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Hey, pop-pickers, it's not just Blackwater/Xe and Republican Senators who believe we should all regard rapists as if they were lovable furry creatures on Sesame Street, to be forgiven because after all their crime is not that great. The Chinese government, to its eternal shame, concurs:
China jails 'rape case' activists
Three men have been jailed in China's Fujian province after posting material online on behalf of a woman trying to investigate her daughter's death.
Fan Yanqiong, Wu Huaying and You Jingyou were found guilty of slander and harming state interests, in a trial which attracted protests outside court.
They had posted videos online in which the woman said her daughter died after being raped by thugs linked to police.
The police had said the woman died due to complications with a pregnancy.
Fan was given a two-year jail term while Wu and You received one year each at the trial in Fuzhou city, said their lawyer, Liu Xiaoyuan.
'Laughable'
Mr Liu said the three men had been helping Lin Xiuying to put pressure on the authorities to reopen the investigation into her daughter's death in 2008.
Ms Lin had accused the police of protecting a criminal gang she believed had gang-raped her daughter.
It was not clear who the three were accused of slandering.
It's not clear, too damn' true. It's not clear because the charges are stupid poppycock charges invented by prosecutors determined to preserve their own careers rather than. ya know, seek justice for victims. I might have been impressed had there been the slightest effort exhibited to check Lin Xiuying's claims. Nope: it seems she was assumed guilty by the courts, and those who stood up for her assumed to be non-humans.Three men have been jailed in China's Fujian province after posting material online on behalf of a woman trying to investigate her daughter's death.
Fan Yanqiong, Wu Huaying and You Jingyou were found guilty of slander and harming state interests, in a trial which attracted protests outside court.
They had posted videos online in which the woman said her daughter died after being raped by thugs linked to police.
The police had said the woman died due to complications with a pregnancy.
Fan was given a two-year jail term while Wu and You received one year each at the trial in Fuzhou city, said their lawyer, Liu Xiaoyuan.
'Laughable'
Mr Liu said the three men had been helping Lin Xiuying to put pressure on the authorities to reopen the investigation into her daughter's death in 2008.
Ms Lin had accused the police of protecting a criminal gang she believed had gang-raped her daughter.
It was not clear who the three were accused of slandering.
Ideals obviously mean nothing to the current Chinese Government, convenience everything. Hey, guys, let's just sweep this bit of human suffering under the carpet by imprisoning the innocent.
