The severe theatre of Chinese justice has been impressing Chinese and international audiences alike, although perhaps for different reasons.
The pair shown allegedly used axes to rob a Shaanxi province jewellery store of valuables worth some 600,000 yuan ($95,000), but were caught 4 days after the robbery.
Both shackled criminals and heavily armed security forces were all on display to local citizens in an effort to thoroughly cow the perpetrators and discourage the public from following their example:
凡是不道德的和损人的犯罪一定要重罚，
All the ladies love Axe!
China > USA
Oh dear.They’re invading SanCom too.
Yeah, because only utterly deranged anti-chinese morons can enjoy anime and manga. Why can’t utterly deranged pro-china fanboys enjoy them to?
If they’re trying to scare the public into acting right, it ain’t workin’.
Soldiers and public display for jewellry robber?
Just throw them in jail and get it over with already.
Don’t they have anything better to do?