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What a trash country and culture
They wanted to make examples, justice wasn’t even a concern >

That place is a real shit hole in every way imaginable >

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Mohammad Mehdi Karami, an Iranian protester who was executed on January 7, was given less than 15 minutes to defend himself against the death penalty, sources who spoke to BBC Persian said.
Iran executed Karami, 22, a karate champion, alongside Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, after finding them guilty of killing a member of a paramilitary force in Karaj, west of Tehran, in November.
Karami was arrested during protests in the city of Karaj for his involvement in the killing of a member of Iran's paramilitary Basij force on November 3.


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Should have demanded trial by combat. >

I think that's what they gave him. They just didn't give him a weapon against the firing squad. >

Hey choose poorly.... >

Thank goodness we have preserved the integrity of our whackadoo theocracy by murdering one of the finest athletes our country has ever produced. >

If only it had been a kungfoo theocracy instead of a whackadoo theocracy. Maybe then the karate champion might have had a fighting chance.
/jk >

This is like the dumbest comment I've ever seen I love it lmao >

They wanted to make examples, justice wasn’t even a concern >

time we make examples of they >

Whos "we" and what should be done? >

I'm not going to tell you what people should do to Iranian government and all this religious lunatics because I will be probably banned. But IN MINECRAFT they should be killed. >

I'm gonna tell my crush that I totally want to be with her, like, in Minecraft >

This case sets an interesting precedent for future protestors... you're not even going to get a fair trial, they're going to kill you, so the logical thing to do is as much damage as you can to the establishment and their goons when they try to apprehend you.
Seems like this will have some blowback. >

Idk. Look at china. >

Interesting comment. I have always heard of the Chinese oppression but there must be dissidents and people revolting and taking things in their hand too ... like it is being suggested here. Is there? Apart from HK street protests, never heard of that. >

they had protests there a few weeks ago if im not mistaken >

The protests are not over, they're not the same protests, sure, but they're protests still >

That place is a real shit hole in every way imaginable >

Religion is the biggest tool in the authoritarian kit >

Soviet Union, China, North Korea... >

At the root of it is dogmatism. The Soviet Union (and other communist regimes) sought to replace established religions with religious adherence to the ruling party/dictator and their dangerous ideologies.
North Korea on the other hand literally made a religion around Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and Kim Jong Un. >

Yup.  This is an important point.
Fundamentalist Christians, when faced with the atrocities committed by their zealous dictators, are quick to point out that atheism is worse - just look at Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot, etc.
Religion isn't the real problem.  Like you said, it's dogmatism.  That is, being forced to accept the doctrine of a psychopathic ruler who fortifies their ideology not with evidence, but instead with coercion, intimidation and the penalty of death. >

One could argue that both religion and ideology demand that exact same type of compliance as a rule, so they are both bad. >

Agreed.  God in the bible is a lot like a North Korean dictator.  Absolute worship, torture and pain if you don't conform completely.  It's all garbage about control. >

This is absolutely wrong, at least in the New Testament. 
And no I don’t practice any form of religion >

I didn't realise the New Testament abolished hell or sins. >

Even better, the New Testament introduced hell in the first place. >

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 71%. (I'm a bot)


Mohammad Mehdi Karami, an Iranian protester who was executed on January 7, was given less than 15 minutes to defend himself against the death penalty, sources who spoke to BBC Persian said.
Iran executed Karami, 22, a karate champion, alongside Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, after finding them guilty of killing a member of a paramilitary force in Karaj, west of Tehran, in November.
Karami was arrested during protests in the city of Karaj for his involvement in the killing of a member of Iran's paramilitary Basij force on November 3.


