Riots in southwest China over girl's death: report

[IceBone]

WHAT GIRL?

[jetsetter]

Originally Posted by IceBone

WHAT GIRL?

We get it. You don't need to repeat yourself again.

[IceBone]

I'm genuinly interested. There is no mention of the girl and how she's connected to this whole thing.

[jayhawk]

Originally Posted by Scooby5

That's rich, from a country that voted in GWB not once but TWICE.

Oh cripes...you are one of THOSE people. Let us compare and contrast.

-GWB will serve two terms, aka eight years. That is the limit, that is the law.
-The leader of China is chosen by the government, not the people. Their term is however long the party decides it will be.

Under GWB, there are

You know, fuck it! I am not even going to bother arguing with you. Your'e right, I am wrong. America sucks. All Americans should be ashamed of expressing the liberty to vote.


You win. I give up.

[BlaRo]

Originally Posted by IceBone

WHAT GIRL?

Internet postings said the girl had been raped and then killed nine days ago and that the police were trying to cover up the alleged murder and protect the suspect, who was identified as the son of the vice head of Wengan county.

The uncle had protested against the conclusion of the police investigation that had determined the 15-year-old girl committed suicide.

He had been badly beaten as he sought justice after the death of his niece, locals said.

Locals contacted by AFP by phone said protesters took to the streets after the deceased girl's uncle was pronounced dead in a local hospital on Saturday afternoon.

[BlaRo]

Originally Posted by hansvonaxion

Still doesn't read like a world stage political incident to me. Its a local issue.

It's still a step in the right direction. It shows that even a regional, local group of powerless middle/lower class citizens are refusing to be pushed around by state-level government corruption and cover-ups. Hopefully this spreads to other levels of bureaucracy, and even further than that...

[Scooby5]

Originally Posted by jayhawk

You know, fuck it! I am not even going to bother arguing with you. Your'e right, I am wrong. America sucks. All Americans should be ashamed of expressing the liberty to vote.


You win. I give up.

Don't assume "Democracy" is the always the right answer, it's over-rated.

Before jumping off the deep end about "that-sucks-but-that-is-great" you need to live in and experience both first hand.

With my living in the UK, Hong Kong, Malaysia and now Singapore i HAVE been witness to both the democratic process and single party system, with the latter two being prime examples although Malaysia is going through its own turmoil at the moment that could result in a real opposition.

The Singapore government is basically a family business with the current PM being the son of the founding PM, hand picked.

I hear few complaints directed towards Singapore for its system. It is openly acknowledged that the Chinese central government looks towards Singapore as a reasonable target to aim for with its own changes.




OH, and note...... the President of China cannot server longer than 2-terms of 5-years. He is elected to office by "The Party" who's members are likewise voted into office by local and regional party offices.

It's obviously not perfect, but my point was......... nothing is.

[IceBone]

Internet postings said the girl had been raped and then killed nine days ago and that the police were trying to cover up the alleged murder and protect the suspect, who was identified as the son of the vice head of Wengan county.

The uncle had protested against the conclusion of the police investigation that had determined the 15-year-old girl committed suicide.

He had been badly beaten as he sought justice after the death of his niece, locals said.

Locals contacted by AFP by phone said protesters took to the streets after the deceased girl's uncle was pronounced dead in a local hospital on Saturday afternoon. Today 00:14

Thank you.