[ozarkgirl]

I know that, but they realy deserve that. Again I don’t work for the gov, but an America Company. Their behavior (publishing rumors) just increases the panic of the people.

They deserve to be arrested for publishing pictures because it creates more panic in the people?

In America we have the 1st Amendment, the first right we have been given is the right to free speech. I am flabbergasted that you think it's ok to arrest someone for publishing pictures that are real and true because they would "increase the panic of the people". Amazing.

They weren't publishing rumors, they were taking factual pictures. How do you get rumors out of that?

[adcycn]

http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2008-05-14/205015539456.shtml the original news link of the biggest news site in china. If you know chinese,you can check it if you can. they were posting fake and wrong picture along with horrible fake news.
And they are only in custody for only 3 days by some law and asked to apologize on the site they post the wrong information which may cause chaos and horror.

[sleddogs]

In the USA it’s called “Inducing public panic” and yes we do have laws on the books against it.

If a disaster of this magnitude happened in the USA, Marshall Law would be immediately declared.

[YetAnotherChinaBoy]

In America we have the 1st Amendment, the first right we have been given is the right to free speech.

in the constitution of China, we also have the right to free speech. How do you they were taking factual pictures? The pictures are already been recognized was not as they declared. I will provide you more infor about it after work.
They are not just be arrested for publishing pictures but using false and misleading pictures. Please don’t try to tailor my post. And if you can prove that they were take factual pictures, please let all know. Thanks

[YetAnotherChinaBoy]

Hi ozarkgirl, we don’t want to make you feel that so many Chinese are making enemy with you. We think in different ways. More communication will make our heart and mind closer.

[Spiderlily]

Ozarkgirl, I'm a bit confused. Are you talking about the article in post 1234? Xinhua says one of them, surnamed Tang, released a picture on an internet forum purporting to show many Sichuan residents escaping the quake. But police found Tang’s picture was actually of a crowd celebrating an event linked to the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan. The other, surnamed Jin, is said to have posted a picture of a department store building on an online forum and claimed its roof had collapsed. Police discovered the collapse never occurred. According to the article, these two that were arrested were posting bogus pictures and lies. Was there another article that I missed, perhaps on another thread? Thanks. :)