Posted on 05/13/2015 7:33:11 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
Beijing police are patrolling the city’s subways and trains to stop people wearing face masks, strange costumes and forming flash mobs, warning commuters that such actions could jeopardise public safety by causing stampedes.
State news agency Xinhua said law enforcement teams, which started the patrols on May 1, and have encountered 83 cases of “improper behaviour”, including hawking, begging and the distribution of advertising flyers.
Costumes and masks are likely to attract the attention of other passengers, Xinhua quoted Liang Jianwei, vice head of the Beijing municipal traffic administration corps, as saying.
“When a lot of people stop to watch, the risk of stampedes increases,” Liang said.
Passengers should avoid forming flash mobs, the article quoted Liang as saying.
“Although such behaviour is not banned by law, passengers should not be too wilful,” Liang said.
Police will warn against “problematic behaviour” when they come across it, Liang said.
Last October, state media cited Beijing police as saying that people face arrest for wearing Halloween fancy dress on the subway as it may cause crowds to gather and create “trouble”.
“Halloween fancy dress”
so thats what they call that sort of mess that one normally sees Michelle Obama wearing!!?
I have been on Beijing’s subway. In my view there are three things that can quickly attract a crowd: 1) A woman yelling at her husband, 2) A really fat person, i.e. 350+ lbs, 3) A Caucasian baby. Despite that, it really is a great city.
Yes, I did laugh out loud.
It’s kind of hard not to. The distinguished senator from Vulcan has that effect. ;)
Representative, not senator.
“When a lot of people stop to watch, the risk of stampedes increases,” Liang said.
I thought this was a little exaggerated. It’s not.
Passenger faints at China rail station causing stampede
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPSQCu5FeWk
Stampede? No. But any army that carries this before it
will be invincible.
The enemy will drop dead of fright?
Chinese crowds are easily spooked.
The police have a good point. I’ve been in those crowds when there was something to see. You have no control where you are going and you gotta keep your feet.
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