Morocco teens held for kissing photo on Facebook

[Jazzy]

A Moroccan teenage boy and girl have been arrested for posting an online photograph of themselves kissing.

The couple - aged 14 and 15 - had their picture taken by a friend outside their school in the north-eastern town of Nador and posted it on Facebook.

They were held for violating public decency after a local newspaper printed the photo. The couple are due appear before a juvenile court next week.

A campaign to post a million copycat photos was later launched in protest.

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Another reason NOT to use Facebook!

 

[Flurry]

*blinks* Oh come on, that is HARDLY violating public decency. I could see it being an issue if they were being lewd or whatever. But just kissing? Come on now.

 

[Evil Eye]

Poor them. That's pretty ridiculous.

 

[JetWing34]

Not a felony here in the United States. Why is it a crime in Morocco?

 

[Sinon]

Not a felony here in the United States. Why is it a crime in Morocco?

I believe it's a Muslim country. Different laws and whatnot.

 

[JetWing34]

I wouldn't like to live in a country with strict Muslim rules and fatwas, let alone being a Facebook user.