Disgusting

[YOhio]

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

[MikeWaters]

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.

[DirtyHippieUTE]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

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

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.

[Venkman]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

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.

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

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by Venkman

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

An act of love if you think about it.

[JohnnyLingo]

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.

[DirtyHippieUTE]

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?

[JohnnyLingo]

Originally Posted by DirtyHippieUTE

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?

[DirtyHippieUTE]

Originally Posted by JohnnyLingo

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

I'm complaining about the fickle media men pointing cameras. Why is this photo news? Because it shows a man suffering? If that's the case they can find that news all over the world. Hell, they can probably walk to their local street corner and if they wait a few minutes they'll see somebody getting the hell beat out of them. There is no shortage of suffering in the world and the world press doesn't report most of it.

What bothers me is the fact that this is news not because of what happened but the fact that it happened in a country we're gearing up to hate.

Whether we "Bomb, bomb, bomb... bomb, bomb Iran" (think Beach Boys and that one is good) or not is another matter... I'm just sick of the way the media covers "news."

[BYU71]

Originally Posted by DirtyHippieUTE

I'm complaining about the fickle media men pointing cameras. Why is this photo news? Because it shows a man suffering? If that's the case they can find that news all over the world. Hell, they can probably walk to their local street corner and if they wait a few minutes they'll see somebody getting the hell beat out of them. There is no shortage of suffering in the world and the world press doesn't report most of it.

What bothers me is the fact that this is news not because of what happened but the fact that it happened in a country we're gearing up to hate.

Whether we "Bomb, bomb, bomb... bomb, bomb Iran" (think Beach Boys and that one is good) or not is another matter... I'm just sick of the way the media covers "news."

Do any of these other places you mention have deep connections to terrorists. In addition to that, are any of these places trying to make a bomb.

I agree, we probably don't care enough to act when brutality happens in other countries unless that psychology of brutality could be visited upon us later.

Seeing those men only frightens me if those same men with masks on sit next to a button that can send off a nuke.