http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pussy_Riot
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/20/us-russia-pussyriot-trial-idUSBRE86J0TR20120720
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I had to pay. :-(
Sounds like something totally illegal (not that I'd decline it if I had the money and opportunity, of course).
Come on people, I hope you DO know the band ...
Nope, we're all serious.
Putin should be made to dress up as an ear of corn on all diplomatic appearances as punishment.
Making world leaders dress up as vegetables is a good idea in general.
Is about to appear on the the news on bbc1
"Changing classic movies at all is just wrong." Puggo
"HA, Ha, you r ghey" was probably a hilariously insulting comment in Elementary and Middle School, but its not cooly insulting anymore and its certainly not funny: it makes people who say it look like, well, an "inbred monkey." TheSessler
"I'm still %20 the wiser. It amused me that after doing a google image search for "The Final Milf" the second picture is Roger Delgado followed by lots and lots of porn." Bingowings
Transcripts of the trial: http://rapsinews.com/publications/20120802/264059062.html
Closing statements: http://freepussyriot.org/content/nadia-tolokonnikovas-closing-statement
http://freepussyriot.org/content/masha-alyokhinas-closing-statement
Guilty verdict of Hooliganism returned: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57495199/russian-female-punk-band-pussy-riot-found-guilty-of-hooliganism-over-putin-protest-at-church-site/
better article/live blog containing some of the judges statements: http://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2012/08/17/live-blog-verdict-in-trial-of-russian-punk-band-pussy-riot/
The band members had their video and photo cameras switched on -- and that is forbidden in the cathedral, judge notes, citing a witness.
Judge notes that the women were wearing short dresses. "When they bowed (before the altar), their dresses rode up."
- The judge is reading out detailed descriptions of how several believers -- the crime's victims -- said they were insulted by the womens' actions. "Their clothes didn’t conform to Church rules," the judge says, among many other complaints. "The normal functioning of the Church was violated."
- Judge just said Pussy Riot engaged in homosexual propaganda.
Sentencing forthcoming
In my view if the Cathedral attendees were so offended they should move to Soviet Russia.
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/kasparov-arrested-outside-pussy-riot-trial-courthouse
I hope he isn't deep blue in the face after all that.
2 years. We'll see if they include the time they've already been incarcerated.
[seems like that includes the 5 months already served, so 19 more]
Unfortunately this story comes to a close this round with the media consuming the story. Pussy Riot releases a new song on their youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/PussRiot
but everyone links to the guardian version which has pictures but lacks credit and subtitles:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/video/2012/aug/17/pussy-riot-release-new-single-video
http://boingboing.net/2012/08/17/pussy-riot-sentenced-to-two-y.html
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/08/pussy-riot-sentence/
True to that mantra, Pussy Riot actually released a new song via The Guardian on Friday called “Putin Lights Up the Fires” (listen below).
The Guardian now makes profits off the videos popularity and people don't know where Pussy Riot releases their message. Plus people look at the video without hearing (or reading subtitles) what their message was.
suxxx
Here's a version which incorporates publicly general subtitles in different languages:
Russia is starting to scare me again in a 1980's cold war sort of way. Vlad is on the threshold of Bond supervillian status. Former KGB agents living in the UK do not just get randomly poisoned with rare radioactive elements.
How long before this Simpson's episode comes true?
Where were you in '77?
Russia always scares me. Some potential insights into the sentencing.
The blue elephant in the room.
Everywhere used to scare me until I stopped going there.
It's not just the ladies making a stand.
I wish I had the courage to nail my scrotum to something, I'm not sure if it would make a political change though.
All those Tibetans setting themselves on fire will not melt the despotic Chinese Government..
Scrotum Riot.
none said:
1 of 3 : http://rt.com/news/russy-riot-verdict-release-099/
No, don't bring him back.
I like none's work.