Man arrested in Moscow for ‘wearing a kilt’

[T_i_B]

Source: Scotsman

A MAN has been detained in Moscow by police for wearing a kilt, according to reports from the Russian capital.

Eyewitnesses said that police in central Moscow arrested the man on Saturday March 14, near the Tsoi Wall at the junction of Arbat Street and Krivoarbatsky Lane.

A group of young people had gathered to celebrate St Patrick’s Day weekend, with a bystander telling tvrain.ru that police arrested the man for ‘wearing a skirt in public’.

The man was taken to the Arbat district Department of Internal Affairs.

Read more: http://www.scotsman.com/news/odd/man-arrested-in-moscow-for-wearing-a-kilt-1-3719411

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[geek tragedy]

1. they probably thought he was spreading gay propaganda nt

[davidpdx]

3. Yep

They thought "he's wearing a skirt therefore he must be gay."

[sarge43]

2. Oooops

Now you've pissed off Scotland. Ireland and kilted regiments. Never a good idea.

[RKP5637]

4. Idiots! Putin, dragging Russia down step by step. n/t

[msanthrope]

5. I await the Snowden/Greenwald take on this. nt

[treestar]

6. Wearing a skirt in public is a crime for men there?

I guess that bastion of freedom has nothing like the 14th Amendment in its laws.

[renegade000]

8. well, at least they're sticking to the IMF

So, everything else is forgiven. Besides, all these illiberal laws are somehow the West's fault anyways.

At any rate, kilts are a symbol of the long and deep history of Scots/Irish European hegemony and imperialism

[jwirr]

7. Ignorant assholes . I wonder if he was a visitor or a local?

[jtuck004]

9. We arrest them here for being black, regardless of what they are wearing. n/t

[Blue_Tires]

15. Sadly, Eastern Europe's record with

dark-skinned minorities is even worse...

[jtuck004]

16. Ironic, coming from a country built on the bones of it's native inhabitants. n/t

[NuclearDem]

20. "And you are lynching Negroes."

The whataboutism comes full circle.

[Diclotican]

10. T_i_B

T_i_B

Wearing a kilt in Mars must be a cold experience in Moscow - as it is rather cold there....


Diclotican

[T_i_B]

12. It can get cold in Scotland as well!

The kilt is actually quite a warm garment, and the Scots are a pretty hardy bunch.

[Diclotican]

13. T_i_B

T_i_B


I know - Scotland can be rather cold this time of year - And it is maybe a nice think to have on that kilt when it is cold outside - I do not know - have never been wearing it.... And to be honest - it dosen't look to comfortable going "commando" even with a kilt on you... Or maybe it IS comfortable...


Diclotican

[T_i_B]

21. All I can think of now....

...is the kilt related goings on in Carry On Up The Kyber!

Especially the end scene!

[YOHABLO]

19. It's not like Scots wear the kilt every day. It can be cold way into May in N.Scotland

[Comrade Grumpy]

11. At least he wasn't wearing baggy pants.

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[AtheistCrusader]

14. And now we know how WWIII starts.

Ireland and Scotland invading Russia.

[tavernier]

17. Can I get an Amen for guys in kilts?

(Hey, Putin... Are you afraid that your stubby white russian calves don't look sexy next to the Norse descendants? Give me a Liam or a Colin in a kilt anytime, next to a fat Vlad).

[Bartlet]

18. Just when you think

all the 'Stupid Russian" jokes are over the top, they go and do something like this.

[freshwest]

22. Lucky he was a Scot: 'Many Celts fought completely naked (much to the surprise of their enemies)'

Although the picts had quite a reputation, too.

Celtic Empire:

Celts had a large reputation as head hunters, and were famous for putting victim’s heads on their chariots, and in front of their homes. Many Celts fought completely naked (much to the surprise of their enemies) and are famous for their iron long sword: “They cut off the heads of enemies slain in battle and attach them to the necks of their horses. The blood-stained spoils they hand over to their attendants and striking up a paean and singing a song of victory; and they nail up these first fruits upon their houses, just as do those who lay low wild animals in certain kinds of hunting. They embalm in cedar oil the heads of the most distinguished enemies, and preserve them carefully in a chest, and display them with pride to strangers, saying that for this head one of their ancestors, or his father, or the man himself, refused the offer of a large sum of money. They say that some of them boast that they refused the weight of the head in gold[.]”

http://listverse.com/2011/04/23/top-10-terrifying-civilizations/

Sorry, couldn't find a better source but I've read about this several times in the past.

Other reports claimed Romans were in terror of them for showing up to fight naked and thought they were crazed and were dangerous foes.

The Russians have seen bloodshed, but this is micromanaging people. Of course, we can't say Police State when we are discussing Russia.

[Orsino]

23. Fear makes people fools. n/t

[Coventina]

24. I see that "the United States has done bad things so Russia must never be criticized" brigade is

already at work.....

[KamaAina]

25. Good thing the Scotland independence vote failed

We'd be looking at war between Scotland and Russia over this!

[Peace_maker]

26. Mess with the Scots

Mess with the Scots & you're gunna get kilt