A Raging Riot

In class this week we watched the documentary on Pussy Riot. In their "peaceful" protests, they engaged in rioting in the Cathedral. What they did I believe was totally shocking, and out of social norms for their location. I also believe it was not against the law, but was unethical. Most religious sanctuaries are supposed to be kept peaceful, clean, and respectful, etc. They did not do so in participating in their acts. The culture shock I can imagine from the religious people surrounding the Cathedral must have been brutal. I find it really disrespectful that Pussy Riot chose to do their riots in such a location, knowing there would be backlash. I wish that they would have chose a different location such as the center of town or maybe a busy street.

It was really interesting though, to learn about how other places handle incidents like this. I feel like if this were to happen in Massachusetts today, the punishment would not have been as serious. The most likely would have just gotten a trespassing fine at the least. Most of these incidents are often overlooked today because of its controversial effects to us.