She can join the Greenpeace protesters and spend a few winters in Siberia. When they are released they will no doubt have a whole new perspective on global warming, the burning of fossil fuels and the defacing of Christian churches. Next time Greenpeace can try their tactics in China and Pussy Riot can take their act to Saudi Arabia.
Outrageous
Kinda weird. I thought they had quit doing that.
Her crime seems to be complaining about prison conditions.
She’s obviously unrepentant for her blasphemy, and is trying to play the “human rightser” card. Phooey!!!!
Well if her husband can’t/won’t keep her under control at least the Russian government is willing to give it a shot.
Just goes to show, the Russians always crush dissent, 1905, 1917, 1920-1953 and today. They are a Hellish people. Putin will get what he deserves, in good time. Until then, you have to tip your hat at how he has played Obama like a field mouse.
Cable TV had a special on special security prisons for harden criminals. Prisoners are kept in their cells except for one hour of exercise. It begins with a detachment of guards going to one cell. Prisoner is blindfolded and during transit or stops assume the following position. You lean foward with both arms extend to the rear. Gurards secure your hands and that is how you walk from point A to point B at the same time blindfolded. If you freak out and lash out in that position the guards can easily bring you down. Prisoners eat in their cells and go to exercise one at a time. At no time do prisoners get to congregate in huge numbers. As the Russian warden points out is the weak point of US prisons. When prisoners congregate they can converse and plot escapes or uprising. Worst feuding gangs can start fighting. Once a large group breaks out fighting the prison guards are hard to suppress it without using violent force. The Russian procedure of isolated activity one prisoner at a time requires smaller guard and staff at Russian prisons for the large number of prisoners.
I agree. We may all end up moving to Russia to escape persecution in America.
You can't be serious. You as a dissident FReeper would be in jail if you were in Russia under Putin's creeping totalitarianism.
They pretty much asked for what they got.
By the comments on this thread, FR is becoming very split personality. “Russia did the right thing.” “Russia did the wrong thing”. I think I see why we get McCain, then we get Romney.
