No Class At All
The ABC reports that Riot police break up Tehran memorial
Iranian police have used tear gas and batons against thousands of mourners who staged a graveside ceremony for those killed in the recent post-election violence.
As many as 2,000 people gathered at Tehran’s main cemetery to remember those killed in the wave of protests since last month’s election.
Witnesses say many of those who gathered at the cemetery were beaten and arrested as the police moved in and took them away.
Amateur video showed riot police and pro-government militia used sticks, batons and teargas to break up the crowd. Some mourners fought back with rocks. Many were beaten and driven away.
The memorial marked the 40th day since the death of a young woman, Neda Agha Soltan, whose death at a post-election protest shocked the world after footage of her final moments was put on the internet.
The observance of the fortieth day is an ancient religious tradition in Islamic culture and the “Islamic” government of Iran refused to allow this young woman’s family and friends to observe the traditional rituals associated with her death. You have to wonder how many more religious requirements will be deemed as a danger to the current leaders?
The main reason that the “church” and the “state” must be kept separate is that throughout history the “church” always ends up corrupted by the association.
