Breaking news: Chinese diplomat ruthlessly beaten by Houston police

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What will China's response be?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100430/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us_consular_official

BEIJING – China said Friday that a Chinese diplomat in the U.S. was beaten and injured by Houston police and urged an investigation to ensure diplomatic practices are not violated.

The U.S. State Department was taking the matter very seriously and findings of the investigation would be shared with China "as soon as appropriate," said Susan Stevenson, spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.

She referred further questions to Houston police, which did not immediately return calls seeking comment Friday morning.

The statement from China's Foreign Ministry said police harassed and beat a deputy consul-general while he was driving to the Chinese Consulate in Houston. The statement said a family member also was involved, but did not say if that person was injured.

According to a CBS News report, Houston police last Saturday tried to stop a car which was missing a license plate. When the car didn't stop, they pursued it into a garage without realizing the garage belonged to the Chinese Consulate. Police handcuffed and arrested the driver, injuring him, the CBS report said.

Under international practice, the premises of foreign embassies and consulates are outside the jurisdiction of local law enforcement, and diplomats have legal immunity.

The CBS News report identified the official as Ben Ren Yu. The Houston consulate website lists a deputy consul-general, Yu Boren.

"China urges the U.S. ... to quickly investigate the details of this incident and to look into the persons responsible to ensure that the Chinese diplomatic and consulate personnel and premises are not violated," said the statement attributed to Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu. "The Chinese Foreign Ministry, the Chinese Embassy and the Houston consulate have already made solemn exchanges with the U.S. side."

U.S.-China relations only recently emerged from a tense period aggravated by spats over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, trade and Chinese currency policy. Comments on at least two major Internet portals had apparently been deleted, an indication the case was considered sensitive, perhaps because of its impact on U.S.-China ties.
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Jesus dude, why don't you overhype the title a little?

This isn't the first time something has happened and it won't be the last. If the cops are trying to pull over your car and you don't stop, they're probably going to be a little rough on you.
 
Texas can always claim that it has already adopted Arizona's new immigration law of 'Reasonable suspicion' and was detaining the subject as a suspected illegal alien. I am sure the Chinese would understand.

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Texas can always claim that it has already adopted Arizona's new immigration law of 'Reasonable suspicion' and was detaining the subject as a suspected illegal alien. I am sure the Chinese would understand.

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Black hair and brown skin, yep, possible Mexican.
 
The police should have realized they pursued him into the consulate. But I'll bet cash money that this diplomat was thinking "cops, I don't have to do what they say." But I'm pretty sure the right to avoid the law requires first IDENTIFYING oneself to be a diplomat of another country. You can't just speed on ignoring the sirens.

Anyone want to hazard a guess what would have happened to a US diplomat ignoring requests from Chinese authorities to stop?

As for the beating this guy supposedly took - he was handcuffed. No specifics seem to be available on the "injuries" sustained at this point, ne?

If he was beaten, that would indicate he was beaten INSIDE the consulate which makes the arresting officers pretty friggen dumb.
 
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