A draft law sparks debate with locals calling it absurd and questioning how they would be policed.

A draft law banning speech and dressing “detrimental to the spirit of Chinese people” has sparked debate in China.

If the law comes into force, people found guilty could be fined or jailed but the proposal does not yet spell out what constitutes a violation.

Social media users and legal experts have called for more clarity to avoid excessive enforcement.

China recently released a swathe of proposed changes to its public security laws - the first reforms in decades.

The clothing law has drawn immediate reaction from the public - with many online criticising it as excessive and absurd.

The contentious clauses suggest that people who wear or force others to wear clothing and symbols that “undermine the spirit or hurt the feelings of the Chinese nation” could be detained for up to 15 days and fined up to 5,000 yuan ($680; £550).

  • wahming@monyet.ccEnglish
    89·
    1 year ago

    The French didn’t ban for only one group of people, all religions are affected.

    • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
      172·
      1 year ago

      It targeted one group of people though.

      Either way banning clothes is stupid.

      • wahming@monyet.ccEnglish
        38·
        1 year ago

        Other groups of people have been affected in the past. The Muslims are just the current latest group affected by it.

        Either way banning clothes is stupid.

        They have pretty sound logic for doing it

        • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
          102·
          1 year ago

          Other groups of people have been affected in the past. The Muslims are just the current latest group affected by it.

          Any recent examples?

          They have pretty sound logic for doing it

          What’s the logic?

    • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldEnglish
      32·
      1 year ago

      Yeah this is equality vs equity. If your religion has no religious outfits it doesn’t impact you if your religion does it does impact you. You can’t make a rule that only impacts one minority group and claim that it is fair because it hurts everyone the same way, since it clearly doesn’t.