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I bet Putin pardons them in three or six months. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2012 #1
I don't think so. Savannahmann Oct 2012 #8
Your G. Bush quote is an excellent retort.... defacto7 Oct 2012 #2
I believe that one wasn't actually at the protest starroute Oct 2012 #6
She didn't actually take part. lanlady Oct 2012 #25
OH shit!!! icymist Oct 2012 #3
yeah, where do they think they are, America? mindwalker_i Oct 2012 #4
The propaganda used to be that Russians were atheists. Ash_F Oct 2012 #5
The Russian Orthodox Church defacto7 Oct 2012 #7
Conservative, yes, but that's to be expected. knitter4democracy Oct 2012 #21
Rura Penthe? Mister K Oct 2012 #9
Which one? onehandle Oct 2012 #10
I was gonna say... AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #18
"News" is from 10th October. dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #11
They make it sound like a free speech issue Piazza Riforma Oct 2012 #12
And what sort of sentence would such a simple tresspass charge carry in the US? AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #15
I looked this up in August, the sentence would be about the same in the US for the same act., happyslug Oct 2012 #30
Gee, that certainly sounds like it warrants a trip to the gulag. Oy. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #16
Yeah, Ol' Pants-Crapper would probably get Sing Sing tabasco Oct 2012 #19
Another false equivalency LiberalLovinLug Oct 2012 #20
"There would be demands for prosecution and jail time" NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #27
I don't think anyone here would demand 2 years for it. Ash_F Oct 2012 #28
My how times have changed Shireling Oct 2012 #13
They Did NOT Deserve ANY Punishment Megahurtz Oct 2012 #14
They're being made an example for all of the above. knitter4democracy Oct 2012 #22
Putting "pussy" and "penal" in the same headline could create some google issues. yellowcanine Oct 2012 #17
my juvenile sense of humor hockeynut57 Oct 2012 #23
when I read the headline, my mind did wander directly away from protesters and prison. olddad56 Oct 2012 #29
... PD Turk Oct 2012 #24
Baloney elbloggoZY27 Oct 2012 #26
we need an online place where these woman can have some worldwide support Sunlei Oct 2012 #31
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