Pretty much what I expect from Russia. A very dysfunctional place.
It ought to be shown in every prison in the US...to demonstrate that US prisoners are basically in country clubs compared to prisons elsewhere
Grimly hilarious. Has Russia's penal system ever been OUT of question?
As long as no one had to put underwear on their heads, what’s the problem?
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In Russia? Not possible!
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I know a President and some Congress critters that should be treated likewise.
Shocking to be sure. We have to remember that Russia’s law enforcement and courts still have a communist mentality. Its not going to disappear very quickly.
And this has to do with nihilism in Russia, with the belief the law isn’t there to protect you, that the rich and the very powerful make up their own rules. And with endemic corruption, there is much truth to this view.
The question is how to promote respect for the law, to ensure people have the right to peacefully express their differing opinions and to respect others’ rights.
In my opinion, the nature of people’s thinking needs to be changed. You cannot decree democracy. People have to feel themselves free persons. And they have to get rid of the notion of waiting for change to come from “on high.” They have to learn to do it for themselves.
Only then can shocking abuses like this be prevented and the people who commit them, be held truly accountable.