China’s Internet community outraged over caged beggars at Taoist temple fair
Oh man. What do you say to that? Can you imagine??
With more than 100,000 pilgrims and visitors expected to attend the annual Xishan Wanshou Palace Temple Fair, authorities thought it would be a good idea to confine the local beggars in one spot. So, more than 100 beggars from the town of Xishan, in China’s southern Jiangxi province, were placed in a 165-foot-long iron cage during the fair on Sept. 15.
But when pictures of the beggars in the cage were posted on Sina Weibo, China’s most-popular version of Twitter, there was an outpouring of criticism online. Most netizens were furious.
via Behind The Wall.
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Any comment from Tom Freidman?
See how enlightened the ChiComs are? In the old days they just shot you in the head, sold your organs to the highest bidder, and sent the bill for the bullet to your family.
They are not IN the cage. They ARE the cage.
I’m sure China wouldn’t be doing this if the beggars weren’t being obnoxious. The beggars were given the option, sit in this cage or you have to leave. They chose the cage. Everyone walking by knows these beggars are in hardship and they have the option to help whom they choose. People will help them out and they will feel good about themselves in doing so.