How about that, China’s police steal a march on Taiwan’s. Who would have guessed?[quote=“NYT: China Pushes to End Shaming of Suspects”] The Chinese government has called for an end to the public shaming of criminal suspects, a time-honored cudgel of Chinese law enforcement but one that has increasingly rattled the public.
According to the state-run media, the Ministry of Public Security has ordered the police to stop parading suspects in public and has called on local departments to enforce laws in a “rational, calm and civilized manner.”[/quote]Maybe they’ll take the hint and smarten up here too.