Restaurant attack highlights vulnerability of women in China, say netizens

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Incident in Tang Shan (China) where a few men beat up a 19-yo woman and her friend when she refused the advances of one of the men. It stirred up a huge controversy (and soul searching?) in China after a clip from the CCTV (Closed Circuit TV) went viral on social media. The men apparently had strong connections, such that the police did not make any arrests until the clip went viral and there was pressure on them to act. 

"It is maddening to watch how other men just stood by while the attacks went on, but other women stepped up to help."

The Tangshan city government launched a two-week campaign on Sunday that included enforcement against organised crime, including intentional injury and extortion. The men were allegedly part of a gang.

Women's rights are a touchy subject in China, where the hashtag MeToo, which highlights sexual violence against women, has been banned.

Relate to:

=cancel culture

=compare with the recent spate of gun violence in the US

=gender inequality (treatment of women)

=bystander effect

Qns:

1. To what extent is it possible ‘to make the punishment fit the crime’? (Cam. 2013)

2. Can we eliminate violence with education? (CJC Prelim 2018)