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Members of female Russian punk band Pussy Riot found guilty on charges of hooliganism. A plea deal was reached late afternoon on Thursday: charges of shenanigans and tomfoolery (each carrying mandatory minimum sentences of 20 stonings) were dropped in exchange for the guilty verdict to hooliganism.
Hooliganism carries a maximum sentence of 7 years in prison. Raskolnikov has nothing on Pussy Riot. http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/17/world/...html?hpt=hp_t1 |
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Under the Soviet regime, they would've been sent to the gulag for 25+. Or just raped and then shot.
But after all this time, this is how the courts view free speech. Oh yeah, free speech - we don't have that here. ![]() Russia has had so many centuries of oppression, it's an integral part of the culture. Only the players change; the roles remain the same.
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I have been following this. I'm not going to say what they did was right, or even very smart. But that should have garnered, at most, a minor summons and a fine.
The Soviet Union isn't yet dead and gone.
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Alrighty then! Soooooooo...
HOOLIGANISM! TOMFOOLERY! SHENANIGANS! HI JINKS! CAPER! MONKEY BUSINESS! HANKY-PANKY! |
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Looks like female Russian punk band Pussy Riot will be singing the blues and doing the jailhouse rock. They may have to change their name to Stray Pussy.
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#1942 |
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Having seen them "performing" on TV, I'd say hooliganism is about the one crime they haven't committed.
Putin's Russia. Like the old Soviet Union, bit with more oil barons in Mercedes.
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#1943 | |
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The trial.
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Sometimes I feel like we're headed in that direction.
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#1945 |
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Free Pussy Riot!
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#1946 |
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Did someone say free pussy?
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For the record, Russian punk music is much like a cheese grater to the ears.
I still support their absolute right to make such noise even so. As long as they aren't harming anyone in the process. Other than deafening them of course. ![]() If you listen to what little of their "music" is to be found on youtube, you will note that the performers are flogging, er, playing a couple of guitars and "singing". Also note that although no drums are ever visible, drums can clearly be heard in the sound. Inviso-drums? Always wanted a set of those! Love Pam
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The cops searched him, twice. They found his marijuana, but not the pistol he was able to reach, while handcuffed and put in the back of the squad car? There is something seriously wrong with what happened here.
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and in more yes-it's-true-how-the-hell-could-anyone-make-this-shit-up news
Delaware day care workers accused of running toddler fight club Quote:
![]() wait, can I palm their faces instead?
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I know who we should send to arrest them.
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