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Russian prosecutors requested a 3½ year prison sentence Friday for a blogger charged with inciting religious hatred for playing "Pokemon Go" in a church.
Prosecutors made the request as the trial of Ruslan Sokolovsky, 22, wrapped up in the city of Yekaterinburg. A judge said a verdict in the case would be issued May 11.
Sokolovsky posted a video on his blog showing him playing the smartphone game in a church built on the supposed spot where the last Russian tsar and his family were killed. He has been in detention since October.
He is charged with inciting religious hatred. It is the same offense that sent two women from the Pussy Riot punk collective to prison for two years in 2012.
Source: ABC News
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Russian Prosecutors Seek 3.5 Years for Blogger Who Played "Pokémon Go" in Church
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You seek to shield those you love and you like the role of the provider.
(Score: 2) by Wootery on Wednesday May 03 2017, @09:41PM
But it's not a slippery slope. Your right to swing your fist ends at my nose, and all that. Crazy superstitions are allowed, but aren't an excuse to break the law. Simple as that.
The front-porch-at-9:00-on-a-Sunday issue might be within the scope of laws regarding 'disturbing the peace' and such, at least if you have a clear sign on your property. Personally I get it easy: there are some such evangelists here in the UK (the Jehova's Witnesses spring to mind), but not many.