FAO Morbyd
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weloveliam@space
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So... number 3 eh?
I'm intrigued/nosey ??!!
Morbs is our man in Moscow 😉
Morbyd
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It's a big thing.
Even for Russia, that trial was a total farce - a show trial in the best Soviet tradition. I expect plenty of demonstrations, but they'll have limited impact.
Public opinion here is pretty evenly split into 3 parts - those who think what they did was wrong and they should rot in jail, those who think what they did was wrong but not worth a jail term, and those that think they didn't do anything bad.
I'm not sure all of the vocal support from around the world has helped. Putin's the kind of guy to dig in his heels before bowing to pressure.
The 2 year sentences the girls received is a lot better than the 7 they could have gotten, but still unbelievably stiff for something that in most countries in the West would be considered nothing more than misdemeanor trespassing
Perhaps I'm being a little cynical here, but I can't help but feel that this worldwide exposure the band have gained will likely set them up for life financially, post jail term.
Maybe 2 years is a small price to pay
No such thing as bad publicity as they say (!)
I think 2 years of Russian Jail Time is equivalent to 8 years of our Jail Time
It's a big thing.
Even for Russia, that trial was a total farce - a show trial in the best Soviet tradition. I expect plenty of demonstrations, but they'll have limited impact.
Public opinion here is pretty evenly split into 3 parts - those who think what they did was wrong and they should rot in jail, those who think what they did was wrong but not worth a jail term, and those that think they didn't do anything bad.
I'm not sure all of the vocal support from around the world has helped. Putin's the kind of guy to dig in his heels before bowing to pressure.
The 2 year sentences the girls received is a lot better than the 7 they could have gotten, but still unbelievably stiff for something that in most countries in the West would be considered nothing more than misdemeanor trespassing
I have looked at the case from over here and thought it might have an anti Putin and Russian bias. I see now that the report have been spot on. Will Russia get tired of Putin or will he rule for life?