Kissing ban considered for Moscow metro

Uh...remind me again why I live in the United States? Ok, blatent groping, heavy petting, things of that nature...I could see. But just giving a peck on the cheek to your mate or a quick hug? Hello? I'm wondering if this ban extends to holding hands. At the rate they are going, you won't be able to hold your kids on your lap.

MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) -- Couples caught kissing on Moscow's underground rail system could be fined under new regulations being considered by city authorities while those going too far could face jail, a newspaper's Web site said on Friday. The kissing ban could even extend to a husband embracing his wife, Stolichnaya Vechernyaya Gazeta said on its Web site.

Here's the article.

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