Did you know Russian police may not shoot women?

Hang on a minute, Bubba. A new law would extend gender equality into the receiving lead category.

“Federal lawmakers are considering amending a law that prohibits police officers from firing into crowds or at women, newspaper Kommersant reported Thursday.

“A bill introduced to the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, stipulates that police officers would be granted a ‘presumption of trust and support,’ meaning they would not face prosecution for any action taken while on duty, so long as the action was taken for a valid purpose and in accordance with existing laws.”

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/news/article/russian-lawmakers-consider-letting-cops-shoot-at-women-crowds/524914.html

(What about the women terrorists killed in the Moscow theater siege?)

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(Not shooting women or into crowds might be a reaction by USSR legislators to Czarist police actions. Or not.)