damn, billytea. I wonder if anyone has been prosecuted under that law recently. Is it like the FL law against cohabitation where no one has been brought up on charges recently?
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le nubian - Sep 06, 2011 5:51:12 am PDT #29030 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
billytea - Sep 06, 2011 6:18:18 am PDT #29031 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
damn, billytea. I wonder if anyone has been prosecuted under that law recently. Is it like the FL law against cohabitation where no one has been brought up on charges recently?
No, there have been charges under these laws. They've also been brought against married people who've shacked up with someone else - also defined as bigamy. This arrangement is becoming more common. However, Wallybee's cousin isn't quite square in the sights of the justice system. As I understand it, the reason for this kind of crackdown is twofold. First, there is concern about the rapidly changing social mores of Chinese culture (as the country becomes more prosperous); but the other driver is indicated by this quote from an official:
"We should not fail to see that there are some people who, when they become rich and powerful, become subjected to the obsolete and decadent ways of thinking of the feudalist society in the past. They have also become subjected to the invasion of the decadent way of thinking and living of the Western world, for example there are some problems such as a second wife or a third wife or a concubine."
China experiences tens of thousands of incidents of civil unrest each year. One thing that gets the Chinese people going is perceived injustice. That covers a wide array of problems, including rapidly rising income inequality, high-handed behaviour by the newly wealthy and/or well-connected - and above all, corruption. The Communist Party can hardly wage a credible war against corruption. Instead, it goes after the occasional sacrificial official or businessperson and proclaims them to be an isolated case of a decadent individual.
To make a good scapegoat, the person has to embody China's rising social injustices, which means they need to be seen to have enriched themselves under the new order. Then, the government gets to moralise against them and the average citizen can join in being appalled at their profligate, entitled lifestyle.
In a nutshell, Wallybee's cousin isn't rich enough to make a good scapegoat. (He isn't rich at all.) I think it's unlikely the courts will go after him without some other impetus. ...His wife's family, on the other hand, is well off. If they want to pursue the matter, then he could be in trouble.
DRAMA.
Zenkitty - Sep 06, 2011 6:29:19 am PDT #29032 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
bt, under Chinese law, can the parents of the wife sue the poor parents of the son? That would be the worst outcome, IMHO, to cause more trouble than shame for his innocent parents. Speaking of innocent, what's likely to become of the baby?
billytea - Sep 06, 2011 6:53:27 am PDT #29033 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
bt, under Chinese law, can the parents of the wife sue the poor parents of the son? That would be the worst outcome, IMHO, to cause more trouble than shame for his innocent parents. Speaking of innocent, what's likely to become of the baby?
I don't know. I suspect a suit against the parents would be somewhat tenuous, as they had no idea their son was pulling any of this until last month. I don't know what will happen with the baby. It's entirely conceivable that WB's aunt and uncle will have to take care of it.
JenP - Sep 06, 2011 6:59:49 am PDT #29034 of 30000
Wow, do I feel for WB's aunt and uncle - that's a lot to have to (potentially) deal with through no fault of their own. Yikes.
le nubian - Sep 06, 2011 7:02:19 am PDT #29035 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
man, no shit. The situation is pretty fucked up in any country, but China adds new layers of legal jeopardy too!
sj - Sep 06, 2011 7:16:17 am PDT #29036 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I worked out for 45 minutes and then tried to figure out if I could use any of the bikes or glider machines. Sadly, the answer was no.
Smonster, I would love to be your work out encouragement buddy! No flaming angels for me though. That picture creeped me out.
Laura - Sep 06, 2011 7:26:33 am PDT #29037 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
45 minute workout is great!
Drama indeed! I am grateful that I am free to be a decadent individual without too much legal drama involved. Now to actually find the time to be decadent.
sj - Sep 06, 2011 7:30:12 am PDT #29038 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I only had to ask someone to help me with the equipment once, and you know what? The world did not end. Someone had left 20 lb weights oln a bar that I needed to move down so that I could do push ups.
smonster - Sep 06, 2011 7:41:58 am PDT #29039 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I had a whole post and firefox crashed. Phooey. I was trying to find a picture of a teacup for you, sj, but for some reason image googling teacup crashed my browser. Three times. Sorry! Very proud of you though. During lunch today I'm going to schedule in some yoga classes this week and put reminders on my phone. Yay for workout buddies!