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September 13, 2011
The "Granny Police"
It Can't Happen Here, Right?"One day in March, major boulevards in Beijing suddenly were lined with older women, bundled up in overcoats and with red armbands identifying them as public-safety patrols, who sat on stools at 20-yard intervals and kept watch for disruption. They had no practical effect except as reminders that the authorities were on guard and in control." -- The 6 Weirdest Jobs in China | Cracked.com
Posted by Vanderleun at September 13, 2011 2:03 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.