Posted on 12/19/2016 10:38:14 AM PST by Jyotishi
Caption - Indian movie goers stand up as national anthem is played at a movie hall before the screening of a movie in Jammu, India, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. A ruling by India's Supreme Court last month said that the anthem must be played before every film screening in the country and that audiences must stand. The court said the rule was aimed at instilling a sense of patriotism. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) (Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
NEW DELHI – Twelve people have been arrested in southern India for not standing while the national anthem was being played at an international film festival, police said Tuesday.
The arrests Monday follow a ruling by India's Supreme Court last month that said the anthem must be played before every film screening in the country, accompanied by an image of the national flag, and that audiences must stand. The court said the rule was aimed at instilling a sense of patriotism.
The 12 people, all Indian citizens, were arrested in two separate incidents at the film festival, said Anil Kumar, inspector of police in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala state. They were released on bail.
Volunteers at the International Film Festival of Kerala, being held in Thiruvananthapuram, complained to police that the 12 refused to stand despite repeated requests, Kumar said.
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The thought of Colin Kaepernick sitting in an Indian prison makes me smile.
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“A ruling by India’s Supreme Court last month said that the anthem must be played before every film screening in the country and that audiences must stand.”
DANGIT!!! Now I’ll never get through to Tech Support!
please hold for the next available technician... we expect to ... oh who are we kiddin? All our techs are in prison
Great minds think alike.
Yep, almost as much as the mental image of him getting the shit smacked out of him by a bunch of WWII Veterans with canes.
The next time Kaperwhatever takes a knee, the rest of the team should dogpile him after the anthem is over.
Colon has had every advantage life can offer and he pulls this. There are pictures of him sitting out long before this season. It’s only because some reporter noticed him this season. Remember how long it took for him to come up with some excuse, uh, explanation. He didn’t have an explanation. Someone else gave it for him. He’s flat out lazy and disrespectful.
I remember all movie theaters on military bases playing then National Anthem before movies. Don’t remember if they did at the ALERT BARRACKS though.
Ahh, yes - Is there any better version of patriotism than the kind forced by Government?
Just like movie theaters on base when I was in school.
Some need reminding of just where they are and what it’s all about. Short of one world government, we can’t have a bunch of nations where the citizenry is so divided and lackadaisical that just anything goes, any time and anywhere. Some misfits must be kicked out of the village.
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