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Tag Archives: crime
Stuff about Shanghai cop killer Yang Jia （杨佳）
Some interesting statements during the court proceedings: 杨佳当庭直言：我是无罪的，是他们违法，有罪的是他们。（指警察，发人深思啊） [Yang Jia: I am innocent, is they who are guilty of breaking the law.] 法官问：你有什么补充意见？杨佳说：“这些警察之所以敢这样，都是因为他们的背后有你们”。 [Judge asks: do you have any thing to add to your statement? Yang Jia: “the reason the … Continue reading
Chinese journalist Jing Jianfeng to go on trial
Just saw this on a Xici thread. Basically, the story goes like this: Cheng Weixiu (成维秀), a migrant worker from Lin county in Shanxi province（陝西臨縣) was supposedly beaten to death by a coal mine boss Xue Sanwei (薛三卫) in 2007. … Continue reading
Shanghai man leaves his mentally disabled wife on the side of the road
Where she got into an traffic accident and was killed. Li Jun and his wife Zhao Xue were married nine years ago. He knew that she had a history of mental illness but they decided to get married anyway. Later … Continue reading
Guizhou: throwback to Cultural Revolution days
贵州桐梓举行公捕公判大会_网易新闻中心 via kwout 贵州桐梓举行公捕公判大会_网易新闻中心 via kwout Throwback? Maybe they never quite got out of the Cultural Revolution. Some commentators support such measures, but I think that the distinction has to be made between fighting crime (which is naturally a good … Continue reading
ATM scams in China…this is how they do it
银行因挂失电话冗长误事 赔偿客户1万元(图)_网易新闻中心 via kwout Never deposit a huge wad of money in the bank machine, at least not in Guangzhou, and definitely not in front of strange men that you don’t know. The scam is interesting: Mr. Shu puts the … Continue reading
The troubles in Weng’an and Jiang Jie He village: gangs, dams, mines, gambling, death
I was reading Southern Weekend’s investigation into the Weng’an region: the common wisdom now is that the problems didn’t begin or end with the June 28 incident, but that the latter was merely what happened when long simmering problems reached … Continue reading
Movies I’ve watched: Cassandra’s Dream
Is there any reason why Woody Allen should continue subjecting us to these morality tales? If you want to see the Abel and Cain-esque moral fallout that happens when two brothers once so close get in over their heads, you’d … Continue reading
Movies I’ve Watched: In Bruges
In Bruges Movie Reviews, Pictures – Rotten Tomatoes If you take a cursory look at what the people on Rotten Tomatoes are saying you’d find htat most people have a generally positive take on this film, starring Colin Farrell, Brendan … Continue reading
Sichuan officials punished for earthquake relief related issues
Just saw this on Sina. In the city of Ya’An in Sichuan has “fired” three township level party secretaries and given serious warnings to several other cadres. This was over irregularities in how the relief efforts were coordinated and handled; … Continue reading
Jiaxing: Thieves in the ceilings
The title piqued my interest: a thief in Jiaxing had been living in the area above the ceiling of a hotpot restaurant, in an area that was almost 600 square meters and was also above a fast food restaurant and … Continue reading