Were they trained by Israelis, too?
"someone who uses excessive force to solve life’s problems"
Yeah, that's my government!
"Anger increases across China over abuse of street vendors" by William Wan | Washington Post, April 14, 2013
Oh, I'm familiar with their journalistic style, so get your wadders on and buckle your belt.
BEIJING — In a country infamous for heavy-handed officials, the government employees who harass and sometimes beat and extort money from street vendors are among the most despised.
Police will take care of the beatings here, and the extortion is called nice things like permits and fees.
Their official name is ‘‘chengguan’’ — literally city management — but the word has become slang for someone who uses excessive force to solve life’s problems.
In recent weeks, anger against them has reached a fever pitch after several cases of apparent abuses have spread widely on Chinese microblogs, sparking a flood of online comments.
I didn't know Chinese microblogs were an AmeriKan intelligence operation.
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Just hang up, readers.
In one video, witnesses say chengguan officers beat up a blind man, who is shown sitting in a pool of water, then took his cane, begging cup, and the change inside.
If this is happening, it's horrible; however, I doubt everything in my paper these days.
In another recent case, photos posted online show a swarm of officers roughing up and handcuffing a fruit vendor as her 2-year-old daughter cries inconsolably in the background.
Maybe; however, after seeing all the false and forged media operations -- from fake Syrian battle reports to Sandy Hook sets -- in the AmeriKan ma$$ media, I no longer believe.
Because of such accounts, chengguan officers have become, in many ways, the face of the government’s authoritarian rule — especially among China’s hundreds of millions of lower-class migrant workers, who are increasingly expressing their anger and disillusionment with protests and violence.
Each month brings news of another ‘‘mass incident’’ — the government’s name for large-scale protests, which seem to be growing more intense. Inflamed by perceptions of abusive authorities, almost all have been driven by discontent among migrant workers and others who have been left behind by China’s economic boom.
While the government seems keenly aware of the anger — acknowledging it in speeches, policies, and training for new officials — it has also appeared hesitant to scale back its use of chengguan officers in particular or their tactics, seeing them as a grass-roots-level bulwark for its massive security apparatus.
That's the one difference between ours and theirs: mine doesn't give a shit.
Chengguans were created in 1997 as a low-level urban security force separate from police that enforced noncriminal administrative concerns such as noise control, parking, and sanitation.
Since then, their numbers have exploded, matching an overall increase in China’s domestic security and a philosophy among its leaders of preserving stability above all else.
Oh, it's China's version of HOMELAND SECURITY and the TSA all rolled into one.
In Beijing alone, the number of city enforcers has jumped from 100 in 1997 to more than 7,000 permanent officers and 6,500 temporary ones in 2011.
We call them security or police here in AmeriKa.
Migrant workers, who make up the bulk of the millions of street vendors in China, are particularly vulnerable to their abuses because they often hawk their wares illegally without a permit and don’t have any residency rights in the bigger cities they flock to in search of work.
‘‘We have no choice,’’ said Li Shengyan, 22, the fruit vendor whose detention along with her 2-year-old daughter this month sparked much outrage. ‘‘They are no different than bandits. . . . Why don’t they use their efforts to catch real criminals or robbers instead of people trying to earn enough for bread?’’
In a 76-page report last year documenting more than two dozen cases, Human Rights Watch noted such abuses of power have already triggered riots and risk provoking even greater public outcry against the government in the future.
The report noted that the abuse at times seems officially condoned, citing what appears to be a Beijing training manual that warns chengguan officers to ‘‘leave no blood on the face, no wounds on the body and no [witnesses] in the vicinity.’’
I used to love Human Rights Watch, in fact, was a contributing member for a while; however, now I realize they and Amnesty are nothing but agenda-pushing groups for USrael.
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Did you know we have chengguan in Boston?
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Some might even call it bullying.
Time to SHUT DOWN the STREET VENDORS!
"Identity theft ring broken, state says" by Travis Andersen | Globe Staff, March 14, 2013
From his kiosk in Boston’s Downtown Crossing, a Brighton man led a sprawling identity theft ring that netted tens of thousands of dollars at the expense of a large number of victims, officials said Thursday.
The widespread operation was abruptly halted after Shahab “David” Yousheei, 36, was arrested Thursday morning on Boston Common when he allegedly tried to buy counterfeit money in a sting operation, Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office said in a statement.
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And my Jewish pos paper had me angry about them being thrown out of work. Incredible. The mind-manipulating, brain-f*** media is wonderful. They set up and frame the debate to elicit the desired response, and then offer the solution that is in line with their goals.
And all of a sudden, the IMMIGRATION BILL makes sense!
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When are they going to turn on you, kiddo?
Authorities said Yousheei carried out his scheme by using stolen identities to create credit cards, using those to buy gift cards, and then selling merchandise that he purchased with the gift cards.
He is also accused of buying smartphones with stolen identities at discounted prices for new account holders and selling the phones for a profit. Further, Yousheei provided associates with an illegal credit card encoder so they could make cards with stolen identities, officials said.
Cut that card up, readers.
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It was not known Thursday if he had hired a lawyer, and his family could not be reached for comment.
Investigators believe that Yousheei’s crew used the fraudulent credit cards to buy thousands of dollars worth of electronics, including iPads, which he resold at his kiosk or possibly overseas.
If it is overseas then this is huge --- and we know where it tracks back. I suspect this story will soon disappear, and Mr. Yousheei will be quietly deported back home like the Dancing Israelis from 9/11 and the Mossad agents that were on scene in Boston (arrests, then no arrests, then an emergency at the courthouse at which they were to be arraigned? It's a familiar script).
Officials on Thursday did not say how Yousheei allegedly pilfered the identities of his victims, but investigators believe many people were affected. They did not, however, provide a precise number of victims.
Coakley urged anyone who bought merchandise from Yousheei’s kiosk at 449 Washington St. to check their credit cards for suspicious purchases.
“In many ways, this is the new face of crime,” Coakley said in prepared remarks, “one that uses computers as the weapon of choice, one that robs people of their identities and financial information, instead of just their possessions.”
Same as the old face of crime.
Coakley said investigators are trying to determine how many associates were working with Yousheei, but added, “We know it was pretty extensive.” She said that he took in at least tens of thousands of dollars from his alleged crime spree and that more people could face charges.
The attorney general declined to comment when asked if any of Yousheei’s associates are cooperating with law enforcement.
He was arrested after an extensive undercover operation by State and Boston police and the US Secret Service.
This is the KIND of thing they SHOULD BE DOING -- not setting up patsy plotters and framing patriots.
“Today’s arrest and seizure sends a strong message to those who engage in identity theft schemes and the illegal activities that go hand and hand with it,” Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis said in a statement. “The [Boston Police Department] will continue to join forces with our law enforcement partners to put you out of business and in jail.”
Mayor Thomas M. Menino commended the agencies involved in the investigation and had harsh words for Yousheei and his cohorts.
“I’m grateful to be rid of such cowardly individuals in an area so full of potential,” Menino said in a statement....
Please tell me he didn't say that.
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Related: Brother of Brighton man accused of running identity theft ring now faces charges himself
Brothers-in-arms.
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Not serious about ID theft, 'eh, mayor?
Just another reason he's leaving, I guess.
