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The Shishou Mass Incident. Content is graphic. Link http://twitter.com/reversecowpie/statuses/2289149847

• [dr80085]

  How come I’ve never heard about a ‘mass incident’ before?

  “Discontent with local officials and police in China often leads to mass protests, which can gather size and force with remarkable speed. Mild frustration can turn into fury within minutes.”
  http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090621_1.htm

  “The Ministry of Public Security, which released the figures, also revealed that the number of participants grew from 730,000 in 1994 to 3 million in 2003 and 3.76 million in 2004.”
  http://www.greenleft.org.au/2005/639/33964

  “there were at least 10,000 mass incidents recorded in 1993. The number ballooned to more than 60,000 in 2005. Two years later, it exceeded 80,000.”
  http://www.asianewsnet.net/news.php?sec=1&id=3903

  “These mass incidents are generally thought to be caused by several factors… the widening gap between rich and poor, … bureaucracy and corruption, … and the populace sees no other method to address their grievances except through mass action.”
  http://www.nautilus.org/fora/security/08065YuYu.html

  also
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/09/AR2005080901323.html

  Oh, I see. They must be so rarely reported because they’re so normal…
  (Or have I just kept my eyes closed??)