The Chinese government has quite the nerve to complain about the use of firearms in law enforcement operations when they are the same people that gunned down thousands of protesters in Tiananmen Square:
Two Chinese fishing boats, which were seized while illegally fishing in South Korean waters in the West Sea, arrive in the port of Incheon, west of Seoul, on Nov. 2, 2016. South Korea’s Coast Guard fired warning shots with an M60 machine gun to capture the vessels earlier in the day. No Chinese fishermen were injured and nothing was damaged. (Yonhap)
China called in a senior South Korean diplomat to lodge a formal protest against the use of a machine gun to crack down on Chinese fishing boats, Beijing’s foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.
On Tuesday, South Korea’s Coast Guard fired 600-700 bullets from a ship-mounted M60 toward Chinese vessels that were violently interfering in the capture of two fishing boats operating illegally off the western port city of Incheon. No injuries or damage were reported.
China’s foreign ministry protested the “violent law enforcement methods used” via its spokesperson Hua Chunying during a regular press briefing.
“China is strongly against any use of violent measures by South Korea that threatens the safety of Chinese fishermen,” she said. The official added that illegal fishing should not be a reason for South Korean authorities, including its Coast Guard, to use firearms. [Yonhap]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) — It’s been a difficult week for parents Temia Hairston and Michael Grace Sr. Their son, Michael Grace Jr., was shot and killed during an attempted robbery early Sunday morning.
Police said Grace Jr. and two other people tried to rob a Pizza Hut in the 3200 block of Freedom Drive. During the incident, an employee fired his own handgun and killed Grace Jr.
Pro-Tip: If you don’t want to get shot during the commission of a crime, don’t commit the crime in the first place. Robbing Pizza Huts, stealing natural resources, all the same. Don’t.
I like how the parents say that even criminals committing crimes have certain rights that should be respected. So basically they are saying criminals should have the right to commit crimes without fear of being shot by the victims and that only the police should have the authority to shoot them. The way things are now a days if the police would have shot this criminal the parents would probably be claiming another “gentle giant” was illegally killed by racist policemen.
@setnaffa, if the ROK showed up with a fleet of fishing ships off the coast of one of the Chinese islands and violently resisted arrested and murdered Coast Guard personnel, China would probably sink the ships.
China sounds like these fine parents, wondering why Pizza Hut hasn’t been declared a Gun Free Zone:
https://www.google.com/amp/wncn.com/2016/11/03/parents-of-pizza-hut-robbery-suspect-question-why-employee-fatally-shot-their-son-in-the-head/amp/
Pro-Tip: If you don’t want to get shot during the commission of a crime, don’t commit the crime in the first place. Robbing Pizza Huts, stealing natural resources, all the same. Don’t.
Hold the baloney express there MTB, this story is missing a ton of essential information; a bit early to go pointing glowing fingers of shame. 😐
I like how the parents say that even criminals committing crimes have certain rights that should be respected. So basically they are saying criminals should have the right to commit crimes without fear of being shot by the victims and that only the police should have the authority to shoot them. The way things are now a days if the police would have shot this criminal the parents would probably be claiming another “gentle giant” was illegally killed by racist policemen.
And what about folks who sail past or fish near the Spratly Islands?
http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/article/historical-fiction-china%E2%80%99s-south-china-sea-claims
@setnaffa, if the ROK showed up with a fleet of fishing ships off the coast of one of the Chinese islands and violently resisted arrested and murdered Coast Guard personnel, China would probably sink the ships.
Exactly my point. Same with Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, or anyone else.