Anti-Theft Slogan in Hengyang, Hunan – People’s Net

 Cnews 2007 6 24 200706240049080F24C From The People’s Net, via netease.com:

On June 18, I (the photographer) passed by Chuanshan Road, in Hengyang city of Hunan province. I saw this slogan on a public building. The slogan says: those who are involved in robbery and resisting arrest will be shot on the spot!”

To see the full size photo of the slogan, click here.

Under this news item, there were also more than 936 netizens’ comments. Here are some examples:

* Is this according to the law? or this is a new law?

* What about corrupted officials? Should they be hanged on the square?

* It is not just Hengyang that has such slogans.

Actually, on May 31, 2007, there was another similar photo on netease.com which generated a heated discussion among netizens. The photo shows Zhongyuan West Road of Zhengzhou city, Henan province, where there was a police vehicle with the following slogan parked at the intersection on May 30, 2007. The slogan says: “Those who use a car for robbery will be shot on the spot!”

Here is the photo:

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