Pussy Riot face jail - what are your views?

DeanT77 · 20 Feb 2014 at 13:35

Idiots they are not.

Unless idiots are people that are taking a stand for what they believe in and trying to show the rest of the nation what kind of oppressive regime they live in.

Raumarik · 20 Feb 2014 at 13:35

I must be a terrible person but the latest video amused me no end, it's so idiotic and they are clearly out to grab attention. The problem is I'm not sure what their goal is here, what they're trying to publicise and I doubt this is the best way to go about it.

However I did snigger, I can't deny it. I'm going to hell clearly.

ubersonic · 20 Feb 2014 at 13:44

They deserved to go to jail for what they did no question, but being beaten by the authorities shouldn't have happened, they didn't deserve that.

McGray · 20 Feb 2014 at 13:46

estebanrey said:
but let's face it these "Pussy Riot" woman are idiots, especially when they know what they are up against.

Ahh jeez......

G|mp · 20 Feb 2014 at 13:49

The BBC missed a great opportunity to print a "Pussy whipped" headline there :/

Schlong&Stable · 20 Feb 2014 at 13:50

I laughed when she got maced in the face and was trying to dance whilst whining.

arknor · 20 Feb 2014 at 13:52

lol those crazy Russians.
it's got me in the mood for some funny Russian youtube video watching

Theophany · 20 Feb 2014 at 13:55

leaskovski said:
Hang on... The Cossacks aren't a government department are they? Basically they are the equivilant of the Hell Angels being hired out for brute force policing... not the real police, so they can do what the f they want?

They're hired by the Russian authorities to perform security tasks in certain areas for the Sochi games.

http://globalnews.ca/news/1160030/who-are-the-cossack-militia-men-seen-whipping-pussy-riot-in-sochi/

ubersonic · 20 Feb 2014 at 14:08

estebanrey said:
I also don't like the attitude that you can go and disrupt other people's events by acting like a complete **** and then pretend to be the victim when security come and force you to stop.

I do find it really funny that they burst into a church (in a country that still treats religion seriously) then started playing anti-religious anti-government hate songs, and cried foul play when prosecuted for it.

Imagine if an Iranian band had burst into a mosque and started singing about Mohammed being a pedophile, they would have been begging for prison.

elmarko · 20 Feb 2014 at 14:16

Glaucus said:
They are far from idiots. One off them was on Russia on 4 wheels. They know full well what the consequences are, and are fully prepared to go to jail. And good on them for standing up like that. They are also fully aware youncant change the world in a day.

Where any of the black rights movements or women rights moments etc, idiots? As it took decades for change?

Without people standing up you won't get an increasing follower base.

Indeed.

They are doing these things for the reason of highlight how violent & excessive certain aspects of society are over there.

It's a clear attempt to bring the spotlight onto Russian soil to pressure the government into improving it's laws.

As I'd never heard of them before the protest in the church it was clearly a productive method of gaining the attention of the world press.

Burnsy2023 · 20 Feb 2014 at 14:24

estebanrey said:
Didn't think the video was THAT bad, certainly no worse than British cops beating protesters with their batons in the UK, footage of which appears every single time a protest happens.

If you can't the the very fundamental differences between British public order policing and what they do in Russia, I really feel sorry for you.

elmarko · 20 Feb 2014 at 14:26

Burnsy2023 said:
If you can't the the very fundamental differences between British public order policing and what they do in Russia, I really feel sorry for you.

I know right... the Russians aren't that bad!*

*I jest...

IronWarrior · 20 Feb 2014 at 14:33

I did feel sorry for a few of them when they got locked up for a few years but hearing about them all the time is annoying me, to be honest they are coming over to me as a butch of lesbo tree hugging idiots.

rikky · 20 Feb 2014 at 14:37

IronWarrior said:
I did feel sorry for a few of them when they got locked up for a few years but hearing about them all the time is annoying me, to be honest they are coming over to me as a butch of lesbo tree hugging idiots.

Not necessarily a bad thing although I could do without the tree hugging.

Maundie · 20 Feb 2014 at 14:52

Haven't they been ousted from the band as the other 6 or so members have reportedly taken a vote and decided these 2 members have 'forgotten the aspirations and ideals of the band'?

Nerusy · 20 Feb 2014 at 14:52

Burnsy2023 said:
If you can't the the very fundamental differences between British public order policing and what they do in Russia, I really feel sorry for you.

Once again, you seem to speak with such conviction, when did you become an expert on Russian problems?

Theophany · 20 Feb 2014 at 14:53

Burnsy2023 said:
If you can't the the very fundamental differences between British public order policing and what they do in Russia, I really feel sorry for you.

Has anyone ever been so far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

Burnsy2023 · 20 Feb 2014 at 14:57

Nerusy said:
Once again, you seem to speak with such conviction, when did you become an expert on Russian problems?

Since when do I need to be an expert on Russian problems to comment on fundamental differences in approaches to public order policing?

Burnsy2023 · 20 Feb 2014 at 14:58

Theophany said:
Has anyone ever been so far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

Can anyone translate this into English?

elmarko · 20 Feb 2014 at 14:59

Theophany said:
Has anyone ever been so far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?