A draft law banning speech and dressing “detrimental to the spirit of Chinese people” has sparked debate in China.
If the law comes into force, people found guilty could be fined or jailed but the proposal does not yet spell out what constitutes a violation.
Social media users and legal experts have called for more clarity to avoid excessive enforcement.
China recently released a swathe of proposed changes to its public security laws - the first reforms in decades.
The clothing law has drawn immediate reaction from the public - with many online criticising it as excessive and absurd.
The contentious clauses suggest that people who wear or force others to wear clothing and symbols that “undermine the spirit or hurt the feelings of the Chinese nation” could be detained for up to 15 days and fined up to 5,000 yuan ($680; £550).
It’s always strange to see a member of the most incarcerated population on the planet wax lyrical about how free they are.
Not to defend China here at all.
Guess you didn’t catch the sarcasm dripping off that entire statement? I wasn’t even talking about our incarceration problem, I was referencing all the anti-trans and anti-drag legislation the conservative states have been passing. Literally, the “small government” idiots legislating what clothes people can wear in public…
Guess not, that’s probably my bad.
The US is actually #6: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarceration_rate
Obviously that’s still not great.
That’s my bad. Thanks for the correction.
Thanks for having a good attitude to criticism!