Butthurt? Ego bruised? Throw acid.

[Jesda]

Irum Saeed, 30, poses for a photograph at her office at the Urdu University of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, July 24, 2008. Irum was burned on her face, back and shoulders twelve years ago when a boy whom she rejected for marriage threw acid on her in the middle of the street. She has undergone plastic surgery 25 times to try to recover from her scars.



Shameem Akhter, 18, poses for a photograph at her home in Jhang, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 10, 2008. Shameem was raped by three boys who then threw acid on her three years ago. Shameem has undergone plastic surgery 10 times to try to recover from her scars.




Najaf Sultana, 16, poses for a photograph at her home in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. At the age of five Najaf was burned by her father while she was sleeping, apparently because he didn’t want to have another girl in the family. As a result of the burning Najaf became blind and after being abandoned by both her parents she now lives with relatives. She has undergone plastic surgery around 15 times to try to recover from her scars.




Shehnaz Usman, 36, poses for a photograph in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. Shehnaz was burned with acid by a relative due to a familial dispute five years ago. Shehnaz has undergone plastic surgery 10 times to try to recover from her scars.




Shahnaz Bibi, 35, poses for a photograph in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. Ten years ago Shahnaz was burned with acid by a relative due to a familial dispute. She has never undergone plastic surgery.





Kanwal Kayum, 26, adjusts her veil as she poses for a photograph in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. Kanwal was burned with acid one year ago by a boy whom she rejected for marriage. She has never undergone plastic surgery.





Munira Asef, 23, poses for a photograph in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. Munira was burned with acid five years ago by a boy whom she rejected for marriage. She has undergone plastic surgery 7 times to try to recover from her scars.





Saira Liaqat, 26, poses for the camera as she holds a portrait of herself before being burned, at her home in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 9, 2008. When she was fifteen, Saira was married to a relative who would later attack her with acid after insistently demanding her to live with him, although the families had agreed she wouldn’t join him until she finished school. Saira has undergone plastic surgery 9 times to try to recover from her scars.



http://www.acidsurvivors.org/statistics.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... Lynch.html





Some people...

[skydragoness]

What humans do to other humans. It's unreal.

[Dire91]

That is just beyond horrible. My question is why is acid so easily accessible?

[szh]

Deeply, deeply distressful.

My heart goes out to those women and girls - this is one of those things about my former country of residence (although it happens in other countries in that region too) that I absolutely and totally detest and am angry about. Yes, there are many good people trying to change things too, but it is disheartening to see how much is still left to do.

Z

[Dattebayo]

...and they arrest people just for kissing in public.

I suggest everyone watch the movie "Midnight Express". This combined with that, you'll be ready for war.

[jake!]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

ROFR!!!!

EDIT: oh wow, she wasnt actually that bad looking before

[Otto.]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

ROFR!!!!

EDIT: oh wow, she wasnt actually that bad looking before

[dusred]

Woah. Is that like a cultural thing? Throwing acid on people when you are pissed at them? Is that like kicking the creepy kid in the balls when he hits on your mom? WTF?

[Beancooker]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

ROFR!!!!

EDIT: oh wow, she wasnt actually that bad looking before

Not sure what you find so God Damned funny.

Here's a little hint, since you are new and only have 5 posts. You want to post on this forum again, keep your laughter about the atrocities that happen to yourself.

You have been warned.

[leesredgt]

That is just beyond horrible. My question is why is acid so easily accessible?

Thats what i was wondering.It makes it sound like they just have it on hand in the house.

Thats so sad.Those ppl's lives are ruined b/c basically someone disagreed with them.

[snwbrdr435]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

ROFR!!!!

EDIT: oh wow, she wasnt actually that bad looking before

[krimsonviper]

Makes me glad I don't live in a complete male dominated society that isn't blind to atrocities.

[Otto.]

Makes me glad I don't live in a complete male dominated society that isn't blind to atrocities.

[krimsonviper]

[Dire91]

All this does is piss me off, do they even face consequences after doing this? They would definitely get charged with attempted murder if it was in the States.

[AppleBonker]

My question is why is acid so easily accessible?

You can find it for laboratory purposes very easily. Even in the states you can get it shipped to your door with minimal questions. Check Fisher Scientific or Cole Parmer, etc.

[Otto.]

If I was one of these acid burn victims, I would personally hunt down the person who did this to me and show them what acid feels like... then I would of course kill them but that's another story. :P

[krimsonviper]

You can find it for laboratory purposes very easily. Even in the states you can get it shipped to your door with minimal questions. Check Fisher Scientific or Cole Parmer, etc.

Sure, you tell me this now AFTER I've been soaking my emblems in bleach using the caustic soda in it to strip the plating, this whole weekend...

[nissangirl74]

Not sure what you find so God Damned funny.

Here's a little hint, since you are new and only have 5 posts. You want to post on this forum again, keep your laughter about the atrocities that happen to yourself.

