Sunday, January 15, 2006
The Moral Police Strikes in Bangladesh
Sometimes, the truth is way stranger than fiction and this story clearly fits that bill.
Bangladeshi authorities have ordered mobile phone operators to stop offering free calls after midnight, to protect the morals of young people.The phone companies weren't completely cowed down.
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They said children were losing sleep and some indulged in "vulgar talk".
One spokesman has been quoted as saying that if the authorities wish to stop young people meeting each other, by the same logic, fast food restaurants and universities should be shut down, too.EXACTLY. And some governments might do just that.
