china gives peeps designated “arrest me” zones to do their thing.
“Chinese people know better than to go demonstrate in a {issue} zone during the Olympics, except maybe a few people with nothing to lose,” he said. “They know the risk of retribution is very high.”
He added: “It is not a step toward allowing Chinese citizens to demonstrate freely. They are using this as a fig leaf to cover the fact that they are organizing the Games in a very {uncool} environment.”
sigh. {double sigh}
