China anger over girl 'handcuffed' for spilling drink

28-05-2013 6:31pm #1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22691993
Two Chinese officials have been suspended after being accused of handcuffing and parading a 13-year-old girl down a street for spilling a drink on a government car, state media say.
The officials - a Communist Party chief and a police officer - reportedly forced the teenager to walk up and down for 20 minutes.
The incident has caused uproar on Chinese social networking sites.

She didn't exactly walk the yellow brick road, but she's unlikely to do it again.

Sounds like a modern version of the pillory punishment, where the culprit faced public humiliation.

Good Idea or Bad Idea!

It could deter a few local yobs from being arseholes on the street, rather than lengthy court cases followed by all sorts of juvenile detention etc

Dr. Bre · 28-05-2013 6:33pm

wouldnt stop yobs doing **** to be honest

krudler · 28-05-2013 6:35pm

Well did she accidentally do it, or "accidentally" do it, spilling water on a car is hardly a major crime but if she was just being an arse then well she wont do that again in a rush.

Blink182rock · 28-05-2013 6:42pm

krudler wrote: »

Well did she accidentally do it, or "accidentally" do it, spilling water on a car is hardly a major crime but if she was just being an arse then well she wont do that again in a rush.

She was 13 ?????????

padd b1975 · 28-05-2013 7:09pm

Chinese social networking sites!!!

And we complain about the mods here!!

Cody Pomeray · 28-05-2013 7:18pm

Deleted User wrote: »

She didn't exactly walk the yellow brick road, but she's unlikely to do it again.

Sounds like a modern version of the pillory punishment, where the culprit faced public humiliation.

Good Idea or Bad Idea!

It could deter a few local yobs from being arseholes on the street, rather than lengthy court cases followed by all sorts of juvenile detention etc

Bad idea for cases like this.

I would favour public pillory as punishment in cases where the individual has done something where s/he has diminished or attempted to diminish the integrity of civil society under certain conditions, e.g. acts of public vandalism beyond the public interest.