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[Aristotle]

Any foreign teachers in Tainan or elsewhere on Taiwan who have been questioned by police in connection with the attempted presidential assassination are requested to contact SSETT at their earliest possible convenience.
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[jason_seeburn]

[MTurton]

Yes, it was a kindergarten teacher, maddened by the loss of her job when the MOE made it illegal to teach English in kindergartens, Leah Hobby Osvalt, who attempted to whack Chen.

Aristotle, it is April 8, not April 1. The authorities are looking for locals, not foreigners. What are you, some kind of pro-Chinese spy?

Michael Turton

[Aristotle]

[Okami]

Obviously Aristotle has been reading this off of forumosa.com.

While I do see you as a necessary voice at times A, you need to start thinking a little clearer and maybe think before you post.

Okami

[brian]

Have they stopped interviewing locals?

Are they solely pursuing foreigners?

No, of course not.

They are doing what is most likely the correct thing to do in such a situation - that is, talk to everyone who may know something. The fact that what you suggest is happening may in fact be happening should be seen for what it is, and not distorted to be seen as some form of victimization of foreign residents here in Taiwan. You have complained for so long that foreigners aren't entitled to so many things that locals are entitled to. Well now you get treated like a local and you are still unhappy.

As foreigners we choose to come here and in doing so we accept the laws of this land, no matter how much they may vary from what we are used to back home. If the laws here give the authorities the right to interview any one from the area under these circumstances then so be it. Eother accept it or leave the country.

I notice that you seemed that you were totally aware of this until someone raised the matter on another board. Since then you have been ranting and raving about it. I hope that your source on this is more than just a single post on another board!!

[EOD]

I think someone is blowing smoke. I talked to a friend of mine down in Tainan and she has not been questioned. She has lived there for two years.

[MTurton]

[brian]

[Aristotle]

Gentlemen it was a question not a statement.
If I had hard evidence you would be reading about it in your email boxes and on numerous international teachers forums and publications around the globe.
This is the research phase. Usually you don't see this part of our process but due to the lack of any type of confirmation, a public inquiry was necessary. For the record I agree with all of you. To date their has been no confirmation public or private of any kind. There are however two public reports .
http://www.englishschoolwatch.org/webboard_detail.php?topic_id=623
http://www.forumosa.com/taiwan/viewtopic.php?t=16210
Not surprisingly this rumor started on Forumosa.com a politically biased mouth piece of both local political parties in English.
My guess is that this rumor was started by either the moderators or administrators of Forumosa.com to try to influence opinion of the foreign community and press.
Many people could have pointed this out to them but all voices of dissent on Forumosa.com have long since been silenced.
Give the process few more weeks and see if anything turns up. Sometimes it takes people a few months to work up the nerve to make a complaint.
A ruling will be made at an unspecified time on which course of action to take.

Good luck,
A.

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[mjed9]

Soz mate ... "our"

Not actually the third person though is it????

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