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Old Union Guy

(738 posts)
Fri Sep 25, 2015, 11:29 AM Sep 2015

Kirov police launch 'homosexuality propaganda' case against Apple at local lawyer's request

Kirov police launch 'homosexuality propaganda' case against Apple at local lawyer's request
http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=12357

Kirov, September 25, Interfax - Police in the Russian city of Kirov have launched administrative proceedings against the Apple company on a count of promoting homosexual relations over the use of emoticons featuring same-sex couples in its desktop operating system, a lawyer from Kirov, Yaroslav Mikhailov, told Interfax on Thursday.

"I asked the police to conduct a check. I received a reply that administrative proceedings were launched," Mikhailov said.

In their official response, the police said that an administrative case had been opened on a count of 'promoting homosexual relations among minors', he added.

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More of the same from Putin's Russia.
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Kirov police launch 'homosexuality propaganda' case against Apple at local lawyer's request (Original Post) Old Union Guy Sep 2015 OP
Those Russians are such manly men..what are they afraid of? haikugal Sep 2015 #1
Sickening. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #2
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