http://rt.com/news/saudi-arrested-free-hugs-138/
"Two Saudis have been detained in the country’s capital for offering free hugs to passers-by. The local police arrested them for ‘indulging in exotic practices’ and offending public order.


One of the campaigners announced on Twitter that he would offer free hugs to the public on Tahlia Street, a popular shopping area in Riyadh....


Later, they were arrested by the religious police, the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, who are charged with ensuring that Sharia law is strictly obeyed.

The two had to sign a pledge that they would not offer hugs again.

Both men participate in the free hugs movement established to ‘brighten up’ people’s lives, which started after a young Saudi man, Bandr Swed, posted a video of himself offering hugs to male strangers on YouTube. The footage got almost 1.5 million views in just a couple of days.
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The country’s religious police force which prevented them from carrying out their campaign is called Mutawa,

and its responsibilities include preventing women driving, enforcing modest dress codes, policing bans on public entertainment and making sure all businesses close for prayers five times a day.

The police reacted to the complaints of the local families and individuals who reported the men's actions. ..."

The video showing the crime has also been removed from youtube.

 

Islam in its undiluted state is a poison to humanity. And until moderate Muslims in the west speak out, and protest against the actions of fundamentalists, then they remain part of the problem too.

 

That is one stupid fucked-up Society. And it's one glaring example of how Fundamental Islam will never be a serious threat to the West.

 

I for one am thrilled they were fucking arrested... go get a job

 

The religious police in Saudi are basically a law unto themselves and to be avoided at all costs

 

The only reason this story has any legs at all is that a western busy body found it and was shocked that free hugs would be against the law.

Deal with it. Why do you feel such a strong impulse to decide morality for someone else?

I mean, isn't that the issue we have with radical muslims?

 

Russia is not western.
Never has been.

 

This is a bad thing?

Personally I think all those squeegie boys at city stop lights should be rounded up, herded into metal cages, and dumped into the sea.

 

They can squash my tits anyday.

 

In the US if you went up to a woman on the street and offered "free hugs", you'd probably get pepper sprayed.

 

Harsher sentence too after being arrested.