Sounds Like a Chinese Fire Drill
Some Chinese get a little miffed when they suddenly discover that they live in a communist country and don’t have any personal property rights.
From News.com here:
THREE people were in serious condition in hospital in eastern China on Sunday after setting themselves on fire to protest over being forcibly evicted.
China has witnessed a surge of violent confrontations over land seizures as officials forcibly remove residents to make way for property developments or infrastructure projects, causing official unease over potential social unrest.
Luo Zhifeng, 59, her daughter Zhong Ruqin, 31, and family friend Ye Zhongcheng, 79, set themselves alight.
They were reportedly dissatisfied with the compensation offered in return for their forced eviction from their homes to make way for a bus terminal, it said.
These guys know how to throw a protest.
I am not sure the Chinese have this market cornered. Between eminent domain, and how many people have lost homes due to raising taxes on them, I am sure this happens a lot in America, we are just too big of wusses to through any kind of cool protests.