BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Wei Wenhua was a model communist and is now a bloggers' hero -- a "citizen journalist" turned martyr.
Wei Wenhua was beaten to death after he took pictures of a streetside fracas between villagers and authorities.
The construction company manager was driving his car when he witnessed an ugly scene: a team of about 50 city inspectors beating villagers who tried to block trucks from unloading trash near their homes.
Wei Wenhua was beaten to death after he took pictures of a streetside fracas between villagers and authorities.
The construction company manager was driving his car when he witnessed an ugly scene: a team of about 50 city inspectors beating villagers who tried to block trucks from unloading trash near their homes.
Wei took out his cell phone and began taking pictures. The city inspectors saw Wei and then attacked him in a beating that lasted five minutes. By the time it was over, the 41-year-old Wei was slumped unconscious. He was rushed to the hospital but was dead on arrival.
His death earlier this month continues to stir controversy. In China's mainstream media and in the blogosphere, angry Chinese are demanding action.
After the Web site sina.com published news of Wei's beating, readers promptly expressed their outrage. In one day alone, more than 8,000 posted comments. Bloggers inside and outside China bluntly condemned the brutal killing.
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Citizens are claiming that the city inspectors are worse than the mafia, and corruption seems to be the main problem. These inspectors, tasked with dealing with petty crimes, have recently been seen chasing away street vendors and confiscating their goods. Now they have taken it too far, killing an innocent citizen who was just watching the city inspectors attempt to dump trash in neighbors's yards.
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