The Iranian (Im)Morality Police Chief: Hangin’ With Bubba
You may recall the case of the Iranian police chief who was on the other side of an arrest after being found nude in a local brothel with six naked prostitutes.
Well, now it looks like the next time he will be in the same room as 6 naked people, it will likely be the men’s shower room in prison.
Tehran’s police chief, who was in charge of fighting vice, has been taken to jail and his case is currently under investigation, a spokesman for Iran’s judiciary said Tuesday.
But the spokesman, Ali Reza Jamshidi, refused to elaborate further about the case which has caught wide public attention in Iran, saying it is now in the “legal stage.”
And in a development that can only be described as “disturbing”..
Local websites have also extensively reported the case in recent weeks, and some of them reported of the existence of a sex tape depicting the incident.
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About the Author: An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.
[...] the same room as 6 naked people, it will likely be the men’s shower room in prison,” writes Aussie Dave, from Israel. Posted by Amira Al Hussaini Share [...]
I suspect that many people will disagree with what I am about to say, but here goes. The way the Iranians handled this is precisely why we are in so much trouble. We have authority figures that practically rape women, and we do absolutely nothing. Meanwhile their police chief sleeps with prostitutes, something routinely done in all Western societies, and not only is his career finished, but he will likely end up in jail.
While I cannot know for certain, I suspect that he is not the only politician in his country to enjoy the use of prostitutes. The odds are pretty good that many others of the elite do so (else how could the prostitutes make a living?). Further, that his consorting with prostitutes did not lead to his arrest, rather it was used as a pretext to get rid of him.
The pretext used as well as the reaction to it is significant in that reveals a great deal about the mindset of the society.
Look at Spitzer, the man illegally used the NY State Police as his personal spies against the legislature, treated many people in industry like animals, finally he was revealed to be consorting with a prostitute, and was removed from office. Is he under arrest for breaking the law? No. Will he be arrested? Don’t make me laugh. The reaction of society? Most people are more outraged that he dropped six grand on her for an hour than anything else. But besides that, no one gives a damn.
-ron
[...] Perhaps they can start with an Iranian police chief doll.* [...]