| Memoirs of China: I’m Popular, So I Don’t Get Arrested |
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[JOURNAL ENTRY, DECEMBER 2004:] In China, it seems, there is a legal advantage in being liked. Example: The government knows that it must do something to curtail the copyright violations of American movie DVDs. So, periodically, they will ask the DVD store owners in a local district—all of whom sell nothing but pirated ware, since you can’t get legit DVDs anywhere in Shanghai—whom they dislike the most. If the prevailing attitude is a thumbs-down on ugly Miss Wu with her little street bin full of disks, then Miss Wu gets arrested, or heavily fined, as an “example” to other miscreants. So watch yourself, my nerdy friends! If the cool kids won’t let you sit at their lunch table, you just might find yourself in jail. Who said being popular wasn’t important? Donald Gallinger is author of the novel The Master Planets Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites               
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