BEIJING (Reuters) - China has punished three policemen for detaining and fining two young lovers 5,000 yuan ($660) for hugging in public on the Chinese version of Valentine's Day. The couple paused to embrace while taking a stroll along a river in Jinshi in the central province of Hunan, the Shanghai Daily said. "As we hugged each other, three policemen came and separated us so they could ask questions. They brought us to the police station and didn't free us until we paid a 5,000 yuan fine," the paper quoted female detainee, Xiao Hong, as saying in an Internet posting on a local news portal. The police were in plain clothes and many other couples were out strolling on the evening of "Qi Xi" -- a local festival often dubbed Chinese Valentine's Day, the Beijing News said in a separate report. Internet users poured derision on the police, which "forced officials to look into the case," the paper said. "The three policemen have been punished. We have never dealt with such a case before," the paper quoted a clerk at the police station as saying. Police had refunded the money to Xiao Hong's boyfriend and apologized, the paper said. Police in China have previously taken a dim view of public displays of affection. Last October, volunteers offering "free hugs" in a shopping street in Beijing were hauled away for questioning. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSHER15330720070831 Ok...im guessing the policemen were bored and wanted some extra pocket money since the fine was 5K which equals to a bit less than 500EU....and thats quite a lot for a bit of hugging isnt it =/?
Neah, they just wanna see some dough. And since ya are a Westerner, at least according to them ya have plenty of it -devil
Hahaha...yeah i was just kidding obviously =) according to them im wealthy but when im in NL im a broke student =(
It would have made a wonderful lawsuit for the couple for psychological disturbance if this was in the US. -lol
-ohmy thats terrible......id be like in debt if i kept getting finned for -hug.....i hug like everyone...kekeke ^^
^ aww you aint a nobody...you just not been around .. here ya go -hug kekeke ^^ sidenote....getting close to 3k ^^
LOL maybe the policemen were pissed that they had to work on chinese valentine's day ahahha =D that's sorta missed up.
I thought Americans actually have a dedicated sixth sense for it... Or some sort of internal antenna? -huh So true, where have you been to Wind? And add oil to 3k -flow
