I would like to think so but I don't know... Possibly I would be so angry as to want to exact revenge on him without even the legal permission to do so.
She is incredible.
Woman Blinded by Acid Spares Attacker the Same Fate: Would You Have Done the Same?
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2011/07/31 20:50:53
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On Sunday, an Iranian woman blinded in an acid attack seven years ago halted the "eye for an eye" punishment for her attacker. She told CNN, "Such revenge is not worth it."
In 2008, Majid Movahedi was convicted of pouring a bucket of acid on Ameneh Bahrahmi after she had rejected his unwanted advances for two years.
Bahrahmi and Movahedi met in 2002 when they attended the same school. Movahedi spent the next two years harassing Bahrahmi, even threatening to kill her if she did not agree to marry him.
In November 2004 Movahedi followed Bahrahmi as she left the medical engineering company where she worked. When Bahrahmi turned around, Movahedi threw a bucket of acid at her, blinding her and disfiguring her face.
At the time of the trial, Bahrahmi demanded that her attacker be sentenced to suffer the same fate. The court agreed, citing provisions in Islamic law.
However, on Sunday Bahrahmi stopped the punishment just minutes before it was carried out. She said Movahedi had already been given anesthetic.
According to Bahrahmi, two men were instrumental in helping her choose to spare Movahedi. One, is a doctor at a clinic in Spain. The other, Amir Sabouri, is an Iranian who helped her get medical attention.
Bahrahmi says Sabouri hoped that she could show the world that Iranians are kind and forgiving.
Despite everything she has gone through, including more than a dozen facial surgeries, Bahrahmi remains hopeful about the future.
"I always see myself as someone who can see and sometimes see myself in a beautiful wedding gown, and why not?" she said.
What about you? If you were in Bahrahmi's position, would you have spared your attacker the same fate?
In 2008, Majid Movahedi was convicted of pouring a bucket of acid on Ameneh Bahrahmi after she had rejected his unwanted advances for two years.
Bahrahmi and Movahedi met in 2002 when they attended the same school. Movahedi spent the next two years harassing Bahrahmi, even threatening to kill her if she did not agree to marry him.
In November 2004 Movahedi followed Bahrahmi as she left the medical engineering company where she worked. When Bahrahmi turned around, Movahedi threw a bucket of acid at her, blinding her and disfiguring her face.
At the time of the trial, Bahrahmi demanded that her attacker be sentenced to suffer the same fate. The court agreed, citing provisions in Islamic law.
However, on Sunday Bahrahmi stopped the punishment just minutes before it was carried out. She said Movahedi had already been given anesthetic.
According to Bahrahmi, two men were instrumental in helping her choose to spare Movahedi. One, is a doctor at a clinic in Spain. The other, Amir Sabouri, is an Iranian who helped her get medical attention.
Bahrahmi says Sabouri hoped that she could show the world that Iranians are kind and forgiving.
Despite everything she has gone through, including more than a dozen facial surgeries, Bahrahmi remains hopeful about the future.
"I always see myself as someone who can see and sometimes see myself in a beautiful wedding gown, and why not?" she said.
What about you? If you were in Bahrahmi's position, would you have spared your attacker the same fate?
Read More: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/07/31/iran.aci...
Top Opinion
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Noobcake 2011/08/01 00:02:04
This is a nice example of how Muslim men view women and women's right to choose, by the way. They see females as objects to be claimed and used.
Talk about being the bigger person.
Although forgiveness is a fundamental principle of most religions, I hope I never face the test at that level.