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Acid In Eyes For Vengeful Lover


Acid will be dripped into the eyes of an Iranian man after he blinded the woman who spurned his marriage proposals, reports claim.

Amenah Bahrami

The attacker said he did not realise acid would cause so much damage

A Sharia court ordered the punishment based on the system of "qisas" or fair retribution, the Etemad-e Melli newspaper said.

The man, identified only as Majid, proposed several times but was spurned by the woman, known as Ameneh, the daily paper reported.

In revenge, he threw acid in her face as she left her work in 2004, it added.

She travelled to Spain for surgery to reconstruct her face but efforts to restore her sight failed.

On returning to Iran, she asked the court for retribution, the newspaper said.

"Ever since I was subject to acid being thrown on my face, I have a constant feeling of being in danger," she said, adding that Majid had also threatened to kill her in the past.

The newspaper published pictures of Ameneh's face before the attack and, still disfigured, after reconstructive surgery.

Majid was quoted as saying he did not regret his action but added: "I threw acid on her face so that she would be mine forever.


Judges "unanimously decided to sentence the accused to 'qisas' of his body part, blinding by acid" and to pay compensation, the report said.

Judiciary officials could not be reached for comment.

The concept of qisas also holds in other cases in Iran, like murder.

A victim's family can demand the death of a convicted murderer or commute the sentence in return for financial compensation from the culprit.

How about that? This is the true justice, the way I understand it. What would we do? Give him few years, so that he can come out for a good behavior and continue his marriage pursuits, while someone else life is irreversibly changed by his actions.

According to Sharia law, he will be subjected to acid in his eyes till he is blind forever, his face disfigured, and then he will pay the fine to the victim.

Not talking about everything in their laws. But, this, to me is nothing but total justice.

Wow. I guess that's what they mean by "an eye for an eye"

When the acid was thrown on her face, it was completely unexpected. This guy is going to be held down while someone pours the acid in his eyes and on his face all the while being completely aware of what is going on. Gives me chills just thinking about it!

ouch

How about that? This is the true justice, the way I understand it. What would we do? Give him few years, so that he can come out for a good behavior and continue his marriage pursuits, while someone else life is irreversibly changed by his actions.

According to Sharia law, he will be subjected to acid in his eyes till he is blind forever, his face disfigured, and then he will pay the fine to the victim.

Not talking about everything in their laws. But, this, to me is nothing but total justice.

Agreed. He deserves it.
If she had accepted and married him, here's the life she could have had.
Men are protectors and maintainers of women; women must be devoutly obedient, if not then beat them...4:34

004.034
YUSUFALI: Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has given the one more (strength) than the other, and because they support them from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband's) absence what Allah would have them guard. As to those women on whose part ye fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (Next), refuse to share their beds, (And last) beat them; but if they return to obedience, seek not against them Means (of annoyance): For Allah is Most High, great (above you all).

The above verse is quite clear about the superiority of men over women.

You know I think it's pretty damned funny to see posts like this.

Not because I have any sympathy for this ****.

Here is why...

I see posts here from right wing religious idiots who seem to think any damned thing the bible prescribes is right but they don't stop there they seem to think everyone should have to follow those rules.

Know what the bible says about women and children?

It's pretty friggin horrible.

So....post some stories about idiots who act horrifically in the name of Islam and then step back and wait for some stories about idiots who act in the name of their Christian God.

Evil abusive ignorant people are all over the place.

Wanna quote the Bible? It prescribes some fairly ugly acts.

I don't know if this guy acted in the name of Islam, but I doubt it.

What interests me, is the subject of justice, and what happens to society which despises justice. I am not interested in either religious dogmas, ours or theirs.

I just read that, and thought: "Damn, they are just. I would do much worse to that man". This is because even if he gets his own medicine, to me the justice is incomplete, as she had not chosen to become blind with this idiot. He was the one to make the decision. So, I would do worse, much worse.

But, I know, that everyone understands justice differently. Just wondering what other folks think of it.

What terrible things does the bible prescribe??????

Maybe a plague of frogs? That would be horrible O_O

only without a warning first....

I hate frogs...actually terrified of them O_O You could not get me out of the house if there were frogs in my yard.

we got big bullfrogs at the pond down by my house...
i spent several nights trying to catch them last summer...till i almost fell in the pond..

my son wanted a pet.
those bullfrogs were gigantic!!!

In this country he would get a substantial sentence and what would happen to this individual 'behind the walls' could never make up for his actions however he would likely end up being released via pine casket. That is the reality of the situation.

I'd post the scripture but last time I did...

Oh well...

Deuteronomy 22:22 "If a man is found sleeping with another man's wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die."

Leviticus 20:10 "If a man commits adultery with another man's wife--with the wife of his neighbor--both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death."

Numbers 31:7 Kill every woman.

Numbers 31:7 Kill every little boy.

1 Samuel 15:3 Kill all the infants and suckling babies.

Deut. 13:15 Put the inhabitants to the slaughter without giving any quarter and burn their town down

And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him. Leviticus 24:16

If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city. Deuteronomy 22:23-24

If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her ... and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid: Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate: And the damsel's father shall say ... these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. ... But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel: Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die. Deuteronomy 22:13-21

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother ... Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city ... And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die. Deuteronomy 21:18-21

They found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. ... And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones.... And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses. Numbers 15:32-56

Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die. 1 Kings 21:10

Humm brings a whole new meaning to the lyric everyone must get stoned.

There's more...

Just saying,
If she had accepted and married him, she, according to Mohammed and Allah, would have been his property. In the marriage, had she been unfaithful, he'd have had every right to do as he wished, even blinding her, and the Sharia Courts would have done nothing. He would have been doing as commanded.

But she turned him down so he had no right to do anything.

those scriptures are out of context and from the Old Testament

this is a story about an eye for an eye where they are. christianity doesn't teach this BTW...but the thread IS about Islam right???


sorry nogames....i was babbling

You are quite right yellowrose10

Christians are subject to The 10 Commandments only, written by The Finger of GOD, and The Laws of our Country... NOT Mosaic Law...


The Book of Exodus (KJV)

Chapter 31


12 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.

14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

15 Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

either way, justified or not, it's still pretty gruesome

i find it that way myself...but isn't that the law of the land there???? sort of like here....don't do the crime if you can't do the time???

just not sure how christian bashing came into play here lol - oh well

And she would forever pay her taxes to feed him, clothe him, provide a medical care for him.

Why?

I think what they decided to do is beautiful in justice, dirt cheap and simple.

Do not want acid in your eyes? Simple, do not throw it into the eyes of others!