"Young Love" outlawed in China
Yes, the province of Heilongjiang, the most northerly part of China, has passed a law requiring parents to prevent their children from falling in love. They post some comments in reaction to the new law too.
Student's parent, Ms Zhang: It will guarantee children's healthy development.
My child will be 15 years old this year, and I'm quite worried that "young love" will affect his school achievements... Making a law to prevent young love will guarantee children's healthy development, and is a demonstration of love to minors.
Whatever next? Personally, I'm in favor of a law against death. Heck, you might as well pass a law to limit climate change ... oh, wait ...Netizen Mo Jinjin: It is completely unnecessary to make a law to prevent young love.
"Even an upright official finds it hard to settle a family quarrel." It is completely unnecessary to make a law to prevent young love. Laws should discipline measurable and detailed acts but not intangible affection, not only because there is no standard to measure this affection, but also because there is no feasible method to enforce such a law.
Leaders from the world's emerging economies and G8 countries have agreed to limit global warming to within 2 degrees Celsius
I love the law against climate change. "We'll do something when the temperature looks like reaching two degrees above what it is now."
Pure cynicism. Why don't they just say it outright: "There's nothing we can do about it, so we're not even going to try."
It would save all the money wasted on those expensive conferences.
Comment by Lentz of Goulburn — September 3, 2009 @ 3:09 am