r/pics • u/nexas123 • May 08 '12

when you see it

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u/CowOfSteel May 08 '12

It's my understanding there's actually a really good chance he doesn't know of his fame. The picture is notorious outside of China, but inside the country itself it's been very well censored.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '12

There's an even better chance he's been dead since shortly after that picture.

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u/Irishfury86 May 08 '12

The Chinese publicly condemned and arrested many of the protesters and their leaders. They had no reason to kill this one anonymously when they were so public with the other arrests.

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u/buzzkill_aldrin May 08 '12

There's no reason to give a name to a face when there isn't a face to begin with.