Susannah Vila

theatlantic:

Malaysia Celebrates Valentine’s Day by Arresting Unmarried Couples

Morality police in Malaysia kicked off Valentine’s Day by raiding cheap hotel rooms to arrest more than 80 young Muslims trying to “celebrate” the holiday. The unmarried couples were charged with “close proximity,” which is basically being alone with a member of the opposite sex, a crime that is punishable by jail terms of up to two years.

The raids took place almost immediately after midnight on Tuesday and focused on budget hotels and public parks, suggesting that the “couples” may not have been together that long, making them easy targets for morality warriors.

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    Morality police in Malaysia kicked off Valentine’s Day by raiding cheap hotel rooms to arrest more than 80 young Muslims...

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    “Morality police”, eh?

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    yes we should respect their religion.

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    But we should respect their religion.

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    We are so privileged.

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    While we’re off celebrating our Valentine’s day, people around the world are being arrested for trying to celebrate...

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    Oh dear! How very un-Anna Howard Shaw!

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    How ironic. Guess Muslims don’t celebrate Valentine’s?

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    Arrested on Valentine’s Day, get out two years from now on Valentine’s Day.

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    Whose the real “immoral” one now?

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