Post by mhbruin on Jul 17, 2023 9:15:59 GMT -8
The QOP Wants Their Own Morality Police
Iran's infamous hijab police, known as the "morality police," are again patrolling the streets, Iranian authorities said.
The controversial measure was announced Sunday along with a series of other severe actions that are being taken against women just 10 months after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, an event that sparked bloody nationwide protests.
"The police … will take legal action against those who, unfortunately, continue to break the dressing norms regardless of the consequences of doing so," said Saeed Montazer al-Mahdi, spokesman of the Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic.
Women will be warned to follow the hijab rules and if they do not follow, the morality police will refer them to the judicial system, he said.
The return of the morality police marks the latest in a series of severe punishments -- including arresting activists and implementing uncommon court sentences -- for those who do not abide by the mandatory hijab law.
Last week, the picture of a controversial Tehran court sentence was published by domestic news agencies for a woman who was accused of driving without a headscarf. On top of paying fine, the woman is sentenced to "wash dead bodies in Tehran for one month" as a part of "social service."
DeathSentences is Setting Up His Own
A Florida state guard established by the rightwing governor, Ron DeSantis, under the guise of a civilian disaster relief force is instead being trained as an armed, combat-ready militia under his personal command, according to military veteran recruits who have quit the program.
Several veterans resigned after an encampment last month having become concerned at the “militaristic” training and “abuse” one disabled veteran suffered at the hands of instructors, according to an investigation by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times.
Promoted by DeSantis as an “emergency focused, civilian defense force” when it was established in June 2022, the state guard has quickly morphed into something quite different, the report found.
Volunteers have been trained for military combat, including the use of weapons; khaki polo shirts and pants were replaced by camouflage uniforms; and recruits were “barked at” by boot camp instructors at the joint training base who woke them before dawn and imposed lights-out by 10pm.
Additionally, DeSantis’s compliant, Republican-led state legislature has contributed to the change of direction, this year approving a massive expansion in the force’s funding, size and equipment. Its budget increased from $10m to $107.5m, and its maximum size more than tripled from 400 recruits to 1,500.
On the governor’s shopping list were helicopters, boats, police powers and reportedly even cellphone-hacking technology for a force outside of federal jurisdiction, and accountable directly to him.
“The program got hijacked and turned into something that we were trying to stay away from: a militia,” Brian Newhouse, a retired navy veteran with 20 years’ experience, told the reporters.
State guard set up by DeSantis is being trained as personal militia, veterans say
Iran's infamous hijab police, known as the "morality police," are again patrolling the streets, Iranian authorities said.
The controversial measure was announced Sunday along with a series of other severe actions that are being taken against women just 10 months after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, an event that sparked bloody nationwide protests.
"The police … will take legal action against those who, unfortunately, continue to break the dressing norms regardless of the consequences of doing so," said Saeed Montazer al-Mahdi, spokesman of the Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic.
Women will be warned to follow the hijab rules and if they do not follow, the morality police will refer them to the judicial system, he said.
The return of the morality police marks the latest in a series of severe punishments -- including arresting activists and implementing uncommon court sentences -- for those who do not abide by the mandatory hijab law.
Last week, the picture of a controversial Tehran court sentence was published by domestic news agencies for a woman who was accused of driving without a headscarf. On top of paying fine, the woman is sentenced to "wash dead bodies in Tehran for one month" as a part of "social service."
DeathSentences is Setting Up His Own
A Florida state guard established by the rightwing governor, Ron DeSantis, under the guise of a civilian disaster relief force is instead being trained as an armed, combat-ready militia under his personal command, according to military veteran recruits who have quit the program.
Several veterans resigned after an encampment last month having become concerned at the “militaristic” training and “abuse” one disabled veteran suffered at the hands of instructors, according to an investigation by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times.
Promoted by DeSantis as an “emergency focused, civilian defense force” when it was established in June 2022, the state guard has quickly morphed into something quite different, the report found.
Volunteers have been trained for military combat, including the use of weapons; khaki polo shirts and pants were replaced by camouflage uniforms; and recruits were “barked at” by boot camp instructors at the joint training base who woke them before dawn and imposed lights-out by 10pm.
Additionally, DeSantis’s compliant, Republican-led state legislature has contributed to the change of direction, this year approving a massive expansion in the force’s funding, size and equipment. Its budget increased from $10m to $107.5m, and its maximum size more than tripled from 400 recruits to 1,500.
On the governor’s shopping list were helicopters, boats, police powers and reportedly even cellphone-hacking technology for a force outside of federal jurisdiction, and accountable directly to him.
“The program got hijacked and turned into something that we were trying to stay away from: a militia,” Brian Newhouse, a retired navy veteran with 20 years’ experience, told the reporters.
State guard set up by DeSantis is being trained as personal militia, veterans say