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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Frankly... if a group of foreign students came here and got naked in a graveyard, then were accused of causing a natural disaster and put in prison, I would be ****ing horrified.

But they're not in jail on the charges of 'causing a natural disaster', the charges are obscenity, and you can be charged for pretty similar in the UK

The fact that some people do think the two things are linked - well shock horror, not everyone thinks as most Westerners do, different cultures have different belief systms, it doesn't do much good taking an attitude of 'those silly little tribal people should get over themselves'. If you're not comfortable with a belief that - though alien to us - is deeply held and embedded in their society then there's not much point in visiting in the first place. And if it does result in their jailing then there is not much point in our finger wagging and tutting. Politely requesting that they are met with clemency fine; demanding their release shouting that it's based on nothing more than 'fairies' and 'nonsense' - not so fine