Posted on 09/25/2023 8:45:24 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
On this date in 1998, the execution grounds settled a local political rivalry in China.
According to an upsetting 1999 Los Angeles Times feature, Cao Haixin had lately governed a small village that was being swallowed up by the sprawling Zhengzhou metropolis.
The previous village chief, Cao Xinbao, had profiteered gleefully from his run at the top with sweetheart deals on rapidly appreciating real estate for himself and his connections.
Cao Haixin, a reformist farmer, beat Cao Xinbao at the polls in 1995 and set about making unwelcome inquiries into the whereabouts of millions of yuan … at which point a goon squad of the ancien regime led by Cao Xinbao’s own brother actually invaded Cao Haixin’s home looking to intimidate or murder him. No subtlety needed.
Instead, the mayor grabbed a hunting rifle and killed his predecessor’s brother in the affray.
(Excerpt) Read more at executedtoday.com ...
Sounds like their system works a lot like our system.
That's why we have a Second Amendement.
You’re just saying that because you’re the SecondAmendment.
A: If you can't remember how many guns you have.
There's a handgun corollary to that.
Yep, I'm the "lost episode" of Schoolhouse Rock™ ...
Wait, they have rifles in China? Or is it for the elites? Asking for a friend.
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