Iranian woman blinded by acid attack pardons assailant

[canetoad]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/31/iran-acid-woman-pardons-attacker

A woman blinded with acid in Iran has pardoned her attacker, a man who was scheduled to lose his sight in an eye for an eye punishment on Sunday.

Majid Movahedi, 30, had been taken to Tehran's judiciary hospital to be blinded with acid after being rendered unconscious, but Ameneh Bahrami, his victim, spared him at the last minute, Iran's semi-official Isna news agency reported.

Iran's judiciary had given the green light to the administration for the retributive punishment, which would have been the first blinding of a convict in the country, but human rights groups across the world called on Bahrami, who had asked for eye for an eye justice in the court, to pardon him.

Bahrami, who had refused to marry Movahedi, was disfigured and blinded by him when he threw a jar of acid in her face while she was returning home from work in 2004.

[Warpy]

1. I hope she has people around her to tell her she's still beautiful

because with that smile, she is.

The fact that she spared him what he did to her just makes her more so.

[Forkboy]

3. Nicely said.

:thumbsup:

[hlthe2b]

2. I hope that woman lives a very happy, rewarding life...

She has certainly earned it. Her ability to forgive is impressive. May she thrive.

[canetoad]

4. Exactly

She is a lesson in grace.

[tabasco]

5. Amazing justice system they have there.

Fucking barbarians.

[seabeyond]

6. i am glad she did. i dont think it would have worked well for her to do otherwise.

i like the posters comment, having people around to tell her she is bee u tee full. yea for her.

made him sweat it out, too. good.

[Jchiang123]

7. Very courageous

Very brave woman.