There’s a piece in The Guardian today on the horrific incidents of lead poisoning in a Hunan village, the result of pollution from a factory operated by the Tenda Corporation. It’s a terrible tragedy.
Even worse are the repeated attempts by local officials to intimidate into silence those who are suffering the most, including a busload of victims trying to leave their village in search of medical care. These officials are scum and they deserve to be exposed for the cowards and bullies that they are. Bravo to The Guardian for doing so.
My problem though is with the headline.
“China defends detention of lead poisoning victims who sought medical help.”
As I said, this case is tragic and the response by local and provincial officials has been shocking in its cruelty, but CHINA didn’t defend the detention, it was two local party hacks with a third quote from the regional propaganda office. Of course these hardhearted pleather-toting ernai-loving dimwits are defending their actions, it’s what local officials do.
Sadly, reprehensibly, ’twas ever thus.
But suggesting that the country — or the national government — stands firmly behind these goons is getting ahead of the story. Maybe the central government
The Hunan lead poisoning case: Is it China's Fault
There’s a piece in The Guardian today on the horrific incidents of lead poisoning in a Hunan village, the result of pollution from a factory operated by the Tenda Corporation. It’s a terrible tragedy.
Even worse are the repeated attempts by local officials to intimidate into silence those who are suffering the most, including a busload of victims trying to leave their village in search of medical care. These officials are scum and they deserve to be exposed for the cowards and bullies that they are. Bravo to The Guardian for doing so.
My problem though is with the headline.
“China defends detention of lead poisoning victims who sought medical help.”
As I said, this case is tragic and the response by local and provincial officials has been shocking in its cruelty, but CHINA didn’t defend the detention, it was two local party hacks with a third quote from the regional propaganda office. Of course these hardhearted pleather-toting ernai-loving dimwits are defending their actions, it’s what local officials do.
Sadly, reprehensibly, ’twas ever thus.
But suggesting that the country — or the national government — stands firmly behind these goons is getting ahead of the story. Maybe the central government