Even though Ahmadinejad is crazy, and letting a country like that have a nuclear program is bad, America has let it slide; but this just crosses the line of common sense. Sakineh Mohammad Ashtiani, a Iran citizen, was sentenced to lapidation (stoning) for adultery while married. Her husband is dead, and the Iranian government has no proof of her adultery. To make this horrible story even worse, she has a 16 year old son who must watch her regular public whippings, and will have to watch her getting stoned to death. This has gotten out to media around the world, and people are protesting against this, especially in Europe. On December 9th though, Iran freed Sakineh and her son (who was also imprisoned for no reason) in front of European and Middle Eastern media reporters and cameras. A few hours later, after the media had gone, Sakineh and her son were put back in jail. The Iranian government let Sakineh hire a lawyer to defend her, although all these lawyers were put in jail or exiled.
What the hell is Iran thinking? Why would they do this? Are Iran and North Korea having a competition to see who will get nuked first? I am amazed to see, not individuals, but entire governments acting like this. Iran acted outrageously by sentencing this women to death in the first place, but to think that no one would notice that she went back to jail is just downright stupid.
I would also like to think about Sakineh’s son. How horrible is it to see your mother get whipped regularly without you being able to do anything? This is a situation so extreme that I cannot fathom how horrible it must be for this poor boy.
Iran has done something horrible, and must be punished by the international community. We must not let Iran do things like this again.
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