Chinese bloggers pressure leads to kitten killer giveup
Friday, March 17, 2006
Wang Jue, a Chinese nurse appearing in a disturbing internet video stomping a cat with her high-heel shoes, gave herself up to authorities after bloggers and some print media started a campaign to trace back the recording. In the beginning, she was labeled as the kitten killer of Hangzhou, because it was believed she was from there; but some internauts recognized an island in northern Heilongjiang province.
Wang posted an apology on the Luobei city government official website. She said she was recently divorced and didn't know what to do with her life. The cameraman, a provincial TV employee, and she lost their jobs when internauts discovered their identities.
Nevertheless, since China lacks laws against cruelty to animals, Wang and the cameraman might be freed soon.
The site (http://www.crushworld.net/) where the video was first posted is no longer active.
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Sources
- Venkatesan Vembu. "The meow murderess brought to heel" — Daily News & Analysis (India), March 18, 2006
- Sapa - AFP. "Kitten stomping video sparks outrage in China" — Independent (South Africa), March 17, 2006
- Shanghai Daily. "High-heeled kitten killer apologizes" — China Daily, March 16, 2006 (Warning: grisly pictures)
- Richard Spencer. "Apology of the kitten killer" — The Daily Telegraph, March 16, 2006
- Richard Spencer. "China's internauts find the kitten killer" — The Daily Telegraph, March 10, 2006
- Richard Spencer. "Just who is the dastardly kitten killer of Hangzhou?" — The Daily Telegraph, March 4, 2006