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Spitting In Public, That's an Eviction

Posted by samzenpus on from the and-stay-out dept.

A new plan calls for Chinese residents in council housing estates in the city of Guangzhou to be evicted if they are caught spitting in public or littering. The plan sets up penalty points for residents who break the rules. Spitting in public carries a three-point penalty, littering is on a sliding 5-7 point scale depending on what floor you are on when you litter. Anyone who racks up 20 points will be asked to leave.

8 comments

  1. Better than Singapore! by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 1

    From US State dep't:

    Visitors should be aware of Singapore's strict laws and penalties for a variety of actions that might not be illegal or might be considered minor offenses in the United States. These include jaywalking, littering and spitting. Singapore has a mandatory caning sentence for vandalism offenses. Caning may also be imposed for immigration violations and other offenses. Commercial disputes that may be handled as civil suits in the United States can escalate to criminal cases in Singapore and may result in heavy fines and prison sentences.

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    1. Re:Better than Singapore! by ottothecow · · Score: 1
      Some of my friends are being asked to leave their apartment for basically walking in their apartment (and for not being buddies with the landlord)

      At least littering and spitting are avoidable offenses...and provable.

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    2. Re:Better than Singapore! by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 1

      and for not being buddies with the landlord

      ah, yes, there's always corruption, the biggest drain on a society.

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    3. Re:Better than Singapore! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Well, from what I've heard, chewing gum is also punishable.

  2. Common Area != Public Space by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    It's not a public space, its a a common area provided by the estate for the tenants. In many democratic countries if you smoke/spit/litter in your apartment hallways/ stairwells or other common areas they still have the right to have you evicted.

  3. Berlin? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    That image, that's in Berlin, right? If my memory is correct.

    1. Re:Berlin? by Mister+Transistor · · Score: 1

      No, it's Chicago's lakefront Millennium Park.

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  4. in my experience... by iamagloworm · · Score: 1

    chinese, in china, are not big spitters or litterers, compared to other places like india for example, and besides, it creates jobs. what chinese men love to do however is an explosive cleansing of the nasal cavity that must be seen to be believed!