Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Shotgun or Ticket?

China has often been described as a land of extremes: rich vs poor, modern vs ancient, etc. Today provided me with a microcosm of the extremes in justice, fine vs death.

As I walked through Wudaokou, I came face to face with two policemen. I noticed several things simultaneously: no one else was within 30 yards of us, they both looked like sumo wrestlers in training, they were both wearing riot gear, and one was carrying a citation book while the other had a pistol-grip, pump shotgun.

Don’t you just love the holidays?

Posted by Dumb Laowai at 13:03:26
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One Response to “Shotgun or Ticket?”

  1. Platzreife says:

    Hey I have been on holiday to Shanghai last year and didnot have any problems like that Eventhough a chinese friend kept calling me long nose. Where were you on Holiday

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