An astonishing thing. They put a whip in the hands of a local costumed drunk and boozer and told him: you're authority now too.
And there he is already, without the slightest embarrassment, unfazed by the cameras and feeling no pangs of conscience, lashing young women in the street with that whip. Whatever one may think of them. Even if 100% of the population hates Pussy Riot. If you're a volunteer patrolman and you see a disturbance of public order, call the police. If it seems to you that urgent intervention is needed, then go up, grab her by the arm, and wait for the police to arrive. But no. They gave him power, they gave him a whip — so he has to hit someone. There is nothing worse than power without responsibility.