Brickbat: No Good Deed
An Iranian court has sentenced attorney Mohammad Ali Dadkhah to nine years in prison and barred him from practicing law for an additional 10 years. Dadkhah, who has represented several political and human rights activists, was convicted of acting against the national security.
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What's up with this Brickbat? Totalitarian regime acts like a totalitarian regime? It's not unusual or even antithetical to their proscribed policy...
Wierd.
At least he should have seen this coming. How about the guy who got arrested in england for having the wrong look on his face?
Can you imagine the pants-shitting hysteria that would take place if some guy were seen carrying a gun on his hip down some street in London? They'd deploy the Royal Marines and shit, too.
They'd probably be all right with it if it was some upper class twit.
They'd nuke the site from orbit. For public safety. And to ensure the peace is not breached.
Nah, they'd just send Jeremy Clarkson out to punch him effeminately in the face.
He's too busy complaining about how how Britain is a nation of bastards to get stuck in
You never insult a Brit's dog. They take that shit seriously.
Remember the Fossgate bullet find mystery?
Dadkhah, who has represented several political and human rights activists, was convicted of acting against the national security.
The hit show, Acting Against the National Security, coming soon to America.
"Starring Janet Napolitano as Security Apparatus Cunt #1!"