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SirEvelynTremble: Dec 25, 2013; FUCK YOU HITLER
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/11/man-held-for-shooting-at-noisy-dancers-in-china?CMP=fb_gu

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Police in south-west China have detained a man who opened fire with an air rifle on a group of �dancing grannies� after becoming infuriated at the volume at which they were playing their music.

Chinese state media said the man, named only as Mo, lost his cool when he asked the group of swinging septuagenarians who had set up camp outside his home in Guangxi province to turn down the volume and was rebuffed.

Xinhua said the man fired three shots from an air rifle, hitting one of the women in the leg. He fled the scene and was picked up by police in a neighbouring province six days later, according to Guilin Life, a local news website.

Xinhua said Mo claimed he had intended to destroy the sound system. He was being held on charges of endangering public safety and could face further charges relating to illegal possession of a firearm.

The women had been practising a dance routine celebrating International Women�s Day.

China's noisy dancing retirees have local residents up in arms
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Square dancing is a wildly popular pastime in China, where elderly damas crowd into parks, squares and housing estates each evening for often raucous sessions. But repeated outbreaks of violence � the result of public fury over excessive noise � have marred its image.

In 2014 an irate Beijing resident unleashed three Tibetan mastiffs on a group of women, Xinhua reported. The previous year amateur dancers in the city of Wuhan were pelted with rocks and excrement by angry locals. Residents of one apartment block erected a 100-metre barbed wire fence to keep the dancers out.

Facing a growing public outcry, authorities have vowed to bring the unruly dancers into line. �Square dancing represents the collective aspect of Chinese culture but now it seems that the over-enthusiasm of participants has dealt it a harmful blow with disputes over noise and venues,� Liu Guoyong, a sports official, told the China Daily newspaper last year. �So we have to guide it with national standards and regulations.�

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wikipedia" posted:

In the People's Republic of China, square dancing or plaza dancing (simplified Chinese: 广场舞; traditional Chinese: 廣場舞; pinyin: guǎngchǎng wǔ; literally: "public square dance"), is an exercise routine performed to music in squares, plazas or parks of the nation's cities. It is popular with middle-aged and retired women who have been referred to as "dancing grannies] in the English-language media. Due to its low cost and ease of participation, it has been estimated to have over 100 million practitioners, according to CCTV, the country's official television network.

Conclusion : I don't blame poor Mo, these grannies have it coming to them .... why can't they dance quietly at least? Air rifle was pretty lenient imo he could have used a high-powered sniper rifle.

Anyway, wtf is this taking over whole squares about anyway? Ok I get it that retired Chinese are bored, and there must be shitloads of them, but what's with the giant displays of line dancing? Bit over the top if you ask me

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lonesomedwarf: Mar 22, 2010

its nice and i like itr

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Sponge Baathist: Jan 30, 2010; by FactsAreUseless

hmm yeah im american dancing should be done in dark warehouses and you should have to pay for it

# ? Mar 11, 2016 13:24

Lord Frankenstyle: Dec 3, 2005; Mmmm,
You smell like Lysol Wipes.

SirEvelynTremble posted:

Police in south-west China have detained a man who opened fire with an air rifle on a group of �dancing grannies�

Cultural appropriation.

# ? Mar 11, 2016 13:40

Orkin Mang: Nov 1, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

cunts

# ? Mar 11, 2016 13:41

www: Aug 4, 2010

what did he score?

# ? Mar 11, 2016 14:09

FlimFlam Imam: Mar 1, 2007; Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams

Christ, what an rear end in a top hat.

# ? Mar 11, 2016 14:11

The Duchess Smackarse: May 8, 2012; by Lowtax

I like how the grans basically told him to gently caress off. loool.

# ? Mar 11, 2016 14:18

Ahundredbux: Oct 25, 2007; The right to bear arms

SirEvelynTremble posted:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/11/man-held-for-shooting-at-noisy-dancers-in-china?CMP=fb_gu

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Conclusion : I don't blame poor Mo, these grannies have it coming to them .... why can't they dance quietly at least? Air rifle was pretty lenient imo he could have used a high-powered sniper rifle.

Anyway, wtf is this taking over whole squares about anyway? Ok I get it that retired Chinese are bored, and there must be shitloads of them, but what's with the giant displays of line dancing? Bit over the top if you ask me