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The freedom to sing

Monday September 15th, 2008. 1:28 pm by frog

There are gangs other than the type we fuss about here in New Zealand.  Such as for instance the Mafia. The Mafia does not stereotypically wear patches so they are harder to use as an easy target for the type of ‘tough on law and order‘ talk Chester Burrows, Michael Laws and Phil Goff enjoy. But, not to be deterred, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has found a way.  He has just banned jailed mafia prisoners from singing.  In the land of opera that must a serious breach of civil freedoms indeed!

Here’s a potential Italian gang member decked out in black insignia and leather:

mafioso? or just well dressed?

He won’t be allowed in Wanganui!

Photo credit: VeVi

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Posted in Justice & Democracy | by frog | Mon, September 15th, 2008 |

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2 Responses to “The freedom to sing”

  1. Sam Buchanan Says:
    September 15th, 2008 at 1:48 pm

    A few years ago, The Economist declared Berlusconi “unfit to rule” and the latter sued for defamation. Recently a court in Milan rejected the defamation suit.

    So it seems there’s at least some parts of the Italian judiciary that seem to function OK!

  2. solarpowered Candle Says:
    September 16th, 2008 at 12:17 pm

    i wonder what they may do about the govts own gang. The NZ police force.

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