Chinese debt collectors jailed for cyberbullying under ‘soft violence’ laws
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- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/08/05/china_debt_collector_soft_violence_prosecution/
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The facts of the case are nasty: debtors were bombarded with text messages, robo-calls, sending threatening videos on WeChat and use of “information bombing software”. Those messages included personal insults and other unsavoury content.
Making matters worse was that debt collection firms appear to have shared personal information to facilitate the harassment.
Courts found that the debt collectors have operated for at least five years, established 30 debt collection outfits and employed over 300 “salespeople” who would insult and intimidate debtors.
The case is also significant because it was the first brought under “soft violence” laws introduced last year. Those laws were intended to tackle gang activity, vandalism, anti-social acts [Including throwing faeces – Ed and trying to spook people by playing funereal music.
Eight people were sentenced to between eleven months and four-and-a-half years inside, made to repay victims, and fined.
News of the verdict has been widely [1]reported in Chinese State media, a sign that authorities are keen for news of a successful prosecution under soft violence laws to spread far and wide. ®
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[1] https://www.chinacourt.org/article/detail/2020/08/id/5390415.shtml
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I love debt collectors...
They're so much fun to fuck with!
Bullying? Insults? Nice try but you've picked the wrong bastard to try such tactics upon. I'm just as likely to bully & insult you right back, even going so far as to come up with creatively vile things to call you in retalliation.
Threats of lawsuits or violence? Go ahead, I won't bat an eye. Instead I'll tell you to come on over & try it to my face. Just make sure your thug has their health insurance paid up & their next of kin on file, my reaction might include an army of ravenous carnivorous squirrels & your nuts.
Trying to pressure me into paying the theoretical bill? Don't make me laugh. There's nothing you can say or do that could ever be worse than what my ex-wife put me through. I'm looking forward to spending eternity in Hell, it'll be a fucking vacation after what I've been through during this life.
And then I remember that I *CAN'T* go to Hell, Satan's got a permanent restraining order out against me & I'm not even allowed in the lobby.
So try your worst, I've got far too much time on my creatively vindictive hands... Muh Hahahahahahahahahahaha!
Re: I love debt collectors...
And then I remember that I *CAN'T* go to Hell, Satan's got a permanent restraining order out against me & I'm not even allowed in the lobby.
Reminds me of a t-shirt: Heaven don't want me and hell is afraid I might take over .
As the old joke goes....
The government hates competition.