Disgusting
 

Flogging in Iran. The young man of 25 years purportedly drank alcohol and had sex outside of marriage. For that he received 80 lashes in public.

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/200...ST_468x348.jpg

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770

if you ever find that, in the name of your religion, you must wear black masks, you have probably lost your way.

this is who we face in Iran. mindful has not been to convince me otherwise.

I'll save this quote... It reminds me of the old "you might be a redneck" jokes...

I'll be looking for more "you've probably lost your way" items.

Well, I'm sure that the guys in black masks don't enjoy punishing others. Just doing their duty...

I think there are some who think the young man lost "self control" and probably is getting what he deserved. If you think what is happening to him now is bad, just think what will happen on judgement day.

I think this picture should be handed out to the youth with the caption, "if you think this is bad, you ain't seen nothin."

An act of love if you think about it.

As disgusting as that is, there is obviously no reason to intervene in the workings of a sovereign nation like Iran.

Let's all just move along, nothing to see here.

As much as the subject matter of this photo bugs me, I have to admit the timing bugs me just about as much.

There have been human rights violations in Iran for as long as any of us can remember. It is only when the nation is starting to build up a case for hating Iran that we start seeing the media snapping and publishing pics.

One guy gets the hell beat out of him in Iran... Do we care how many people had the same thing happen to them in China? Or do we care how many people are starving in other places where we might be able to go in and help without starting a war?

So are you advocating staying out of Iran altogether? Or are you advocating fixing problems in every country?

It was a UK newspaper that picked up the story. I don't think your assumption is correct that this is a U.S. government driven media conspiracy.