Much has already been said about Pussy Riot’s prank in the CSU. I will also make my contribution to making it clear to people why exactly these “fools” are in prison.
Let's assume for a moment that the central phrase in their “punk prayer” was: “Mother of God! Save the sick children!”…
Can't imagine? Why? They are crazy, reckless punks who do not know the rules of decency and disregard all ethical standards. This means that they could have committed such “lawlessness” for any reason. So they got weird and danced at the altar, lifting their legs indecently and shouting: “Mother of God! Save the sick children!”
Now let's move to the courtroom. Witnesses unanimously say that the dance offended them. What about the content of the prayer? Evidence against the idea that sick children need help? Or should children be asked for help only in a form strictly established and approved by the patriarch himself? What if they simply didn’t know this form? They don’t know how to read and are they just idiots?
Would the court send them to prison in such a situation and with such content of the “prayer”?
Try to answer this question honestly for yourself, and it will immediately become clear to you exactly what Pussy Riot was judged for.