Comments on: Save Money, Die Better

By: Xuchen

Xuchen — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:55:03 +0000

The good samaritan has been squashed by China’s frequent and often completly unobjective mood swings in it’s legal system

1) Nanjing guy helping the old women
2) Cops tricking innocent drivers into picking up a stranger and then charging him as a “black taxi”.

Any onlookers would only be counting their fen as it wasn’t them getting the boots.

By: Careers Nigeria

Careers Nigeria — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:20:00 +0000

Hi There !!

It is really sad to hear.

Why they are harassing people like this, is this the part of investigation. It is horrible

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:09:11 +0000

I agree Kellen, there is a strong case for tight gun control in China. I think violent crime is born out of poverty, a sense of hopelessness and overall detachment from your society — no shortage of those ingredients in China.

By: kellen

kellen — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:53:50 +0000

Dang man. That’s messed up. There’s so damn much pent up aggression here. People push you out of line at the train station, push you aside and take the taxi you’ve long been waiting for, no one gives even the slightest courtesy and meanwhile acts entitled to the whole of China for no other reason than they’re themselves. It’s no surprise that this kind of thing happens. It’s like the Nanjing lu beating that happened over a seat on the stupid trolly. I guess it’s what happens when people feel they have no control over their lives. Once the Gaokao hits they’re locked in for life, assuming they’ve got enough guanxi to land a good job and a ‘good’ spouse.

Chinese friends always tell me America is too dangerous because people have guns. I tell them the people with guns that you need to worry about probably have them illegally to begin with, same as China. I can only imagine China if they were allowed. You don’t have to do a thing and you’ll still get the crap beat out of you. God forbid they’ve got guns.

By: James

James — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:09:24 +0000

Wow! I’ve actually been to that very Wal-Mart in the so called pottery capital of Jingdezhen. Glad I wasn’t drunk and looking for a five fingered discount or I may have wound up discussing my sins with Sammy Walton.

By: Devils Advocate

Devils Advocate — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:03:37 +0000

Just this week on the subway in Shanghai, I saw uniformed train police manhandle a blind man, and his guide who herself was battling muscular dystrophy. The guards themselves acted more like thugs than police/security guards would. The forcibly pushed the blind man and threatened the guide who was half his size and might even break if grabbed. When a woman tried to tell these security/subway police to be careful with both of their detainees. The more senior of the two began, cursing, and mono logging. Something about these scum of society, and the stupid people like us that give it too them. I think he used some other words, but the woman started to beat him with a newspaper. He looked like he was going to actually hit her until he notice myself and 3 other foreigners standing up and looking at this unfold. I watched the drama all the way to People’s Square, the unfortunate two was dragged off the train, paraded to the central desk where uniformed police awaited their arrival. I thought even the most down trodden of people here is considered to treated with the same type of respect you would treat anyone else. I should learn not to believe what you write.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:59:51 +0000

I get the suspicion that there’s more to the story. I’m definitely not letting the perps off the hook but I wonder if the woman did more than question their position or if bystanders were somehow involved. I know there’s a lot of lunacy in China (as is everywhere else in the world) but this seems extreme, almost unbelievable. Of course who knows, maybe these dudes were just rabid dogs who got off the leash. Wal-Mart should offer the family compensation but shouldn’t admit to wrongdoing since the company wasn’t directly involved.

By: warped0ne

warped0ne — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:42:36 +0000

It’s not just the Wal-Mart stores within China that have beaten people to death, it’s also happened in the US on 2 different occasions; 2005 in Texas and 2008 in South Carolina.