Monday, September 14, 2009

Father of Martyr Assaulted



I saw this video linked on a couple of tweets. The man speaking on the left is the father of a martyr, protesting is son's death. I'm not sure what's being said, but the man on the far right, next to the man in white begins to insult the man before physically assaulting him.

As someone trying to keep up with the events and trying to find ways to support, it makes me so sad to see parents mourning for the children that gave their lives for others. No parent should ever have to bury their child. And it makes me even sadder at how the government treats these parents who all worked so hard to raise their children, how much they loved them. I've seen the videos of Neda's mother in mourning, and crying out for her daughter; I wished I could be there for her to comfort her. I've read how the Mourning Mothers group has been chased away from their usual meetings...for what? Mourning their children.

There's no love like the love between a parent and their child. But what can one do for these heartbroken parents? I often think about how many parents today are in pain. It makes me so angry to see people like the man on the far right just basically spitting on the wounds of the poor father on the left. How could Ahmadinejad do this? How could Khamenei just walk around in all his so-called holiness and preach about righteousness and take away so many children from their loving families? How can anyone brush off the loss of so many lives so easily? I'll never understand that about people... Isn't each and every life supposed to be precious? I wish I could got to New York on the 23rd and confront Ahmadinejad by myself and force him to realize the horrors he and the Supreme Murderer Khamenei are bringing to their people. Just who do they think they are? Allah? Who are they to decide to execute others just for speaking out against their tyranny and their lies?

I really want to know what goes on in their minds... I hope that man in the video, as well as many parents will be able to heal, and that Iran will be free.

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