Woman fakes death so son can beg
AsiaOne
Thursday, Sep 08, 2011
An old woman was spotted in Shanghai pretending to be dead while a boy begged for money beside her.
The boy mourned at the top of his voice before security made the two of them leave.
According to an online source, the old woman is the mother of the boy.
She was lying motionless on the floor and pretending to be dead while a red cloth covered her body. Her head was left exposed.
The son then knelt on the floor beside her and cried loudly. He also banged his head on the floor and begged for donations.
The duo only left after a security guard arrived. The woman sat up and walked away with her son.
Readers have been critical of their methods.
One reader said it was a "real eye opener" for her to witness the "darker side of human suffering and poverty at its lowest point."
Another reader who claimed to be from China said he was ashamed that his countrymen would stoop to such degrading methods.
AsiaOne
Thursday, Sep 08, 2011
An old woman was spotted in Shanghai pretending to be dead while a boy begged for money beside her.
The boy mourned at the top of his voice before security made the two of them leave.
According to an online source, the old woman is the mother of the boy.
She was lying motionless on the floor and pretending to be dead while a red cloth covered her body. Her head was left exposed.
The son then knelt on the floor beside her and cried loudly. He also banged his head on the floor and begged for donations.
The duo only left after a security guard arrived. The woman sat up and walked away with her son.
Readers have been critical of their methods.
One reader said it was a "real eye opener" for her to witness the "darker side of human suffering and poverty at its lowest point."
Another reader who claimed to be from China said he was ashamed that his countrymen would stoop to such degrading methods.
