Pussy Riot

Pussy Riot

Prior to this class, I had never heard of Pussy Riot. To be honest, I don't like them. I don't like their music, or their attitudes. But, I can't say they deserved the sentence that they received. I don't know much about the Russian law, but it's hard for me to believe that sentencing people for blasphemy is legal. I mean, I'm not Russian Orthodox, but watching the group perform in a cathedral made me uncomfortable. I think the group took it too far. There is a protocol when entering a cathedral. It is a somber place. In most of Europe, there are dress codes. There are also places in the cathedrals that have restricted access to the public as they are seen as "most holy" places only for priests. Pussy Riot broke these rules.  But, I think legally, the best the church could have pinned them with was trespassing. I also disagree with the response from the defenders of the Russian Orthodox Church. I understand the feelings that they have, but I don't understand the threats and counter protests. The anger that the counter protesters were feeling should never have been actualized in a threatening way.