How to bring the law into disrepute
I’ve already mentioned the ridiculous overreaction to Richard Gere’s ill-conceived embrace of Shilpa Shetty at an AIDS awareness concert, but now things have gotten really silly.
An Indian judge on Thursday issued arrest warrants for both Gere and Shetty for contravening the country’s public obscenity laws over the incident.
Judge Dinesh Gupta issued the warrants in the north-western city of Jaipur following an official complaint from a member of the public about the display of affection last week between the 57-year-old Hollywood star and Shetty, 31, the Press Trust of India reported.
Earlier in the week, Shetty had accused parts of the Indian media of being “highly irresponsible” in making such a fuss of the kiss.
Saturday 28 Apr 2007 | Paul | India
The matter is given too much weight. In fact it is not a subject to be highlighted by the media. The judiciary in India never look it as a punishable offence. But one thing they have crossed the limit of modesty(in public place) so they should better apologise for it.