Wow, for once a governmental decision I agree with! Hey, maybe those Indians aren't so bad, after all.
2007-04-26 08:13:45 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
Sorry, I assumed that anyone reading this would be smart enough to know what I was referring to...well, that's what I get for assuming!
http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20070426/117760068000.html
2007-04-26 08:21:53 · update #1
It IS a crime (over there). I figured the sniveling celebrity lovers in this crowd would come to his defense. Do you think the Indian courts would let YOU off, if you did the same thing?
You know, I was just thinking...since the demos here in AmeriKa love to make new laws, why not one similar to this? H-m-m...just a thought...
BTW, did you know that in the 1940's it was (still) illegal for a woman to wear pants in public? My oh my, how we have gone downhill since those days!
[A sheriff in Marion, Ohio arrested a woman on that charge back then, so don't accuse me of making it up!]
2007-04-26 08:29:21 · update #2
Yes. He's giving Americans a bad name (well, a worse one). He should have known better. Anytime you travel to another country you are responsible for knowing the customs and laws. His actions have also caused the woman he kissed to receive death threats.
2007-04-26 08:18:38 · answer #1 · answered by anonymous 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
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2016-06-02 19:41:52 · answer #2 · answered by Rocio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he wrongly violated cultural values and beliefs, and yes he should be punished for that. He has further worsened our reputation of being selfish and egotistical. But lets face it, he'll end up paying a fine and the whole thing will be forgotten about.
After seeing all of the other answers, I decided to come back and add something to mine. This seems to just be one more excuse for ignorant Americans to hate anything different than our own cultural beliefs. We should respect world differences, not judge. If Gere was unaware of the laws and regulations, let this be a reminder for him that we are not the same. But we shouldn't increase our stereotypes and be quick to judge. That is, for one, the reason WE are hated all around the world.
2007-04-26 08:25:11 · answer #3 · answered by wranglergirl 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Are you just mad because you wanted a kiss from Richard Gere? If you think the Indians aren't so bad ....( Which they are not bad at all ) I am sure that they would let you live in India.
2007-04-27 04:08:21 · answer #4 · answered by thisisme 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He broke a law in their country and should be punished. I hope that they are lenient on him as he is a foreigner and may not have realized he was breaking the law. If it was a willful act then he showed contempt for the Indian people in their country and should be prosecuted.
2007-04-26 08:19:47 · answer #5 · answered by shadouse 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I disagree... He should not get arrested for kiss someone on the cheeks… Like the lady said there are more important things to deal w/ ….
2007-04-26 09:31:16 · answer #6 · answered by mandylove020 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
for what? India has more urgent problems like cleaning the disgustingly polluted Ganges River and instituting a sanitation program. No offense intended, but apparently it is a very dirty country and no one seems to be doing much about it.
2007-04-26 08:17:35 · answer #7 · answered by GDBear 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
i m an indian myself n i hv watched tht footage a lot of time in the news channel....i thnk d media has hyped d issue...otherwise i dnt c a reason tht dis matter should b tken 2 such heights...ok it was publicly offensive...but d issue has become almost d front page news in all newspaper n political parties r tking d advantge n hypin d issue by burning their photos n tking out ralies n all tht stuff i dnt think thts sane at all.........well i thnk he should just pay d fine n thts it....may he was not well acquinted wid d culture n as far as d law goes i myself hv no knowledge bout it regardin dis matter...as far as reports says he was jst tryin 2 entertain d crowd but i guess his gesture was nt tken in gud taste.....well ya agree wid u all tht its one's responsibilty 2 act properly whn in diffrent country.....
d reality is dis matter wouldnt hv been a topic of discussion if d media wouldnt hv instigated d issue...overall let him pay d fine but arresting wouldnt b rite.......
2007-04-26 08:57:56 · answer #8 · answered by naturelover 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
lol....and in the article it said,
"Photographs of the clinch were then splashed across front pages in India where public displays of affection are largely taboo."
i don't understand why they would cause all that drama about public displays of affection and then go ahead and splash the picture all over the front pages of newspapers and magazines for the public to see?
2007-04-26 08:36:11 · answer #9 · answered by mikey 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No! He shouldn't be arrested. Maybe what he did was in poor taste, but it definitely wasn't a crime. If poor taste was a crime then most of us would be in jail!!
2007-04-26 08:23:54 · answer #10 · answered by charlieandtc 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