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  • Police Clamp Down on Jaywalking Offenders

    Laws taken to extremes ... "It will now be common practice in Shanghai for the police to post photos and videos of jaywalkers in newspapers and on television! According to news sources, this represents an attempt to bring public shame upon jaywalking offenders in the hopes of preventing them... more

    Reviewed by fastfastlane Sep 15 2008, 03:59pm ( 6 reviews ) weirdasianews.com

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  • Rated by queenofsparta on Sep 15 2008, 9:53pm

    From the page: "Should jaywalking be a crime worthy of public humiliation? In Shanghai it would seem a debate of formidable proportions."
  • Rated by fastfastlane on Sep 15 2008, 3:59pm

    Laws taken to extremes ... "It will now be common practice in Shanghai for the police to post photos and videos of jaywalkers in newspapers and on television! According to news sources, this represents an attempt to bring public shame upon jaywalking offenders in the hopes of preventing them from breaking traffic rules in the future."
  • Rated by Spectrum108 on Sep 15 2008, 12:40pm

    Thanks "WeirdAsiaNews." I've always admired the intellectual ways the Chinese use to address a problem before utilizing their strengths.