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| Chinese man defends his homestead with hand cannon |
| 2010-07-09 |
| Awesome photo at link. The David and Goliath story of Yang Youde, the farmer who decided to fight off land eviction teams with his homemade cannon, attracted our attention and the team flew down to learn more. What follows are details that didn't manage to make into our broadcast report, but which I feel are important as they highlight issues concerning domestic media censorship and local government operations. A mystery vehicle followed us after our morning visit with Farmer Yang, all the way back to Wuhan city proper. Five minutes after returning to my hotel room, I was told some officials were waiting to speak to us. I walked into the hotel lounge -- and lo! Seven of them. |
| Posted by:gromky |
| #5 Just may need a good-sized cannon to stop future OWG PAULA "DELILAH/BATHSHEBA" ABDUL's jihad agz her Daddy's backyard veggies. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-07-09 19:47 |
| #4 'Tis sounds like another OLD DREAM/VISION of mine, but where, when, D *** NG IT? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-07-09 19:41 |
| #3 Huh. In China, it would seem that "The Cultural Revolution isn't dead. It isn't even past." Especially when you're standing in the way of some Princeling's development project. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2010-07-09 13:01 |
| #2 Yes indeed. In China, hired thugs beat you on the face with bricks. In the US, lawyers beat you on the face with bricks, and you also have to pay court costs. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-07-09 12:08 |
| #1 This really helps bring eminent domain and Kelo into prospective. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2010-07-09 09:03 |