Shanghai's Smear Campaign on Jaywalkers
30 August 2008 - 1:00pm
In an effort to dissuade jaywalking, police in Shanghai are planning to publish pictures and videos of jaywalkers in newspapers and local TV to shame offenders.
"Shanghai police will post photos and videos of jaywalkers in newspapers and on TV in a bid to shame them out of breaking traffic rules, local media reported on Thursday."
"Offending pedestrians, moped riders and cyclists would be snapped at selected intersections and their images put in regular columns and on special television programs set up by police, the Shanghai Daily said."
"Jaywalking is a way of life in major Chinese cities, where crossing roads legally can be a hair-raising battle of nerves with oncoming cars disinclined to give way to pedestrians."
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Reuters, August 29, 2008
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Interesting idea. Obnoxious drivers show disregard for pedestrians and cyclists (natch), so said peds and cyclists jaywalk. Police than punish...the peds and cyclists. Looks like being an ass and breaking the law are both ok in China as long as your vehicle has four wheels and a horn loud enough to be a public nuisance.