Wednesday, September 25, 2002

VIOLENCE IS THE ANSWER
As sent to me per pal Mary Beth (from the Associated Press):
Jordanian Woman Attacks Harassers
AMMAN, Jordan (AP)--All that was missing was the
Wonder Woman costume.

Witnesses say a Jordanian woman ripped off her
enveloping black cloak and veil--to reveal a
traditional long dress that was nearly as
enveloping--and punched and kicked into submission
three young men who had been verbally harassing her.

The official Petra News Agency reported Sunday that
shopkeepers and passers-by believe the unidentified
woman must have had martial arts training. In Friday's
incident on the main street in Zarqa 13 miles north
Amman, the three men were too shocked to react at
first and ended up knocked to the ground, screaming in
pain. They then scrambled up and fled.

The woman quoted the title of a song made famous by
the late Egyptian star Umm Kalthoum--``patience has
its limits''--before continuing on her way as a crowd
cheered her.

Petra quoted witnesses as saying the three men had
regularly directed obscenities at the woman as she
walked in the area. It was not clear if they harassed
other women as well.
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Is that dope or what? Quoting a pop song at the end here may make you an idiot, but this woman is a badass!