What is it with Middle Eastern religious fascists and their desire to physically abuse and torture the most defenceless members of society?
First a woman is brutally, mercilessly lashed with a whip 200 times for being raped, now this evil bullying:
Tehran, 19 Feb.(AKI) – A 70-year-old man has been sentenced by an Iranian judge to four months in jail and 30 lashes for going out on the street with his dog.
The incident took place in Shahr Rey, a suburb of Tehran when the owner of the dog was caught by a police who quickly handcuffed the man. He was later charged by an Islamic judge for “disturbing the public order”.
The sentence, seems to want to panic the owners of dogs that despite repeated warnings by the police, continue to defy the authorities by taking their dogs outside their homes.
And it’s not just because according to certain interpretations, dogs are ‘unclean’. In Saudi Arabia, even cats are banned. Never mind that their own prophet, whom they are called to emulate, loved cats as much as any Icanhascheezburger reader does.
Rowan Williams, is this really the kind of culture you wish all of once-Great Britain to accomodate and adopt?
Love - especially the selfless, genuine, unpresuming kind that companion animals will give – is a totally alien concept to such heartless and selfish men, which is why they demonize it so.
Tags: hudud, Iran, Islamic law, man lashed for dog, Middle East, sharia
February 22, 08 at 11:53 pm
Dog haters are not people who I feel have understanding and compassion in their makeup. Especially when they profess to worship “God”.
February 23, 08 at 8:50 am
But what if it had been a lady dog walker walking a female dog!!!
Ted
February 23, 08 at 11:08 pm
Its ridiculous. This poor old man did not do anything to harm anyone in the society. This is what happen when people manipulate religion to gain power for their own benefit. What a shame.
February 24, 08 at 8:46 am
Not true.
http://www.diversetraveller.com/Images/Articles/47/iran_girl.jpg
February 24, 08 at 2:33 pm
Today via the MSM and elsewhere, Iran easily gets the No. 1 Lying Nation Award.
February 24, 08 at 3:41 pm
What isn’t true david?
February 24, 08 at 7:08 pm
Aw, a kitty.
Anyway, I’m having a hard time making up my mind which is the most evil, backward Islamic shithole out of Saudi Arabia, Syria and Iran (they’re the top three; all countries where Islam has been allowed to metastasise are evil, backward shitholes).
I think I’ll go with Iran after this delightful little tidbit of medieval weirdness. Jailtime and torture for walking man’s best friend. No wonder these people have so, so many problems.