Readers comments on my description of a Chinese student outside the RNC
#1 On September 3, 2008, Author Editor says:
This was an interesting article; a guided tour for one student from China through the streets of downtown St Paul; site of many demonstrations of dissent the last few days and more to come. It was like a "Dick and Jane" version of what-happens-here...'Dick' being the cop, and 'Jane' being the protestor.
All I can say is...run Spot run.
What was missed was what could have been one great souvenir for the observing foreign student...one of those empty tear gas containers rattling in the gutter near Mears Park.
This was an interesting article; a guided tour for one student from China through the streets of downtown St Paul; site of many demonstrations of dissent the last few days and more to come. It was like a "Dick and Jane" version of what-happens-here...'Dick' being the cop, and 'Jane' being the protestor.
All I can say is...run Spot run.
What was missed was what could have been one great souvenir for the observing foreign student...one of those empty tear gas containers rattling in the gutter near Mears Park.
(#2) On September 4, 2008, Author Editor says:
Some would call the article, interesting. I call it appalling, if true. Hopefully, Reva will have the good sense to have the Chinese student type in the URL, wwww.democracynow.org and spend a few minutes watching, reading, listening to Amy Goodman's account of her arrest during the time she was on her tour.
I hope Reva takes a moment, and visits the site, twitter.com/coldsnaplegal, and reads back to the posts that were coming in while she was touring the dissent. I really hope Reva makes time to take her Chinese student to their offices, and discusses the topic of dissent in our country, today. It's a great responsibility to host a Chinese student. It's even greater responsibility to be honest. In America, we don't have to ask a policeman for permission to take their photo.
I hope Reva takes a moment, and visits the site, twitter.com/coldsnaplegal, and reads back to the posts that were coming in while she was touring the dissent. I really hope Reva makes time to take her Chinese student to their offices, and discusses the topic of dissent in our country, today. It's a great responsibility to host a Chinese student. It's even greater responsibility to be honest. In America, we don't have to ask a policeman for permission to take their photo.
I think it's really good that you are getting reactions. I think you should respond in some interesting way that perhaps has a slightly different approach than most comments on this--to get people to respond even more.
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