http://shanghaiist.com/2008/06/29/riot_in_wengan_county_guizhou_provi.php All comments for Riot in Weng'an County, Guizhou Province en-us 2009 shang_newby Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jakenewby@gmail.com jakenewby@gmail.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/06/29/riot_in_wengan_county_guizhou_provi.php#comment-1396200 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/06/29/riot_in_wengan_county_guizhou_provi.php#comment-1396200 Comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:09:23 +0700 <p>This story, along with similar ones recounting public denouncements of officials and official rhetoric seems to show a growing cease of the general populace to be indifferent or passive any longer. It is as if the Chinese people, when confronted with so much corruption, are finally saying, "Enough!". While the violence is never warranted, perhaps a positive result can be obtained over time. </p> http://shanghaiist.com/2008/06/29/riot_in_wengan_county_guizhou_provi.php#comment-1395912 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/06/29/riot_in_wengan_county_guizhou_provi.php#comment-1395912 Comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:55:49 +0700 <p>The readiness of people to believe such a story, that a party cadre protects his relative from punishment for a hideous crime, shows the sorry state of affairs in china, the low regard of the people for anything related to the political establishment. The call for an impartial, fair and independent judiciary in china is loud and clear.</p>