#253 Do Not Charge Victims $25k for Justice

A Woman's Worth

An Iranian court has found a man identified as Majid guilty of blinding Ameneh Bahrami by throwing acid in her face after she after she spurned his advances. Under the nation's Islamic law, Majid will himself be blinded, but because the law says a woman is not worth as much as a man, he will be blinded only in one eye. However, if Bahrami pays $25,110, the court will allow him to be blinded in both eyes.

You read that right, the court wants the victim to pay $25,000 for justice. Because she's a woman and therefore less valuable than a man according to Islamic law.

Which is to say, Islamic law is fucking stupid. This isn't an eye for an eye for two eyes for an eye. And it wants the victim to pay for justice. There is so much wrong here that it just about defies logic or comprehension.

Rule #253 is Do Not Charge Victims $25k for Justice