http://www.casavaria.com/cafesentido/2009/03/11/1631/its-time-for-china-to-start-defending-those-victimized-by-corruption/ Global News & Information, Culture, Media Critique & Video Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:33:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.casavaria.com/cafesentido/2009/03/11/1631/its-time-for-china-to-start-defending-those-victimized-by-corruption/comment-page-1/#comment-1653 U.S.-China Relations & Human Rights in the Developing World | CafeSentido.com Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:21:43 +0000 http://www.casavaria.com/cafesentido/?p=1631#comment-1653 [...] It’s Time for China to Start Defending those Victimized by Corruption [...] [...] It’s Time for China to Start Defending those Victimized by Corruption [...]

]]> http://www.casavaria.com/cafesentido/2009/03/11/1631/its-time-for-china-to-start-defending-those-victimized-by-corruption/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Aimee Barnes » Under the Table: An Introductory Course Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:59:37 +0000 http://www.casavaria.com/cafesentido/?p=1631#comment-722 [...] Statement #4: It’s time for China to start defending those victimized by corruption. Opinion #4: “Victim” is often a slippery term. In the case of any corrupt official, “victim” can apply to the citizens of his prefecture, the businesses economically impacted, the families that have suffered because of his mistakes (including his own) and… the corrupt official, who was “victimized” by a social structure that encouraged “under the table deals” over an honest yet impoverished life. As cliche as it may sound, in the business of corruption, everyone is victimized to some extent. Before China can effectively defend those “victims”, it will have to uncover the source of the problem. The situation, metaphorically, is not dissimilar from that of the Bernie Madoff scandal when we consider the “victimized investors,” his family, the SEC, and all the complicit partners who have not been tried in a court of law. Killing a chicken to scare the monkeys fails to address the real problem; any redress for the victims under this prevailing model will be short-lived, at best. [...] [...] Statement #4: It’s time for China to start defending those victimized by corruption. Opinion #4: “Victim” is often a slippery term. In the case of any corrupt official, “victim” can apply to the citizens of his prefecture, the businesses economically impacted, the families that have suffered because of his mistakes (including his own) and… the corrupt official, who was “victimized” by a social structure that encouraged “under the table deals” over an honest yet impoverished life. As cliche as it may sound, in the business of corruption, everyone is victimized to some extent. Before China can effectively defend those “victims”, it will have to uncover the source of the problem. The situation, metaphorically, is not dissimilar from that of the Bernie Madoff scandal when we consider the “victimized investors,” his family, the SEC, and all the complicit partners who have not been tried in a court of law. Killing a chicken to scare the monkeys fails to address the real problem; any redress for the victims under this prevailing model will be short-lived, at best. [...]

]]> http://www.casavaria.com/cafesentido/2009/03/11/1631/its-time-for-china-to-start-defending-those-victimized-by-corruption/comment-page-1/#comment-719 It’s Time for China to Start Defending those Victimized by Corruption : Joseph-Robertson.com Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:50:02 +0000 http://www.casavaria.com/cafesentido/?p=1631#comment-719 [...] published 11 March 2009 at CafeSentido.com Category: Cafe SentidoTags: China > English > human rights > journalism > prose > [...] [...] published 11 March 2009 at CafeSentido.com Category: Cafe SentidoTags: China > English > human rights > journalism > prose > [...]

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