This blog is about a Russian man, Gary Kasparov being arrested by the Russian police during a protest against Russian president, Vladimir Putin. Kasparov is a Russian opposition leader and world chess champion.
He was convicted and sentenced to five days in jail for leading the protest. Why there was a protest is because different activists in Russia thought their elections weren't fair, etc.
Well, Russia obviously handle things differently than we do in the US because in the US, nobody gets arrested for starting or joining in a protest; but if it becomes violent, then the cops will arrest someone.
Source: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8F8AD0D5-0EFB-4721-8C1B-98B49546F...
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Umm, do we not remember the Kent State Massacre during Vietnam? But, then again, you're right: the students weren't arrested they were shot at.
The US isn't as pure as you give it credit for. And no, Russia is not the US; the simplest reason is because they're not even on the same continent. And when the US does try to convert everyone else to our standards *cough cough Iraq, anyone?*, everyone curses Bush.
So pick a side. You can't have it both ways.
People totally get arrested in the US for starting or joining a protest. Anarchists and Black Bloc-ers usually get hit the worst.
--Mike
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