China Jails Elderly Women for Asking to Protest at Olympics

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Published 8/20/2008 at FanIQ Blog
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Published 8/21/2008 at FanHouse
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CHINA CRACKS DOWN ON ELDERLY WOMEN
Published 8/21/2008 at With Leather - Sports news and gossip to brighten this short, dark life
... so we're clear on what happened: the Chinese government demolished their homes, and they never even protested.  They only tried to get permission to do so.  And they got a year of re-education through labor. I think that's good.  Elderly people need activities.  Plus I hear that labor is one of the best ways to learn new things.  Like at Fort Leavenworth, the easiest way to learn how to break rocks is to spend all day breaking rocks. [FanHouse, AP Photo]