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Originally Posted by Flashpoint
From the BBC Q+A on the Russian law. Most of the problems with it (other than the massive massive homophobic bigotry), lie in how vague and open to interpretation it is.
Because we know security forces like police and government would NEVER take advantage of a vague law...
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1. As you see, this law has a really huge support by russian citizen. Now think for a moment — can it be, that all those 140 millions of people, who actually LIVE in Russia are right, and you, who sit on the other side of the globe and judge by TV and internet is wrong? This is INTERNAL Russian law, they don't suggest other countries to follow. It is for good of RUSSIAN people and they obviously support it. Are you sure that you have better understanding of what is going on in Russia and what is better for Russians?
2. As you have pointed out, LGBT folks are afraid that law is vague and this can be taken advantage of. While there's no denial that this can - in theory - happen, and I have no problem admitting it, it is also obvious that this claim is not based on anything that actually happened this far. It is not the intention of the law, it is not what officials comment on, and it is not what Russian people support.