| Submit your comments on this article | |
| Arabia | |
| Saudi wimmin pepper spray morality coppers | |
| 2007-09-25 | |
| Two Saudi women called agents of the feared religious police One of the women filmed the incident, which took place in the Eastern Province on Thursday, the statement quoted Muhammad bin Marshoud al-Marshoud, head of the Eastern Province branch of the Commission for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice as saying. The commission employs the police unit that enforces the kingdom's strict Islamic lifestyle. The police patrol public places to ensure women are covered and not wearing make up, the sexes don't mingle, shops close five times a day for Muslim prayers and men go to the mosque and worship.
| |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #17 True, #16 tw. Around this time in 1970.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-09-25 22:24 |
| #16 Be fair, Barbara. You probably started paying attention earlier. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-09-25 19:54 |
| #15 This is going a little too far even for a devil worshiping death cult. Le bingo. There are limits and Islam long ago passed them all. Muslims have gone through the moral looking glass. It takes some fairly extreme reality inversion to intentionally kill children of your own culture. One witness said he saw three policemen "beating young girls to prevent them from leaving the school because they were not wearing the abaya". It is important to note that although the mutaween were condemned by the Saudi Royal family, not a single person was ever charged with any crime in this case. Please don't feel too bad that you were not already aware of this event, Ebbang Uluque. Islam piles them up at such a ferocious rate that it's difficult to keep track of all the atrocities they perpetrate. However, as you note, it is all the more telling when they incur such horrors against their own kids. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-25 19:51 |
| #14 Don't get out much, do ya' EU? Yeah, but these were their own girls. They were not "infidels" or "apostates". They were good girls from good families, or probably at least as good as they get in Soddieland. They were not even being used as human shields. Their only crime was they weren't properly covered, which they didn't even intend to commit, and so their punishment was death by burning which is probably one of the most painful ways to die. And the cops had no more feeling for them than if they were kittens being drowned. This is going a little too far even for a devil worshiping death cult. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-09-25 19:32 |
| #13 #5: ...What strikes me as a bit odd about this is that all members of the Mutaawa are accompanied by an armed member of the Saudi National Police. And when I say armed, I mean seriously armed, usually with a submachine gun. It seems unusual that the SNP just stood there and did nothing... Probably laughing too hard. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-09-25 19:16 |
| #12 "I was truly shocked when I read that Mecca 15 story." Don't get out much, do ya' EU? Nothing those bastards do shocks me anymore - and hasn't for years. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-09-25 17:32 |
| #11 I was truly shocked when I read that Mecca 15 story. Much like Beslan, it was one of those events that polarized my opinion of Islam. Herding young girls back inside a blazing building so they can burn to death solely because they were uncovered represents a degree of callousness and zealotry that transcends any sense of humanity. Islam devours its young. Be it infants strapped into carseats inside an exploding VBIED, or a five year-old Palestinian kindergartener screaming how she wants to martyr herself, no acceptable religion intentionally hurls its children into the furnace. These hideous acts brand Islam as nothing but a barbaric death cult and demands its elimination from civilized society. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-25 17:16 |
| #10 It could just be that at some point a person just don't care anymore. They can't take the bull$h!t anymore so they rebel even when they know what the cost will be. It's too bad. They are probably good, spunky girls who would be admired in this country but in Soddie Arabia they will likely be crushed. Zenster, I was truly shocked when I read that Mecca 15 story. I didn't think that even Soddies could sink that low. It would be interesting to know if that's what these girls were thinking. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-09-25 14:45 |
| #9 When's the video go on youtube? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-09-25 13:54 |
| #8 In the short term, I want to say, "You go, girl!" and laugh my ass off. In the long term however, I worry these women will, if identified, find themselves facing some serious jail time, if not torture and "accidental" death while imprisoned. The dress code nazis had no problem letting 15 innocent school girls burn to death--what do you think they'll do to these two who made them worldwide laughingstocks? |
| Posted by: Dar 2007-09-25 13:40 |
| #7 It seems unusual that the SNP just stood there and did nothing... Interesting. Maybe the gals in question had some political clout via their hubbies. Or maybe the coppers were just too surprised. In any case, it is a heartwarming story, even if it is just a rumor. Gawd, I love spunky women. I suspect if Islam is ever going to see its Reformation, it will come from the female camp. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-09-25 11:17 |
| #6 Send the women Tasers. Don't Tase me, Sista! |
| Posted by: Natural Law 2007-09-25 09:31 |
| #5 ...What strikes me as a bit odd about this is that all members of the Mutaawa are accompanied by an armed member of the Saudi National Police. And when I say armed, I mean seriously armed, usually with a submachine gun. It seems unusual that the SNP just stood there and did nothing... Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2007-09-25 09:30 |
| #4 And the virtue cops couldn't spary back, because the feisty wimmen were shielded by their abaya. Brilliant! |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-09-25 01:03 |
| #3 Maybe there is some hope for them yet! |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-09-25 00:59 |
| #2 Finally, a blow is struck for the Mecca 15! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-25 00:58 |
| #1 sniker Oh, Karma. You are a bitch and I love you. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-09-25 00:29 |