01 September 2008

Where Oz Meets High School

Another day, another Iranian minor executed.

Lest I be considered glib for writing about a travesty in a abrupt manner, allow me to add: I don't see anything missing from the summary. Anyone who draws equivalence between the United States ignores this side of Iranian governance. There's a perversion of morality here, an echo of a barbaric period in world history. Convicting 15-year-olds of crimes that result in the death penalty has been left behind by the West, and that was probably close to 300 years ago.

Also, peep this line from the news article:
"Under Iran’s laws, however, the legal responsibility age for boys is 15, while girls are punishable from the age of 9."

Apparently prepubsecent girls can be intentionally malicious in ways that 8th grade boys can't even understand.

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