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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Holy shit is 74 lashes even survivable?? I feel like it would flay the flesh off ~~his~~ her back and never recover, die from infection or something. Not a doctor and not a torturer so idk.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Her back. It was a female engineer protesting being forced to wear a hijab.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

My mistake, misread the post thanks. Horrible, poor woman.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

From what I understand they can stretch that over multiple sessions. No idea if they have a fixed set of lashes per session or if they simply stop when a doctor signals it gets problematic and continue when the wounds have somewhat started to heal.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It's actually a pretty common punishment in Iran so should be survivable for most people, or people would revolt if their teenager lashed to death for drinking alcohol.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Obligatory what Iran is doing makes no fucking sense.

That aside, lashing in Islam doesn't mean lashing with all your strength and ripping the flesh off the guy you're lashing. There are a lot of restrictions to make the process painful, but survivable without permanent injuries.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fuck any religion that posits death or beating for anyone. Fuck any religion that teaches women are subservient to men. I don't give a flying fuck about "a lot of restrictions" -- fuck this brutal religion.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This may be my ignorance speaking, but I'd far rather be lashed than imprisoned.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I'd rather see the clerical leadership publicly executed for their crimes against humanity and Iranians be free from the boot of oppression.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Idk why you're downvoted for this. I would too.

I once headbutted a cop while already in jail, and they just took me to a side room and beat the shit out of me (I was still handcuffed), and I'd take that over "assault on an officer" charge 100 times out of 100.

I'm certain this is vastly worse than what I got, but I'd still rather be whipped than imprisoned. I don't do well behind bars.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Someone asked a question and I answered. What are you so upset about?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I don't think they're upset at you, just in general.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Uh, I'm upset about religions that teach people women are not worthy of being on the same level as men. I'm upset that certain countries beat the crap out of people to dissuade then from opposing the decisions of their ruling oligarchs...

*typos

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm upset at the use of obligatory

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

It's because without mentioning that part I'll get a whole bunch of FUCK YOU BARBARIAN YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED blah blah blah because it can sound like I'm defending what Iran is doing at first glance.