Chinese Government Sued Over Dog Height Censorship

Googling Yourself writes "More than 30,000 censors are employed in China to monitor the Internet, so it was no surprise when censors deleted a posting by Chen Yuhua protesting Beijing municipal government's regulations barring any dog over 14 inches high and restricting each family to only one dog. The surprise (reports the Washington Post) was when Chen studied China's civil code and marched into court with a lawsuit, only the second time that a Chinese citizen has gone to court over party censorship. 'I was very careful to follow the correct procedure,' Chen said in an interview, while pointing at the official legal manual on his dining room table. On December 14 Chen was told by clerks that the district court, after referring to higher-level judges for advice, had decided to reject the case. The next step, Chen said, is an appeal to the Supreme Court."

Comments

Heightism

[frisket]

I'd ban any dog under 14 inches high...

Re:Heightism

[MightyYar]

In all seriousness, as a New York City resident, I would like to ask:

Why is it okay for a dog to piss on the sidewalk, but an arrestable offense when a human does the same? Seriously. No one has ever provided a good answer to this. Urine is sterile, and dog piss smells just as bad as human piss (asparagus aside).

I won't even get into the poop.

Re:Heightism

[dattaway]

This is one way to debark a small yipper:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tj_Tr7w8d4

Re:Heightism

[EggyToast]

It's good to hear that you're taking the reasonable approach to the problem. If I had more free time, and was just slightly more sociopathic, I would walk around city blocks and look for people who don't pick up after their dogs, put on some latex gloves, and then pick up the dog's poop and throw it at the owner.

I suppose calling the cops is more civil.

Memery

[TheoMurpse]

14 inch dog? No wireless. Less height than a mastiff. Lame.

Re:How sweet.

[LWATCDR]

Probably not.
This case really isn't a threat to the power of the government.
By letting this go to court they Chinese can say "Look we have the freedom to criticize our government and we have due process."
Why do you think we are hearing about it?

Re:How sweet.

[Schraegstrichpunkt]

Not only that, but according to the article, Chen is not actually challenging the Chinese Communist Party. He's alleging that lower-level government officials are not adhering to the official policies of the CCP.

Basically, he's fighting for rule of law.