Pussy Riot sentence

I don't like how they demonstrated....well more I don't like the way the used the sanctuary but 3 years is ridiculous. This has nothing to do with hooliganism or anti-religious feeling and everything to do with them being
anti-Putin.

Offending people should never be crime. Of course it can be unpleasant, but then so is farting and that's not illegal anywhere, so far as I know.

Agree it is a sad day for political freedom in Russia.
As for farting...we'd all be locked up!

My seven year old GD said this morning that we are lucky to live in such a nice country. How right she is. Maybe they made a poor choice of venue but this sentence has nothing to do with that - it's Putin and his megalomania. It's simply outrageous.

Well, they haven't actually been sentenced yet...

They got two years for religious hatred, Anagram but they'll be OK. Macca's on the warpath [--hmm--]

I mean

Sorry, I missed that news, merlot - thought they weren't going to be sentenced for a week or so. Yes, I heard Macca was supporting them - and Madonna!

I do think it is a bit harsh but did any of you see their antics on Russia Toaday(freeview85).

Heck they held an orgy in a museum and one of them is shown,well, shoving a supermarket chicken where the the sun don't shine. You can still see it today, it has been on that channel for a week now.

The fact is Russia holds their church in a higher esteem than here. I do wonder why when someone has so obviously gone out of their way to shock and be so controversial they should be surprised when their actions catch up with them. Isn't being jailed for their actions a possibility they had planned into the equation.

Good job it was a church had it been a mosque?

In this country they'd get away with the orgy but the animal rights lot would probably set fire to them

merlotgran.

The chicken wasn't very happy before or after no doubt. Maybe she thought she was giving it the kiss of life??

It wasn't a Bernard Matthews frozen jobbie then?

Do they sell live chickens in Russian supermarkets?

Anagram.

Why would a live chicken want the kiss of life?

Depends what they'd been trying to do with it, POGS. It probably needed CPR as well.

As someone on the news said, a few years ago the country was atheist! I don't approve of them demonstrating in this fashion in a church whatever country it is and as for Sir Paul and Madonna getting involved, well! One or more of them have children - I wonder what they'll think when they're older. Two years is harsh especially in a Russian gaol I would imagine. We jailed the lad who climbed up the Cenotaph didn't we, although I can't remember the length of sentence. The only difference really is that he was drunk! The girls are certainly getting publicity which is probably what they wanted - but was it because they wanted to be 'famous' or because they felt strongly about Putin?

merlotgran.

I did say what they did with it. .

Dare I say look for yourself, you'll need to be on your own, in a darkened room with the curtains closed incase the neighbours wonder what you are watching!

POGS - I take your point!
(re my post I mean - I have no intention of watching obscene images!)

Anagram.

It just appears as part of R.T's news. I hope you don't think I searched it out.

Of course not, POGS - I was only joking!

Anagram.

Phew. This blinking G.N. paranoia.

Heard an extract of their music on Radio 4 news, bloody awful noise, however to send them to prison seems ridiculous.

On that premise we would be prosecuting one hell of a lot of people even here!

What is that famous quotation, about not liking what someone says, but defending their right to say it?

agree!

But in a church?????? I'm not religious but there is such a thing as respect