"man detained for holding...blank sign" Topic
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| TNE2300 | 01 Jun 2019 5:58 p.m. PST |
This man held up a blank sign to highlight the hypocrisy of his country's free speech and expression laws—he was arrested in minutes. link |
| Waco Joe | 01 Jun 2019 6:31 p.m. PST |
"Show me the man and I will show you the crime" |
| Dn Jackson | 01 Jun 2019 9:58 p.m. PST |
That, is an act of courage. Protesters in the west claim to be 'standing up to power' or risking their lives, but they know they'll be treated with kid gloves and released in a few hours. That young man could just 'disappear' and never be heard from again. My hat's off to him. |
| Andrew Walters | 02 Jun 2019 8:57 a.m. PST |
I guess the media is the message. I wonder if we know the whole story, or just the interesting part. I wonder if he'll be okay. I wonder if it will do any good. Best wishes… |
| Andrew Walters | 02 Jun 2019 9:18 a.m. PST |
I googled around and it turns out he was not arrested for holding up a blank sign. Mr. Sagutdinov ran afoul of the law by making the political statement that "there is no democracy and free speech in Kazakhstan" in a public place.
So that makes sense, then. Another irony-free arrest. Lots of interesting context here: link |
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