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A Tale of Two Women

May 31, 2011 11:12

Two stories are making the rounds of the internet which display the same theme. In the first, a Bangladesh woman cut off the penis of her attempted rapist to take it to the police as proof of the attack. Police say he will be arrested as soon as he is in better condition. This may surprise those among you who assume that since I am a feminist I am ( Read more... )

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bex May 31 2011, 15:31:22 UTC

I don't think that the victim of an attempted rape should be charged with assault if the assault occurred as self-defense DURING the rape attempt. In the first story, if he was actively attempting to rape her and she grabbed a knife and cut it off, then so be it. I don't particularly have a problem with that - if you, as a would-be rapist, choose to engage in such risky behavior as trying to force women to have sex with you, I think you should accept that the consequence may be injury or death. If someone is attacking you, I think you have every right to defend yourself however possible and not have to think "Oh, man, I hope this doesn't really hurt him, or I might get in trouble ( ... )

policraticus May 31 2011, 15:35:39 UTC

Story one has a strong element of he said/she said. It should be pretty easy to confirm his story, those kind of affairs are rarely 100% secret. If he was really trying to rape her, far from being prosecuted, it seems to me she acted in self defense and should be commended for her courage and determination. However, I might suggest that next time she stick the knife in his eye ( ... )

underlankers May 31 2011, 15:48:55 UTC

I think that the impulse to vigilante violence is understandable with individuals very much so, but it is not a wise one to indulge on a large scale. To give vigilantes free reign is to risk anarchy. The law in theory is supposed to punish people for things like this. That being said, given the nature of the crimes, the motivations and actions are certainly understandable.

blue_mangos May 31 2011, 22:49:11 UTC

Yes, exactly. While I may have gotten a personal thrill out of the story, we can't have everyone running around setting rapists on fire, however nice that may be in the long run.

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blue_mangos May 31 2011, 16:16:18 UTC

Shut it smart mouth, I write what I know. And you best behave, I can make an excellent case for self-defense/vigilante justice against you involving either of these methods...

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blue_mangos May 31 2011, 22:47:02 UTC

Meh. I'm used to it.

A 3rd story about a woman. Eye for an eye. root_fu May 31 2011, 16:15:42 UTC

Majid Movahedi is convicted of pouring acid on the face of Ameneh Bahrami (27), a girl with whom he allegedly wished to marry. This happened in 2004.

As a result of the injuries Ameneh lost the sight on one eye and most of the sight on the other eye. Ameneh has been going through several surgical operations on her face and eyes.

In 2008, a court in Tehran sentenced Majid to eye for eye retribution. He was sentenced to lose the sight in both his eyes as well as economic compensation to Ameneh.

Iranian Supreme Court approved the sentence in February 2009. According to the sentence issued by the court, ten drops of acid sulphuric will be dripped into each of Majid’s eyes( by the woman he attacked)!

Warning, contains a picture of what the woman looks like after she had acid thrown in her face.

Re: A 3rd story about a woman. Eye for an eye. raichu100 June 1 2011, 16:10:21 UTC

And is she...actually going to go through with that??