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Just because in the US we slap the catch-all "Disturbing the peace" charge on folks doesn't mean it's much better than the Chinese.
by x86_64Ubuntu 6y ago
Just because in the US we slap the catch-all "Disturbing the peace" charge on folks doesn't mean it's much better than the Chinese.
- Mary-Jane 6y agoThis. While it's sad that we wait till we can pin these activities on the other party, it's good to see us finally acknowledging the problem. I almost hope Trump wins the next election because if Biden does we'll all go back to ignoring these kinds of problems.
- kmonsen 6y agoI think if trump wins the next election is unlikely we will have any more meaningful elections.
- brigandish 6y agoDisturbing the peace comes from the Anglo-Saxon common law breach of the (King’s) peace[1]. Certainly, it’s a very broad law that I have seen overused and abused by British police (as another disturbing example of police acting badly) but you’ll need a more specific complaint for it or its application to be used in the same breath as the behaviour of China’s government towards its citizens. People arrested for disturbing the peace in the US won’t disappear or end up in a re-education camp where their organs may be harvested.[2] Hong Kongers are certainly fighting for the right to remain under common law, there’s a clear difference in theory and practice. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_(law) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_(law) [2] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-china-rights-idUSKCN1TI236 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-china-rights-idUS...