Russian lawmakers move to decriminalize domestic violence in 368-to-1 vote

[Jimbo101]

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/russian-lawmakers-move-to-decriminalize-domestic-violence-in-368-to-1-vote/

A bill that would downgrade domestic violence from a criminal charge to an administrative offense passed its first voting hurdle on Wednesday in Russia’s lower house of parliament the duma .

Politico Europe said that 368 lawmakers voted in favor of the bill with one “no” vote and one abstaining.

Under the rule, the charge of “battery within the family” would be removed from the Russian Criminal Code, said the Moscow Times. The offense will be punishable by a fine, community service and a brief prison term.

However, the criminal charge returns if a perpetrator is charged with the offense twice or more in a year.

[Equinox Moon]

1. Wow. How very unfortunate.

This tells us a lot about the culture of Russia. Do they have any women legislators?

[11 Bravo]

2. Pussy grabbing for EVERYONE! Trump must be thrilled.

Maybe the microcephalic orange shitgibbon will decide to move there.

[maxrandb]

3. Damn. When you said; "Russian Lawmakers"

I thought you were talking about the Republicans in DC.

[Hortensis]

4. Well, wondering what might have happened to some of the people

arrested under the old system, and with the extreme punitiveness typical of conservative systems, could this be an enlightened move? (Even better than Jeff Sessions "evolution" in deciding that being only 18 times more punitive toward crack users than powder, instead of 100, would be appropriate?)

Reminds me, though, of a charming old Russian wedding ceremony custom of the father passing over both his daughter and the stick he beat her with (one hopes usually symbolically) to her new husband. I read about that in a biography of a historic figure, though, so hopefully associating it with today's Russia does it a grave injustice.