Modesty cops routed in Tehran

Sit as I just did, and watch the cell-phone video via YouTube of spontaneous resistance to modesty police in Tehran.

This cell phone video is of poor quality, and half the time it’s sideways, but it conveys the aftermath of the incident. At least hundreds of Iranians, if not thousands, have gathered and are chanting anti-Mullah slogans, including the one that I think must be most chilling to tyrants the world over: “How many people do you think you can kill?”

The modesty cops had tried to arrest a young woman for dressing Western, and I don’t mean sombrero and chaps.  When a young man tried to stop them, they beat him up and threw him into a garbage can.  But by then hundreds had gathered who stopped the arrest and chased the cops.

The mullahs don’t have full control.

Many experts on Iran, including Michael Ledeen, are of the view that encouraging internal resistance may be our most effective way of dealing with the current government. This video offers a window into what is happening in Tehran; for the whole story, go to Pajamas Media.

Citizen journalism of a high order.