Comments on: New York Times: “Woman Is Arrested In Rape Rumor That Ignited Beijing Protest”

By: btravers33

btravers33 — Mon, 13 May 2013 01:22:48 +0000

Not reported because they had two choices: Get immediate medical attention for their injuries or wait 12-36 hours for the rape police. My expectation is that they would be able to get more timely access to the police so they can get treated in a timely manner and be able to seek justice

By: RhZ

RhZ — Sun, 12 May 2013 02:38:04 +0000

No one has ever been beaten in China when trying to report a crime? No one has ever ended up in a black jail or even a real jail for trying to seek justice? Oh sorry, that happens all the time.

Sure, people have no fear in China of going to the local police station and accusing a powerful person or a government official of rape.

Who is talking about foreign rape victims? You? Because its not me.

By: RhZ

RhZ — Sun, 12 May 2013 02:34:51 +0000

…because the government is much better at hiding evidence than they are at solving crimes in an impartial way. Everything is political because the party’s needs go first.

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 11 May 2013 15:39:53 +0000

As weibo is being weibo’d, much more information is available on the community forum.

http://www.lsqlife.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=2502&page=1

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 11 May 2013 15:16:45 +0000

Heads up on this scoop. There’s a rather large protest going on in Beijing 明天第一城. The government is trying to rip up the parks for a 22m wide, 6m deep wastewater open ditch to dump into 清河. Zero consideration for the fact that line 5 pylons are right next to it, and zero consideration for the residents. They came suddenly, no warning, no notice, no explanation, ripped out all the trees and there are now 1000+ residents who have been organized. Cops everywhere. Weibo for 立水桥 or 明天第一城 for more info.

By: Jonathan Alpart

Jonathan Alpart — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:27:14 +0000

Neither does anyone, apparently…

By: bag-o-dicks

bag-o-dicks — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:53:14 +0000

Foreign rape victims in China are being imprisoned? Could you post a link to evidence of that happening? I’m looking forward to seeing that link because of course nobody would make a claim like that without proof that they could easily provide. So, in your own time…

By: RhZ

RhZ — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:18:15 +0000

and if you try to report it you will get ignored, beaten up, or imprisoned.

By: RhZ

RhZ — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:17:20 +0000

you don’t know that.

By: bag-o-dicks

bag-o-dicks — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:04:32 +0000

They can’t do anything about a crime that is not reported no. What would you expect?

By: btravers33

btravers33 — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:22:59 +0000

Apparently starting rumors about rape is a punishable crime, but actual rape is not.

By: btravers33

btravers33 — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:21:31 +0000

It’s amazing how fast and effective the police here can be when they are actually forced to give a sh*t. Yet, with cameras everywhere, they can do nothing about this:

http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/beijing/articles/blogs-beijing/expat-life/safety-concerns-sanlitun/

By: fdawei

fdawei — Fri, 10 May 2013 05:49:36 +0000

The young woman in the photo at the top of the page is not identified. Who is she? There should be a caption under the photo with relevant information.

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 10 May 2013 05:43:03 +0000

Made it up

By: Amanda R.

Amanda R. — Fri, 10 May 2013 05:05:26 +0000

I just wonder where Yuan got her information to start the rumor in the first place.