Russian court turns down Pussy Riot appeal

San Mateo Daily Journal ^ | January 17, 2012 | AP

[Navy Patriot]

BEREZNIKI, Russia — A Russian court on Wednesday turned down an attempt by an imprisoned Pussy Riot band member to defer serving her sentence for hooliganism until her preschool son becomes a teenager.

Maria Alekhina asked the court in Berezniki, a Urals Mountain city near her prison, to let her serve the rest of her two-year sentence after her 5-year-old son turns 14. She argued that separation from her young child now would do irreparable psychological damage to him.

Alekhina and two other female members of the punk band were convicted last year of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred for an anti-Vladimir Putin protest in Russia’s main cathedral. One of the women has had her sentence suspended on appeal.

Judge Galina Yefremova rejected Alekhina’s petition, saying the court that sentenced her had already taken the child’s existence into account.

Alekhina told the court Wednesday that while she wanted her sentence deferred, she still refused to plead guilty.

“No one will force me to say I’m guilty — I have nothing to repent for,” she said.

[Navy Patriot]

Times are tough for whiner progressives in Russian prison.

[Newbomb Turk]

Finally a band with a name I can embrace. Too bad they are mud fence ugly.

[Standing Wolf]

President You Didn’t Build That turns green with jealousy of Vladimir Putin.

[Pigsley]

The little I read about these dopes is that they did some bad stuff in a church. I may not like Putin...but he wasn’t there...they were.

And the POS who is a mother and NOW SOOOOOO concerned about her kid? Give me a break.

I’ll just say too bad, so sad for the squealing feminists (and all that entails). You got the attention you were looking for. Enjoy.

[bigbob]

Dave Barry agrees this is a good name for a rock band

[cuban leaf]

Finally a band with a name I can embrace.

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Cat lovers everywhere are sorely disappointed.

[BBell]

I would not say that they are all ugly

Bat sh!t crazy maybe

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

I think that Putin is sending a message, that while Christianity is despised in other countries, in Russia, the Russian Orthodox church will be treated with respect, as it is part and parcel to Russia.

I think they have a much better understanding of the separation of church and state than Americans do these days.

[BBell]

The orgy in the museum was worse. You can find the pictures on line but I will not post them.

[Sioux-san]

Totally agree - these dingbats got just what they deserved. Stew in your own jerky petard.

[BBell]

When she was very pregnant, about 8 or 9 months, she participated in a protest orgy at a museum. The pictures are all over the internet. That will look good in her son's baby book.

Look son, here I am pregnant with at an orgy!

[Chode]

good...

[wonkowasright]

Here here !!!

[Navy Patriot]

I think that Putin is sending a message, that while Christianity is despised in other countries, in Russia, the Russian Orthodox church will be treated with respect, as it is part and parcel to Russia.

Looks like Putin is an authoritarian Russian Nationalist that understands the end game of the degenerating society progressives like Pussy Riot, and the higher value of Russian Orthodox Christianity, maybe because he's been there before.

From his actions, it would be easy to prove Putin authoritarian, one who seeks publicity, and Russia/Slavic culturally centric, and very hard to prove him a Communist.

[BBell]

From the polls that I have seen, if you believe them, Putin is quite popular in Russia. After the turbulent years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, to which Yelstin was ill equipped to handle, Putin is perceived to be a capable leader at calming the Nation.

[MirrorField]

From his actions, it would be easy to prove Putin authoritarian, one who seeks publicity, and Russia/Slavic culturally centric, and very hard to prove him a Communist.

Hardline and authoritarian Russian nationalist? Most definitely. Communist? Don't think so.

Putin lived through the fall of the USSR while working as a KGB officer. He has personal experience on the subject of communism and knows that that dog won't hunt.

As Reagan once put it: "How do you tell a Communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin."

[Chode]

100%

[Gene Eric]

A bit late on the responsibility.