As Iranian lawmakers now seek to lower the legal age of marriage for girls to nine-years-old, the number of Iranian brides already under 10 years of age is sharply rising.Hey, but who am I to project my chauvinistic western mindset on other cultures, right? I mean, I really probably shouldn’t be applauding the Israeli guy in this video either, should I? (H/T to Jill J for the video).
The Iranian decision to allow nine-year-old girls the legal opportunity to be married to fully grown men was announced by Mohammad Ali Isfenani, chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee.
Isfenani called Iran’s current civil legislation, which sets the minimum legal age of marriage for girls at 13-years-old, “un-Islamic and illegal,” saying, “We must regard nine as being the appropriate age for a girl to have reached puberty and qualified to get married. To do otherwise would be to contradict and challenge Islamic Sharia law.”
Update: Colonel Milquetoast, in the comments - "I'm guessing it is Mohammad Ali Isfenani's plan to build an army of tiny, burka clad Oompa Loompas and style himself as a Persian Willy Wonka."
Am I a bad person for being disappointed he didn't shoot the little bastiche?
ReplyDeleteAs for the nine-year-old brides, it's tragic but to be expected from savages.
If you are, then I am, too!
ReplyDeleteMore fun if you puncture two tires, and take his wallet to the local police station.
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Should have shot him the moment he waved that piece of pipe or whatever. At least a couple of times, center of mass.
ReplyDeleteHis confidence and swagger builds to a peak as he grips the pipe and approaches only to fade immediately once he realizes his intended prey won't be submissive. Amazing how a fear of getting perforated can cause such a quick change in behavior. (unfortunately, likely only a temporary adjustment)
ReplyDeleteI'm just speculating… wiki says polygamy is legal in Iran "with consent from the first wife" and obviously a 9 year old can't consent so it would be left to her guardian : her husband. I'm guessing it is Mohammad Ali Isfenani's plan to build an army of tiny, burka clad Oompa Loompas and style himself as a Persian Willy Wonka.
A couple of rounds center of mass sounds good, but a round in his ass sounds fitting.
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