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dinopello on May 31, 2007 - 9:48am

That's amazing, protesting the lowering of a fine. It must be that children are viewed like pollution. I could see protests here if fines for dumping toxins in the rivers was lowered.

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Leanan on May 31, 2007 - 10:24am

Or...it could be that they paid the higher fine, and are upset that others won't have to.

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Substrate on May 31, 2007 - 10:31am

Or... that the poor people who wouldn't even be able to afford the lower fine don't want to the rich to get off easy, and to have their own One kid swamped by a bunch of rich kids because their parents could pay the reduced fine.

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BobCousins on May 31, 2007 - 2:20pm

Or...it could be that they paid the higher fine, and are upset that others won't have to

You are correct.

See http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK95542.htm

Never believe the MSM! ;)

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Hindmost on May 31, 2007 - 10:30am

I believe that the riots occurred when the people realized that the fines were not, in fact, going to be lowered. The 'mistaken belief' got their hopes up, and they rioted when they were told they were mistaken...

CW
Global peak: 2007 - 2010
Global decline rate, Post peak: 2%
Economic response: Severe global recession, ~5 years, then slow recovery

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