Saudi man dies after chase by religious police

[rug]

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia | Mon Jul 9, 2012 5:50am EDT

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - A Saudi man was killed and his wife and two children were injured when their car crashed off a bridge while being pursued by religious police in the conservative Islamic kingdom, a spokesman for the religious police said on Monday.

In Saudi Arabia, a monarchy that follows a strict version of Sunni Islam, the religious police patrol the streets to enforce gender segregation and ensure the public behave in accordance with their strict Islamic teachings.

Formally known as the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (CPVPV), religious police officers arrest those who do not comply with their rules. In March the commission's head banned car pursuits which had led to several fatal accidents.

Family members told Saudi Arabia's al-Watan newspaper that the chase began when a CPVPV officer confronted Abdulrahman Ahmed al-Ghamdi, 35, and his family while he was returning home from an amusement park in the southern province of al-Baha. They said the loud volume of Ghamdi's car radio prompted the confrontation.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/09/us-saudi-police-religion-idUSBRE8680BK20120709

His son is in a coma and his wife had her arm amputated in the accident.

[msongs]

1. he is in paradise now nt

[DURHAM D]

2. Is this intended to be funny?

If so, it is not.

[cbayer]

3. Wow, really?

Just wow.

[Odin2005]

5. I'm a bad person, I laughed.

*hides*

[cbayer]

7. Yep, that's pretty funny stuff. Man dead for playing music in his car. Wife in coma with an

amputated arm. Who knows what is happening to the kids.

Freaking hilarious.

[Odin2005]

8. Hence the "I'm a bad person" remark.

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I chuckled and I am ASHAMED of it!

[cbayer]

4. That is real frightening.

Loud radio, car chase by the virtue police, dead father, mother in coma.

I can't even imagine living in this environment.

[dimbear]

6. A relative had a close call with those folks while teaching English in the Kingdom.

They cruise the gay hangouts in plainclothes trying to lure the gays. My relate luckily didn't like the vibe.