Relax, soon you'll see them at close distance. Their PR stunt manager also booked a pussy storm on a Synagogue, Buckingham and Capitolio. Just show them all your love and support when it happens.

LoP Guest  Wrote:

Good, I agree, it's just a cheap publicity stunt.

Yes, anyone who criticizes the dear leader should go to prison.

•REC  Wrote:

LoP Guest  Wrote:

Good, I agree, it's just a cheap publicity stunt.

Yes, anyone who criticizes the dear leader should go to prison.

Shattap. Nothing to do with putovaboso, they did it in a church. Dah.. that alone would be reason enough in most countries. serves them right.

Now i am not religious, i respect other peoples beliefs, and i understand that if i go and take a shit in your house, in this case, go and defile somwhere you hold dear, what would i expect..?

I feel it is a pr stunt.

Besides, what is your problem with putin? i'd be interested to know.

They did not resist apprehension.

Hollow Closet Dweller  Wrote:

•REC  Wrote:

Yes, anyone who criticizes the dear leader should go to prison.

Shattap. Nothing to do with putovaboso, they did it in a church. Dah.. that alone would be reason enough in most countries. serves them right.

Now i am not religious, i respect other peoples beliefs, and i understand that if i go and take a shit in your house, in this case, go and defile somwhere you hold dear, what would i expect..?

I feel it is a pr stunt.

Besides, what is your problem with putin? i'd be interested to know.

I dont like any of these demigod type figures.

Putin, Castro, Mugabe, Gaddafi, Assad come to mind.

They rule over their countries like Kings.

There was no violence. No one was hurt. There was no criminal damage. They did not resist apprehension. They sang an offensive song in a Church and received two years.

The video of the incident looks comical.

Quote:US state department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the US was "concerned about both the verdict and the disproportionate sentences... and the negative impact on freedom of expression in Russia".
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Analysis
image of Daniel Sandford Daniel Sandford BBC News, Moscow

The Russian government has brought down a chorus of condemnation on itself, but the question is how much it really cares about that.

Firstly, many in Russia were genuinely outraged about the protest in the cathedral, and Vladimir Putin will be hoping to gain support from that conservative constituency.

Secondly, he seems to believe that the way to deal with dissent in Russia at the moment is to apply pressure on the new opposition rather than to engage with them.

Thirdly, international condemnation could actually help him appeal to those parts of Russian society who are still deeply distrustful of the West.

Will criticism affect Putin?

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the US had "serious concerns about the way that these young women have been treated by the Russian judicial system".

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the jail terms questioned Moscow's respect for the "obligations of fair, transparent and independent legal process".

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the sentences were "excessively harsh", adding: "Today's verdict calls into question Russia's commitment to protect these fundamental rights and freedoms."

Amnesty International strongly condemned the court's ruling, saying it showed "that the Russian authorities will stop at no end to suppress dissent and stifle civil society"........
The Russian Orthodox Church itself, while maintaining the protest was a "blasphemy", called for clemency.

It said in a statement: "Without doubting the legitimacy of the court ruling, we ask the state authorities to show mercy for the convicted within the framework of the law in the hopes that they will refrain from repeating their sacrilegious acts."

Mr Putin has himself said the defendants should not be judged too harshly but, after sentencing, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the president could not intervene in the judicial process.

Opinion polls in Russia have shown little support for Pussy Riot.

One recent poll of Russians released by the Levada research group showed only 6% sympathised, while 51% felt antipathy or had nothing good to say about them.

One band critic, Igor Kim, told the BBC News website from Moscow: "Shouting and screaming and spreading hate in Church is unacceptable and is contrary with Christian ethics."
'Like North Korea'

Along with other members of their band, the women had staged a flashmob-style performance of their song close to the altar in the cathedral on 21 February.

Ex-world chess champion Garry Kasparov was among several people arrested

Their brief, obscenity-laced performance, which implored the Virgin Mary to "throw Putin out", enraged the Orthodox Church.

Alyokhina, Tolokonnikova and Samutsevich smiled as the widely predicted conviction was announced on Friday.

Tolokonnikova's husband, Pyotr Verzilov, said: "Russia's image was quite scary even before [this]. What happened now is a clear sign that Russia is moving towards becoming more like China or North Korea."

Samutsevich's father, Stanislav, said she was prepared for a prison sentence. "We tried to comfort her," he said.

The defendants will appeal but will not ask Mr Putin for a pardon, their lawyer said.

A number of Pussy Riot supporters, including ex-world chess champion Garry Kasparov, were arrested outside the court.

I dont like any of these demigod type figures.

Putin, Castro, Mugabe, Gaddafi, Assad come to mind.

They rule over their countries like Kings.

There was no violence. No one was hurt. There was no criminal damage. They did not resist apprehension.

•REC  Wrote:

I dont like any of these demigod type figures.

Putin, Castro, Mugabe, Gaddafi, Assad come to mind.

They rule over their countries like Kings.

Says someone who lives in a country which is ruled by Royalty and their inbred chinless priviledged and wealthy relatives.

A nation whose people are arrested for the possibility that they might commit a public disorder offence BEFORE it has even happened. These people are then held without charge lest they excercise their "freedom" and peacefully demonstrate against something like the ludicrous spectacle of these parasite reptiles and their wedding shindig.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/may/01...-up-police

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eITZ-Rsc14
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There was no violence. No one was hurt. There was no criminal damage. They did not resist apprehension.

Exactly the case of the anti-Royal protestors (like Professor Chris Knight) in the UK.

What about the UK riots? People going to jail for stealing one bottle of water! Lengthy jail sentences handed out as a deterrent is OK in the UK but not in Russia?

Repulsive right-wing MSM hypocrisy as usual. Let's take a stand to stop this shit happening in our own country before we start waffling on about how awful it is when other nations do the same.

There are many threads about abuses in the US & UK. We are allowed one about what happens in Russia, thanks.

•REC  Wrote:

There are many threads about abuses in the US & UK. We are allowed one about what happens in Russia, thanks.

but really, you are on the same side as madonna and paul macartless. thats whats funny.