Inspectors in southern China stripped and shaved the head of a man they found illegally posting advertisements on walls to earn a bit of money.The victim, Xiao Liu, a 17-year-old migrant worker from the impoverished central province of Henan, was stripped to his underwear by about 10 men the Beijing News said.
The men, who traveled on scooters and identified themselves as "city inspectors," also beat Liu and forced him to get down on his knees so they could shave his hair in punishment. "Walking around the streets in only my underwear made me want to kill myself," Liu was quoted as saying, adding that he earned 20 yuan ($2.66) a day posting flyers for a hotel on the streets. I'd kill myself if I had to live in China with roving gangs of inspectors on scooters. The embarrassment of being attacked by scooter-riding "thugs" would be too much to live down. I bet they all had slick matching jumpsuits or something.
The newspaper reported clashes are common between members of the public and the inspectors, who are mainly responsible for cracking down on unlicensed hawkers suspected of selling unsanitary food or fake goods to "maintain social order." If only I could do half as many cool things here in the name of "maintaining social order". Better to visit the Sunset Strip now in case I do get the authority...
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