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>and many which allow the people to hold the state accountable The thing is, if you try to use your right to petition Beijing, for example, you will be harasse
by ourlordcaffeine 7y ago
>and many which allow the people to hold the state accountable
The thing is, if you try to use your right to petition Beijing, for example, you will be harassed and may be arrested.
I followed the story on weibo of a parent who petitioned Beijing for better discipline in schools after bullies took out her son's eye. She was followed by agents, prevented from taking her son to hospital appointments in the city and forced to sign a "confession" that she was a dissident.
So yes, you have the right, but if you use it, you will be targeted. So stop spreading this "China is not so bad, it has the same freedoms as in the west!" bs.
- yorwba 7y agoRight after the part you quoted: > All this with the humongous caveat that courts and judges will often not enforce laws as they are written Please don't use selective quotations to misrepresent the viewpoints of other commenters.
- ourlordcaffeine 7y agoHarassment and arbitrary arrest are not quite the same as "judges will often not enforce laws as they are written" Seems like you've deliberately misinterpreted my comment
- yorwba 7y agoNo, I'm just disagreeing with the parts of it directed at the commenter you were responding to. (Edit: basically just So stop spreading this "China is not so bad, it has the same freedoms as in the west!" bs. )