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Public buss could spark legal fuss, Beijing couples warned<\/strong>
\nLast Updated: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 | 11:29 AM ET
\nThe Associated Press<\/p>\n

Beijing couples who steal a kiss in public are being warned they could be caught on closed-circuit television \u2014 and suspected of committing a crime.
\nChina’s Xinhua News Agency reports “intimate acts of lovers may be initially categorized as ‘kidnapping’ or ‘robbery’ by the computers, which are programmed to be sensitive to violations of safe distances.”
\nPolice officers monitoring the cameras will decide whether the situation really is dangerous.
\nSigns will go up in August in areas covered by the cameras, saying in Chinese and English “you are entering a camera-monitored zone.”
\nPublic displays of affection, and more, are common for young urban Chinese couples, who often have nowhere else to go because they share small apartments with their parents.
\nClosed-circuit cameras are becoming more common in Beijing, and Xinhua said that before the 2008 Olympics, the city plans to unify the monitoring of the cameras.
\nfrom: CBC<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are closed-circuit security cameras everywhere in China, much like the rest of the world. After reading the above I laughed.<\/p>\n

I often attempt to grope my sweetie<\/em> in our building\u2019s elevator. She protests (as she rightfully should), swats me, and points at the camera embedded in the roof of old Otis.<\/p>\n

Chinese security guards have a boring job. I think one guard is employed for every four residents in my property development. They don\u2019t have a lot to do. My rationale behind the attempted groping is to liven up the day of the poor sod pulling a 12-hour shift watching 20 TV monitors. By giving him something to watch:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. He will be briefly entertained\/aroused\/disgusted;<\/li>\n
  2. Hence, pay better attention to the CCTV monitors, looking for further possibly entertaining\/arousing\/disgusting behavior, instead of sleeping, drinking, or daydreaming. In the process he might discover a misdeed and foil dastardly crime, becoming a hero lauded by the masses. I\u2019m altruistic, not a dirty old man.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I don\u2019t think it\u2019s working. And my arm is sore from the swats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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