Posted on 08/04/2011 10:26:22 AM PDT by nuconvert
Yet again, a number of young people have been arrested in the Iranian capital.
Their crime: engaging in a water fight.
The evidence: water guns and bottles.
The accusations against them: violating Islamic principles and norms.
It sounds absurd, but sadly it's the reality in the Islamic Republic of Iran where, among other things, having a bit of fun can also land one in prison.
The young women and men had gathered last week in a Tehran park, ironically named the Garden of Water and Fire, and splashed water at each other.
The event, planned and organized on Facebook, had reportedly attracted around 800 people. Pictures of the event show happy girls and boys soaked with water, carrying colorful water guns.
They weren't chanting opposition slogans or protesting against the government, but they were having a good time in public, which can be seen to challenge state-enforced codes of conduct. Their photos were shared on websites, blogs, and social media.
Many praised them for their creativity, for managing to organize the event, and also for having fun, which is not always easy in Iran.
Not everyone was happy, though. Conservative websites used the "incriminating" photos to accuse the young people of immorality and corruption.
On July 31, Tehran's police chief, Hossein Sajedinia, said a group of young Tehran residents were arrested for splashing water at each other. Sajedinia warned that the police would act against others who disrupted "public order and security." He provided no details on the number of arrests.
One parliament deputy, Mousa Ghazanfarabadi, said the organizers of the event were trying to distance the youth from Islamic principles and the values of the Islamic republic. Another lawmaker, Hossein Ebrahim, called on the judiciary to take action against similar events.
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No wonder they are angry all the time...
You know what? I’ll bet some of them even eat ICE-CREAM...!!
Thank God they acted....
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That Allah dude is a real stick in the mud.
No doubt the authorities would rather they were learning how to make and detonate suicide vests.
Coming soon here if some neo-puritans (the left) have it their way.
Why the hell is anyone a muslim? Even scientologists have more fun and make more sense.
I have no idea.
***Another lawmaker, Hossein Ebrahim, called on the judiciary to take action against similar events.*****
And yet when the ayatolla khomeni showed up years ago the local fire departments turned water sprays over the crowd so they would not overheat. Other videos showed people slinging water from bottles over the crowds for the same reason.
Hypocracy. What is good for the goose is not good for the ganer.
The wet T-shirts did them in! LOL.
Hypocrisy is standard operating procedure for IRI.
This started thru Facebook. Facebook is an evil of the west. And it shows collaberation thru the internet with intent to gather - the regime doesn’t like that. Not to mention the coed rowdy behavior going on in public.
Reports are that some of the kids have been forced to go on tv to confess their ‘sins’ .
It’s sick & ugly.
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