You have been warned.

Beat me to it.

To the original post: that is beyond comprehension. Makes me thankful to live in this country, even as messed up as it is at the moment. At least we (women in general) don't have to worry about BS like this. There is a special place in hell for the men who have done this and a special place in heaven for the women who have fought the physical battle and survived. Also, kudos for them for having the courage to reveal their scars. Hopefully this will help bring the attention needed to bring this torture and abuse to an end.

[Dattebayo]

My question is why is acid so easily accessible?

It makes it sound like they just have it on hand in the house.

Yeah, I was thinking lye is still used for cleaning clothes in third world countries, but I think that is alkaline rather than acid...

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

It's so gruesome it almost looks fake.
Horrible.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Wow.....that's horrible.

I'm lucky to live in America and everyone else that does should be too.

[Dano]

That just makes me so mad and so sick to my stomach one human could do that to not only another human, but over something so trivial.

[Jesda]

Acid isn't hard to come by, though the little bit of planning required to use it as a weapon shows some really sick premeditation. I also included a link to an incident in the UK in my original post:

[dre1507]

All i can say is that's some sad messed up stuff man. And as jesda's latest post shows it's not only in a certain region of the globe. It seems turning down marriage proposals is a crime worthy of having your skin melted.

[AZhitman]

That is just beyond horrible. My question is why is acid so easily accessible?

Let's not even go there. That's a chicken**** way out of a problem, same as the morons who want to outlaw guns so no one gets shot.

The REAL question is, why is this tolerated? Why do we, as a nation, continue to condone this human rights nightmare?

I'd bet if you asked every single one of those women, they'd universally say that they would gladly give up their lives to ensure that their daughters and the next generation never has to endure this horrible threat.

Yet we, as a nation, stand idly by, fearful of "offending" their beliefs, and wringing our hands over lesser offenses.

Yeah, they've got some real tough guys over there... :rolleyes Let's see you try that s*** in the US.

My protective nature for women is off the charts, so apologies for my rant.

[Dire91]

^ No need to apologize you are completely correct. The reason I ask is because I don't see a way to really prevent it you know? Anyone and I mean anyone can get a cup of acid and throw it on someone, it literally takes 30 seconds. I know you can't "ban" acid but besides punishing them after they commit the crime you can't really prevent it... other then using the scare tactic by harshly punishing those who do it.

Yeah, they've got some real tough guys over there... :rolleyes Let's see you try that s*** in the US.

My protective nature for women is off the charts, so apologies for my rant.

If that s*** went down in the U.S. I swear everyone on the street would jump on the motherf***er who did it.

[infinitgkid]

My protective nature for women is off the charts

Agreed.

To be completely honest, I'm the type of person that will just let things run their course and if I something is needed/has to be done and no one else will step up; then I'll step up. When it comes to women, that is a different story. I honestly believe that if there is one purpose that Men need to be aware of, that is the sole purpose of protecting our women. Now I'm not here to start up the whole "Women don't need men to protect them because they can handle themselves" argument, but I believe that that is our job on this planet. Now when you do the opposite of that and bring harm to a woman, you're stepping over some boundaries. And, when you choose to do that in my presence... well... I might not know you, or the woman you are harming... but I know what is right and what needs to be done... And, I guarantee something will be done...

Now, getting off my soapbox, I honestly don't really give any second thought to this stuff... I kind of just look at it and go about my day (yes, you can call me heartless). But that one picture where the girl was holding a portrait of herself before the acid really got me. It's a shame and I truly am saddened to see pictures of this stuff, but then again it is a cold world out there... are you surprised of the product of such a world?

[AZhitman]

Shame on our elected leaders for not DEMANDING harsh punishment for those who commit such atrocities.

And I'm not interested in hearing, "That's none of our business." It IS our business.

Those who refuse to comply can wake up to the screaming of incoming missiles - I bet the women pictured above would welcome a chance to spare others their horrifying fate.

[MinisterofDOOM]

Shame on our elected leaders for not DEMANDING harsh punishment for those who commit such atrocities.

And I'm not interested in hearing, "That's none of our business." It IS our business.

Damn straight. When I take over the world, I'm putting you in charge of foreign relations.

And as to your first point: punishment doesn't exist anymore. We don't have a penal system, we have a "correctional system." Which is broken. Because everyone's too much of an effing p**** to actually punish wrongdoing anymore. You can't "correct" the kind of broken that leads a man to throw acid on a woman's face because she rejected him. But you can sure as hell make it an extremely unappealing option for him by making the punishment very, very scary. Of course, most of the "civilized" world would tell me I'm an inhumane bastard for suggesting such a thing.

Allowing wrongdoing to occur when you have the power to prevent it is JUST AS WRONG AS THE ACT ITSELF. If not moreso.

My fellow humans disgust me.