. treestar Sep 2012 #60
Revolution? good point. Zalatix Sep 2012 #87
Actually, my bet is the charge would be at minimum equivalent to assaulting a police officer. backscatter712 Sep 2012 #85
Are you joking? IT WAS NONE OF HIS F************ BUSINESS. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #38
How do you define "threaten"? antigone382 Sep 2012 #54
He's part of a religious establishment that's tied into a state that uses goon squads on people. LeftyMom Sep 2012 #62
It interests me that you haven't addressed any responses which point out the implicit threat... antigone382 Sep 2012 #75
If I was President, this is the way I would use Seal Team Six. Schema Thing Sep 2012 #14
I hope she kicked him smartly in hifiguy Sep 2012 #15
Muslim Women need to do this more often. sarcasmo Sep 2012 #17
hell yes eShirl Sep 2012 #45
Seriously. They need to be running secret martial arts groups. Matariki Sep 2012 #46
Not secret... redqueen Sep 2012 #70
Oddly enough, some do -- as Ninjas! obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #72
Yes. They are the only ones that can stop this. nt alphafemale Sep 2012 #78
Covering up is not in the Qua'ran. It is cultural bullshit. Created by man because they get aroused JRLeft Sep 2012 #23
I love it! Good for her rollin74 Sep 2012 #24
I hope her foot had good aim and found a soft cushy spot to do some permanent damage. Auntie Bush Sep 2012 #25
Good for her. I hope he hurts for quite a while. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #27
You go, girl! Jack Rabbit Sep 2012 #33
Sweet!! Cali_Democrat Sep 2012 #37
That is GRATIFYING. Go sister! Matariki Sep 2012 #42
He got off pretty easy IMHOP 4_TN_TITANS Sep 2012 #49
She's got moxie! Dorian Gray Sep 2012 #50
I want to buy this woman dinner leftynyc Sep 2012 #51
Good for her!!!!!! Rider3 Sep 2012 #53
“you, cover your eyes,” Best reply ever! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2012 #55
Members of the Mullah-tocracy can hardly whine about a few kicks after all the people... stevenleser Sep 2012 #59
Worst day of his life. Gary 50 Sep 2012 #63
Love, love, love "you, cover your eyes". MadrasT Sep 2012 #67
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2012 #73
Just watched the movie Persepolis last week... WCGreen Sep 2012 #79
Good on her. Alduin Sep 2012 #86
I don't usually applaud violence tavalon Sep 2012 #88
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