Brickbat: You Can't Say That on Facebook

Indian police have arrested two women for "hurting religious sentiments" because of something one of them posted on Facebook. One of the women, who were not named by media, posted her displeasure at followers of the right-wing Shiv Shena party shutting down Mumbai following the death of the party's founder, Bal Thackeray. The other woman "liked" the comment, so cops took both of them to jail.

Comments

[invisible furry hand]

aah, the problems of posting old stories... some developments:

*The Maharashtra government suspended the cops and transfer red the magistrate.

* The Supreme Court gave Maharashtra four weeks to explain the circumstances under which the women were arrested after a petition was filed by a third party challenging the law as vague and open to abuse.

* India's federal telecommunications ministry issued fresh guidelines making it more difficult for police to arrest people for posts on social networking sites. Any arrest for a social media comment that is perceived to create social unrest will now have to be approved by a senior police official. more

* the poster, Shaheen Dhada, has gone into hiding

[Whiterun Guard]

By Great Vishnu's Seven Beards! How terrible does your country have to be when the freaking Indian judicial/LE system puts yours to shame.

That's good news IFH.

Groin-grabbingly good news.

[Fist of Etiquette]

It goes to show we shouldn't raja to judgment. Don't be in too much of a matahari to tell the story. Facts: here today, gandhi tomorrow.

And so on.

[Whiterun Guard]

Don't try to curry favor with the pun-nut gallery.

[Groovus Maximus]

It's too far Ganesha this point.

[invisible furry hand]

naan of us disagree with you

[Whiterun Guard]

Agreeing with FOE? You're going to be sari.

[RBS]

So this is what happens when I step away to get a cup of coffee. Luckily only my 5 month old was around to hear me laugh.

[Groovus Maximus]

I Vishnu you all would stop making such awful puns. This is atrocious!!!

[invisible furry hand]

Did you Kali these puns awful? That's Parvati for the course, I s'pose

[Groovus Maximus]

Yes, the die has been caste Deep, hasn't it?

[seguin]

If you had a Dhosa good sense you'd know they're awful.

[Killazontherun]

Thank Science! that I'm from a minority that no one knows shit about.

[Ted S.]

No; he's going to be sari.

[RBS]

Brickbats aren't necessarily up to date stories, just ridiculous things government and people do.

[robc]

I read that as Indiana police at first.

[SIV]

Hasn't Shikha Dalmia thoroughly covered the GOP's "War on Hindus" ?

[Killazontherun]

I prefer to refer to the matter as 'why do Indian-Americans vote like assholes?'.

[Mr. FIFY]

Big Sis read this article, sighed, and put it in her "to do" paperwork.