law - Crackdown on Shanghai jaywalkers

Game: the revenge of the pedestrian

Just another proof of the repressive nature of the Hu Jintao regime. Shanghai police has announced a five-month crackdown on jaywalking pedestrians. That means the end of the freedom as we know it in Shanghai. The police is going to hit the Shanghainese, according to the plans, where they feel it most: their wallet. Last year 2.4 million pedestrians and cyclists were fined, but that number will go up fast.
Fines have gone up from five yuan to fifty and those who physically abuse police officers during the crackdown face criminal charges, writes the Shanghai Daily. The target is high:
Police say that they would like to see 90 percent of pedestrians and 95 percent of cyclists following traffic rules by the time the campaign has concluded.
The campaign is only starting next month, until then the police will mainly issue warning. Shanghai will be a different city when I return in a few months time.

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