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How young, how sad it ended this way >

I guess its a dont get caught by the police at all cost game. Thats how you create terrorits >

I mean he did literally kill someone. He wasn't just a protestor. >

Well… he was accused of killing someone, given a fake lawyer and not allowed to choose his own, and not given a real trial. I’m not gonna take Iran’s word that he killed someone, here. >

And the person he is accused of killing was a paramilitary, so like... I'm not saying he deserved to die, but I bet if he hadn't been violently suppressing a legitimate protest, he wouldn't have been killed by protesters... >

This country is run by serial killers... >

Iran's version of Nazi Kangaroo Court that ignore how court should operate.  The victim's fate was decided beforehand. >

They believe in swift justice /s
Edit: Not many DS9 fans, noted >

Should have demanded trial by combat. >

I think that's what they gave him. They just didn't give him a weapon against the firing squad. >

You know what they say, don't bring a karate belt to a gun fight /s >

What happens if they are to judge a marksman? >

Anti-air cannon >

The Iranian people strike me as generally good and decent people, and they deserve so much better than the dogshit theocracy running their country. >

Well the USA is partly to blame for that though right?  In particular, the overthrow of Mossadeq, the leader of Iran, in 1951 by the CIA. >

We also helped the Shah gov’t kill and torture members of the former democratic party that was overthrown. We purposefully destroyed the secular democratic movement in Iran, and helped opened the way for this.
Of course, you will NEVER hear the gov’t admit to any of this. >

It's known by anyone who bothers to read the history of Iran. It's not exactly a secret. Most people just don't care enough to learn.
The truth is that during the Cold War the US under most administrations believed a pro-US dictatorship was better than a pro-Soviet democracy or even a neutral country. It was us versus them. When Iran moved to cut BP put of their oil deals the UK deemed them as a danger to the ongoing fight against Communism and the Soviets. So the US helped assassinate and overthrow the government to appoint a pro-US dictator. Similar actions took place all over Asia and South America. It's a fucked up history so we tend not to concentrate on it. Plus most Americans didn't really know we were doing it at the time. >

The point I’m focusing on is the fact that after the coup, we helped the Shah kill and torture members of the former secular-democratic party. This goes beyond a coup attempt to a proxy political mass murder. >

RIP. Honestly the balls of these protestors is something to admire. I know I wouldn’t have the courage to risk my life like this >

Rest In Power Mohammad Mehdi Karami . I cried so many tears for you and your family . I wish we could donate to them - his father is a paper towel vendor and they have a disabled child Mohammad helped care for . They also relied heavily on the income he was bringing in as they are impoverished Kurds 😣😭 fuck the Islamic Regime - bisharafs all of them >

What is a bisharaf? What context can it be used to describe someone? I must go Google this one, I'm always interested in fresh new insults for my friends and enemies. >

Sharaf=honor
Shareef=honorable person
Bi-sharaf=without honor >

Oh in arabic it would be bila-sharaf >

Fucking monsters. >

That's 15 minutes more than I would have expected from that shitty government.  Needs an overhaul. >

Great Grandpa radical and his cronnies have run it for decades.
Rules for thee, not for me
Brave Iranian protesters, I salute you >

Kangaroo court. Although the theocracy pretends at having a judicial system, it's just that, pretence. >

This is what religion does >

"We've got a lot of executions to schedule, so if you could be brief, we'll get right to yours." >

I thought this was so fucked up as with everything the IRGC when I saw it but I'm glad it made it to world news now >

That's not unexpected, the religious don't want to hear any truth, they want to live in lies and fantasy then retire to a world of power and wealth. >

No words. These people are so cruel. May they get what they deserve >

Wtf is all I’ve got. >

Although all protester executions are abhorrent, there is something so sickening and hideously inverted about a government purposefully killing off its own country’s athletes. >

Replace "athlete" with "citizen" and I'm with you. >

“Have anything to declare?”
“Yeah! Don’t go to Iran!” >

Unexpected Snatch >

Murdered >

Religious fundamentalists runnin government sucks ass. What a shame. >

Soooooo happy my grandmother escaped this wretched country >

Iran continues to show how it has embraced human rights. >

This is why the separation of church and state is a great idea! >

this disgusting regime, bah, i hope i have never even have to see one of them in person, my eyes might melt >

I didn't expect Iran to have trails in court. 
I just tought they had a revolving door where the convits just had to walk through. And then some hate-beard just calls... "Hanging", "Hanging", "Fire squad", etc etc. >


And then some hate-beard just calls... "Hanging", "Hanging", "Fire squad", etc etc.

