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China: 26 police injured in fight with 200 oil workers, group says
Information Center for Human Rights & Democracy (Hong Kong) ^
| 03/15/09
| Fiona Tam
Posted on 03/16/2009 3:50:03 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
26 police injured in fight with 200 oil workers, group says
Fiona Tam
2009 ¦~ 3 ¤ë 15 ¤é South China Morning Post
(c) 2009 South China Morning Post Publishers Limited, Hong Kong. All rights reserved.
At least 26 police officers were sent to hospital with injuries and three patrol cars destroyed in a scuffle with 200 angry oilfield workers last Sunday, a Hong Kong-based human rights organisation said yesterday.
The Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy said more than 200 security guards from an oilfield in Jingbian county, Shaanxi province, equipped with steel helmets, wooden sticks and tear-gas bombs, fought with 50 police officers on March 8.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; energy; oil; oilfield; policeinjury; riot
Those oilfield workers are rough, for sure.
To: TigerLikesRooster; maui_hawaii; Jeff Head; Tainan; hedgetrimmer; Unam Sanctam; taxesareforever; ...
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posted on
03/16/2009 3:51:20 AM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(from "Irrational Exuberance" to "Mark to Zero": from '96 to '09)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Oilfield workers work physically hard and build muscles.
Cops hang out at donut shops.
Surprised any cops got away unscathed.
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posted on
03/16/2009 4:06:56 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
(An enemy of Islam)
To: Tax-chick
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posted on
03/16/2009 4:14:51 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
To: TigerLikesRooster
Tip of the iceberg.
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posted on
03/16/2009 4:15:18 AM PDT
by
nathanbedford
("Attack, repeat attack!" Bull Halsey)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Would not want to try that in Morgan City either. Not saying the cops a smarter, just the workers are bigger and when not working tend to be a little drunk and ornery.
To: TigerLikesRooster; Joe Boucher
more than 200 security guards from an oilfield Security guards from an oilfield: private army vs. the cops.
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posted on
03/16/2009 4:48:41 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("There are more enjoyable ways of going to Hell." ~ St. Bernard)
To: Tax-chick
Yeah, but oil field security guards are even tougher than Chinese roughnecks.
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posted on
03/16/2009 4:52:07 AM PDT
by
Sawdring
To: Sawdring
That seems pretty likely.
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posted on
03/16/2009 4:52:43 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("There are more enjoyable ways of going to Hell." ~ St. Bernard)
To: Tax-chick
Why would you need 200 security guards at an oilfield?
The chi-coms think someone is gonna come steel the oilfield?
Maybe take it to Tibet?
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posted on
03/16/2009 4:55:38 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
(An enemy of Islam)
To: Joe Boucher
Maybe it’s to keep the workers from stealing or vandalizing the equipment. Or maybe the field is worked by convict/slave laborers.
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posted on
03/16/2009 5:00:24 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("There are more enjoyable ways of going to Hell." ~ St. Bernard)
To: Tax-chick
I was joking. Forgot to put the ;) at the end.
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posted on
03/16/2009 5:23:57 AM PDT
by
Sawdring
To: Sawdring
I have trouble discerning humor ;-).
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posted on
03/16/2009 6:03:32 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("There are more enjoyable ways of going to Hell." ~ St. Bernard)
To: Tax-chick
Good point both.
Remember when the Israeli govt. gave the Pali’s all those greenhouses and the palis hocked all the stuff and to heck with the ability to grow food.
And I have heard of convict labour in China, not sure most aren’t just protesters there though.
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posted on
03/16/2009 7:11:32 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
(An enemy of Islam)
To: Joe Boucher
And I have heard of convict labour in China, not sure most aren’t just protesters there though.Certainly a lot of "convicts" in China didn't do anything we'd consider wrong. (But just wait a few years ...)
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posted on
03/16/2009 7:18:22 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Even for a thin-skinned solipsistic narcissist, Obama seems a frightful po-faced pill." ~Mark Steyn)
To: Tax-chick
Tax-chick,
You’ve a beautiful family,
I just looked.
You look really proud.
GOD bless.
Now go to the govt. re-education camp.
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posted on
03/16/2009 9:57:20 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
(An enemy of Islam)
To: Joe Boucher
Thank you! I’m hoping the government won’t notice us for a few more years.
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posted on
03/16/2009 10:03:07 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Even for a thin-skinned solipsistic narcissist, Obama seems a frightful po-faced pill." ~Mark Steyn)
To: Tax-chick
Govt. Already knows ALL about you lady.
And they’re keeping and eye on ya.
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posted on
03/16/2009 10:21:25 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
(An enemy of Islam)
To: Joe Boucher
James will scream at them until they leave.
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posted on
03/16/2009 10:28:03 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Even for a thin-skinned solipsistic narcissist, Obama seems a frightful po-faced pill." ~Mark Steyn)
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