Rape victim sentenced to death in Iran.

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It's so so hard for me to deal with this attitude of people being irrelevant. No one is irrelevant. Every time something like this happens to and random "irrelevant" person, the entire world is given the opportunity to stand up and say that it's absolutely abhorrent and we won't stand for it.

For that to be so: to what is every person relevant?

Not to any random person... persons blessed with media attention on an otherwise slow news day. We miss most of the injustices of the world... they're too plentiful, and too quiet.

How else do we expect change? We need to make a big deal every time. Not just because it hurts my delicate senses when you call even a single person irrelevant, but also because standing up and making a big deal is the only way to get change.

Revolution, generational progress of a population, etc... it's not on those of us outside of their country to tell them how to run their country, and this petition is therefore pointless. Even if it does succeed in preventing this impending execution: it has accomplished little in Iran, where the internet is itself under considerable state censorship.

We did this to Iran because we were outraged with the Shah's crimes... and now we are outraged again. What will we accomplish this time? For one person? No, this is not worthwhile... it is a waste of energy.

Want Iran to change the way you want it to? It's not that easy. Use your sense, it can take a little sadness in the futility of its desires for the knowledge that overall its goals may well be met.

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She's being executed for murder not for being a rape victim. She wasn't even raped.

Your thread title is dishonest.

Is she? Even better. Regardless, whether she's a rape victim or not... murderer or not: there's little net gain in signing a petition for her release.

Next thing you know they'll tell me "she's not even a woman!", and around the mulberry bush we go.

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I'm still against executing her

I am too. Unfortunately: what I'd like doesn't even necessarily apply in my own nation, let alone in theirs.