Naaah man, these countries have amazing judicial systems. Yes, okay, they are a teeny bit racked by corruption and bias. And yes technically they're not independent from the state or the church. And granted, the judges are untrained and underfunded. But they still give everyone a trial according to 'procedure established by law' (even if that procedure is reminiscent of whatever the Ministry of Magic was doing after Voldemort toppled the government) so they really do deserve a gold medal, don't you think? >

Iff it is true that he killed an officer it is amazing that he was detained and made it to "court." >

Killing intelligent champions, way to go you horrible cross dressing ‘religion’s’ sacks of dirt. >

This man is a hero, rest easy >

For killing another human being? Bruh. >

Am I missing something here? All the stories I heard up until now only said "Arrested for protesting and faces execution." Nobody said, until now, he murdered a member of their military. And everyone seems to be glossing over it simply because he's a well known martial artist? 
Was it a justified killing? Why was the officer killed? Why are the comments defending him? 
Not asking because I support Iran, I'm asking because I genuinely don't know all the details. >

Basically, people are protesting; the government of Iran doesn’t allow protests against them so they send in their military police to suppress them. Violence ensues, protestors die, and yes, also police. Police arrests a bunch of people that they claim were involved.
They sentence them to a highly dubious crime of “war against God”, which essentially lets the Iranian state suspend all rights that you usually are afforded as a citizen accused of a crime. That’s why the sentencing takes 15 minutes. No defense, no appeals, court sees you once, gives you a sentence, they arrest you and 2 weeks after you’re executed. 
Note that they’re only specifically using this sentencing when it’s people attacking government forces, Iran has a normal judicial system for crimes between individuals usually, including murder. But the government sees itself as god apparently and attacking them is made equivalent to an attack against god so they allow themselves to just do what they please when it’s people that they don’t like. They’re executing about 5-6 people for every policeman that died. No one knows how they’re making their conclusions so quickly, it’s highly doubtful that everyone getting killed was actually involved in the killing, let alone in a sufficient fashion to warrant execution. But we’ll never know, because Iran hides behind Sharia law to do whatever they want to behind closed doors without any way to resist or defend yourself. Mind you, more protestors than police are dying in these clashes, but of course, 0 police ends up getting any sentencing… >

Gosh the Middle East is such a great place. They are so humane and fair. What a great example for the rest of the world. /s >

These leaders and their religion are an abhorrent cancer, devoid of any sense of humanity. They represent the most depraved form of scum imaginable. >

What a country. Why would anyone want to go there. >

There is no reason for me to go to Iran, I’m certain or it. >

Man fuck living in one of these backwards countries where they execute people like Iran, China and the US
The cesspits of the world >

I get what you're saying, but comparing the US to the others is hilarious. >

I get if you American why you would be offended by being lumped with those countries but the facts speak for themselves. 
Iranians would be offended by being grouped in with Americans too I imagine >

The US is not perfect, but it's not beheading it's people in town squares with little to no appeal process. You can say whatever you want, but the US government operates nothing like the other two. >

Overthrow the mullahs >

Damn the regime! >

Surprised they gave him that long >

IrN is as bad as North Korea when it comes to politics >

These religious nut cases are barbarians! The world would be a more humane, decent place if they were gone! >

Reminds me of the The Handmaid's Tale. Scary that it is real. >

We should have the option of trial by combat >

Monsters are real >

Knowing that they’re going to die and that they have zero chance of changing minds I wonder if any of these folks ever just said “fuck you…let it rip” to the “judge”. >

This article gives little details... did he actually kill a guy? In self defense during the protest? What's the context? >

Honestly, none of that matters. Being given 15 minutes to plead your case before being executed is a miscarriage of justice under any circumstances. >

Every nation makes their own destiny