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Let's try this again: it's not really possible to hate Russia too much
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:14 pm
by Derived Absurdity
Everyone here no doubts knows about this already, but still:
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Re: Let's try this again: it's not really possible to hate Russia too much
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:45 pm
by Gendo
Are you sure this isn't just something going around on anti-Russietic websites?
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Seriously though, what the heck? What was the possible aim of such a law??
Re: Let's try this again: it's not really possible to hate Russia too much
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:58 pm
by Derived Absurdity
It's supposedly to close a "loophole" in which violence against family members is punished more harshly than violence against strangers. Leaving aside the fact that stronger penalties for beating family members than strangers is actually a good thing, I don't know why they couldn't have closed the loophole by, you know, making the penalties for beating up strangers stronger.
Re: Let's try this again: it's not really possible to hate Russia too much
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 7:48 pm
by Boomer
On the plus side if you're related to a Nazi this makes it easier to punch them.
Re: Let's try this again: it's not really possible to hate Russia too much
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 7:49 pm
by Derived Absurdity
lol
Re: Let's try this again: it's not really possible to hate Russia too much
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 9:57 pm
by phe_de
This is reported by many sources. I guess it's genuine.
What does not surprise me is that the Russian Orthodox Church seems to be in favor of this law. Religious fundies have a tendency of believing that the family should have higher authority than the State.
Maybe humanity does not deserve to survive as humans.