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An Eye For An Eye Leaves The Whole World Blind

February 5th, 2009 | Category: Politics and Social Issues

An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind

The old saying goes “An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.” appears to be true. According to BBC news report, Iranian Court Orders Man Blinded.

In 2004 Ameneh Bahrami, an Iranian woman, rejected a man’s multiple marriage proposals, only to have him throw a jar of acid in her face and blind her. Four years later, an Iranian court has sentenced the 27-year-old attacker to be blinded, calling on the Islamic law of “qias” or equivalence.

Does he deserve to be blinded? My answer is both yes and no. He did asked for it knowing very well his action is going to hurt the victim emotionally and physically, on the other hand, what good does it bring for the country when a person cannot work? It would be better to throw him into prison with hard labor; money made by him in prison will be channeled into the victim’s account.

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