Should The West automatically give a political asylum to a Russian street protester?

[panchul]

Gentlemen: I believe there is a case of a serious disconnect and I need your help to clarify the situation.

What happended: Alexander Dolmatov, a member of a Russian opposition party The Other Russia (effectively a renamed National Bolshevik Party) decided to take part in a street meeting that led him to a fight with a Russian police: Dolmatov is

Comments

[wbz09]

It seems to me, the begining of this article is not quite correct. The post might be read by not only men but women as well. So it would be better to start with the words "gentlemen & gentlewomen".

[ddstory]

Oh, no worries. We've gotten used to being ignored. ;P

[wbz09]

Perhaps, Mr. Panchul doesn't suspect, that some ladies are able to distinguish English letters.

[ddstory]

I don't know, but there's something else that I'm curious about.

How come, whenever a Russian guy writes a post here on some Russian subject, a whole bunch of Russian LJ-ers who've never previously appeared around here, suddenly pop out of nowhere?

Do you have a theory about this?

[abomvubuso]

The place in the picture looks familiar. Is that... Triumfalnaya Pl.?

[telemann]

Is the guy with the big hat (with the red band) in the photograph in the military or he is a police officer too ?

[abomvubuso]

He's a cop, but with an officer rank.

[wbz09]

He is a policeman. His big hat is called "peaked cap".

[foolsguinea]

selected: "This guy was working on a missile factory. The Dutch should investigate him before letting him in"

I'd investigate him, sure, but then I'd probably let him move to my country, which would probably look like:
"At least he should get a Green Card, basic food and shelter, medical insurance, food stamps"

I'm not big on closed borders in general.