Re: Lua Workshop 2014 in Moscow?

[Craig Barnes <craigbarnes85@...>]

>> Well, do you have a practical question then that you would like to
>> discuss? Because I see that this topic is likely to deritoriate into a
>> flame war quickly.
>
> My entire point is that you cannot summarily and arbitrarily declare
> this topic offtopic, because, with the possibility of arrest, it's
> not. I suspect you're probably right that if you watch what you say and
> do, you won't get arrested. But neither my suspicion, nor your
> assertions, make this offtopic.

I completely agree with Alexander. The only concerns that have been
stated so far have either been based on a false premise ("anybody
suspected of being gay or who even mentions that such a thing is
possible can be arrested") or vague scaremongering ("...videos of gay
and transgender people being abused"). The letter of the law has
already been clarified, and it seems pretty easy to avoid trouble for
a few days, even if the law offends you in principle.

(There are a few countries that still have lèse-majesté laws and I
don't care much for Monarchy, but I wouldn't avoid visiting a country
because of it.)