Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi
Born: January 31, 1934
Died: January 1, 2021 (aged 86)
Bio: Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi was an Iranian Twelver Shi'i cleric. He was also a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts, the body responsible for choosing the Supreme Leader, where he headed a minority faction.