# Blind Activist Escape house arrest in China **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 27, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-activist-escape-house-arrest-in-china/620172 "2012-04-27T19:52:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-activist-escape-house-arrest-in-china/620172/1 "2012-04-27T19:52:40Z")
I’m going way out on a limb and speculating that he had help. 😃 I don’t think he’d get to far with just his guide dog. Did any editor at cnn not notice this story heading is a bit humorous and inaccurate? A blind guy evades his guards. 😕 :rolleyes: I wonder how much it took to bribe the guards? Anyway, I’m glad he “escaped” and is ok. > [@](#): > > A prominent Chinese human rights activist has called for an investigation into corrupt and cruel officials after saying he escaped from house arrest in an eastern province and fled to Beijing. > [@](#): > > The activist, who is blind, was driven to Beijing on Sunday after evading his guards in the tiny village of Dongshigu in Shandong Province, said He Peirong, a friend and fellow activist said Friday. > **[Chinese activist says he escaped cruel house arrest, calls for investigation...](https://www.cnn.com/2012/04/27/world/asia/china-activist-escape/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)** > > A prominent Chinese human rights activist has called for an investigation into corrupt and cruel officials after he escaped from house arrest. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-activist-escape-house-arrest-in-china/620172/2 "2012-04-27T20:17:55Z")
Anyone who’s seen enough Hong Kong cinema knows that old bind Asian men are in fact among the most capable and most dangerous people in the world. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-activist-escape-house-arrest-in-china/620172/3 "2012-04-27T20:21:54Z")
What’s even funnier is he _escaped_ to Beijing and holds a news conference. Maybe someone told him he was actually in Hawaii? 😉 Sort of like me escaping from a Arkansas jail and holding a news conference in Washington. I don’t think things would end well for me. It’s just a weird, unbelievable story from beginning to end. ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-activist-escape-house-arrest-in-china/620172/4 "2012-04-28T04:03:58Z")
I hope that this man’s escape brings enough attention that some reforms are put in place, but I’m not feeling too optimistic. ☹ What a terrible situation for him and his family…not to mention the people who helped him and have since been picked up by the police. I give those brave folks a lot of credit. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-activist-escape-house-arrest-in-china/620172/5 "2012-04-28T13:21:17Z")
The title reminds me of the midget clairvoyant who got out of prison. The headlines were “Small medium at large”.