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James Powderly of Graffiti Research Labs Detained In China
An anonymous reader writes "News from Free Tibet 2008 that internationally known artist, technologist and co-founder of the Graffiti Research Lab, James Powderly, was detained in Beijing early on August 19th while preparing to debut a new work and technology of protest, the L.A.S.E.R. Stencil. According to a Twitter message received yesterday by Students for a Free Tibet at approximately 5 pm Beijing Standard Time, Powderly had been detained by Chinese authorities at 3 am. His current whereabouts remain unknown. Powderly was the inventor of throwies." (Powderly's detention was also mentioned at Make Magazine's blog.)
I like to think that banning DDT and ending up dooming millions of Africans to death by malaria is a bit worse than having to wash a few apples before eating. Unintended consequences are typically worse than anyone usually expects.
Certainly you can't say there is a net positive outcome from this protest.
Oh... brilliant comeback!
"In prison you just have to shut your eyes and take it. Here you have to shut your eyes and give it."
Slashdot ... always respecting freedom of expression.
Well, except yours obviously. You don't agree with the commisar (these days the commissar is "Barack Hussein Obama"). Besides ... anti-China protests are dying. China doesn't listen and is generally too scary. So they get to massacre (hey so do the muslims, who even worship a massacring child-rapist).
As the Barack said : let's just say the UN needs to put a stop to this ! ... I respectfully request you leave, sir, through the window. The top floor window. Yep you have to, Chinese tradition.
Sane individual : China has a veto to any UN decision
Barack, and other progressives : that guy is not toeing the party line ! Everybody knows just how much we find it necessary to stop other socialists from killing indiscriminately
Meanwhile some chinese guy : *pang*
Some Tibettan : *gurgle* aargh
(sorry but after the "oh no the police attempted to break the privacy of a child molester"-post I think this is most justified, besides the label "troll" just means you're opressing me ! whei !)