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MadrasT

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67. Love, love, love "you, cover your eyes".

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 04:46 PM

Sep 2012

I get a little squeamish when things get physical, but I was not there, I was not in her shoes, and I am not going to judge based on some reporter's description of what happened.

"You, cover your eyes."

Yessssssssssss!

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Iran Cleric Pummeled by ‘Badly Covered’ Woman After Warning [View all] Purveyor Sep 2012 OP

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