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Additional Persecution News from China – June 15, 2006 (31 Reports)

July 03, 2006 |  

(Clearwisdom.net)

  1. [Nanning City, Guangxi Province] Practitioner Ms. Lin Jing Taken Away to a Brainwashing Center from Her Office on June 10, 2006
  2. [Heilongjiang Province] Wanjia Forced Labor Camp Takes Practitioners Ms. Meng Fangru and Ms. Meng Fanyan to a Brainwashing Center
  3. [Yutian County, Hebei Province] Two Practitioners Illegally Held in a Psychiatric Hospital in Yutian County
  4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Two Male Practitioners Arrested, Their Whereabouts Unknown
  5. [Anqiu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Zhiqiang Arrested
  6. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Additional Information on the Arrest of Practitioners Ms. Lu Fenglan and Her Daughter, Ms. Song Xia
  7. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Follow Up Report on the Arrest of Falun Dafa Practitioners Ms. Wu Shuyan and Her Husband, Mr. Ma Jiang
  8. [Qixia City, Shandong Province] Practitioners Including Ms. Lin Jianping Illegally Sentenced to Long-term Imprisonment
  9. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Dong Xianhui Arrested
  10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Ping Illegally Arrested by State Security Division
  11. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Bain Hongxiang Harassed by Police
  12. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Police from Taojiatun Illegally Break Into Private Housing
  13. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Four Practitioners from Faku County Harassed and Arrested by Police
  14. [Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Tang Juan Held in the Newly Built Shenyang City Detention Center
  15. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Xu Suyun Arrested by the Xiangfengdao Police Station of Tangshan City
  16. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] The Whereabouts of Practitioners Mr. Zhang Limin and Mr. Shen Jihua over the Past Two Years Are Unknown
  17. [Heilongjiang Province] Relevant Information on the Illegal Lawsuit Against Practitioner Ms. Liu Liping
  18. [Wulumuqi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region] A Practitioner Arrested
  19. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Practitioners Including Mr. Xiong Fa Arrested
  20. [Rushan City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Mr. Wang Yunqiang’s Home Ransacked and His Child Psychologically Scarred
  21. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Liu Fengran Arrested
  22. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Chang Zhenying and His Wife Arrested
  23. [Beijing City] Practitioner Mr. Chang Chunyu Illegally Sentenced to Two Years of Forced Labor
  24. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Wang Jinyou Arrested
  25. [Qidong County, Hunan Province] Practitioners Still Illegally Held
  26. [Shanghai City] Practitioner Ms. Ying Yu and Her Mother Arrested
  27. [Puning City, Guangdong Province] Practitioner Ms. Jiang Huichan, in Her 70s, Arrested
  28. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Practitioners Including Mr. Xuan Haijin Arrested
  29. [Hebei Province] On June 7, 2006, Four Practitioners Arrested in Gaobeidian City
  30. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Mr. Dai, Almost in His 80s, Illegally Held for Two Days
  31. [Sichuan City] Jintang County Forced Labor Camp Hospital is Filled With Practitioners

1. [Nanning City, Guangxi Province] Practitioner Ms. Lin Jing Taken Away to a Brainwashing Center from Her Office on June 10, 2006

Relevant Phone Numbers:

The Nanning Police Station: 86 -771-4825576
The Fujianyuan Police Station: 86-771-4825386
The Wuyi Police Station: 86-771-4822452
The Jiangnan Road West District: 86-771-4838704

2. [Heilongjiang Province] Wanjia Forced Labor Camp Takes Practitioners Ms. Meng Fangru and Ms. Meng Fanyan to a Brainwashing Center

Two practitioners from Acheng City, Ms. Meng Fanru and Ms. Meng Fanyan, held in the Seventh Division of the Wanjia Forced Labor Camp of Harbin City, were supposed to be released on June 16. Their family members learned by phone that the two practitioners were taken to a brainwashing center in the Jiangbei District of Harbin City. The family members were instructed to pick them up on June 16.

3. [Yutian County, Hebei Province] Two Practitioners Illegally Held in a Psychiatric Hospital in Yutian County

Relevant Phone Numbers:

The Director of the Hospital, Wang Junli (male): 86-315-6121589 (Home), 86-13703246076 (Cell)
The Deputy Director, Liu Ruifeng (female): 86-315-6100788 (Home), 86-1393150288 (Cell)
The On-duty Office of the Psychiatric Division: 86-315-6156731
The Physicians in the Psychiatric Division, Zhang Wang (male): 86-13703255463 (Cell);
Sheng Zijiang (male): 86-13582548463 (Cell); Tang (surname, gender unknown): 86-13831586734 (Cell); Yang Zisong (male): 86-13011524376 (Cell); Lu Haichao (male): 86-13582914003 (Cell)

4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Two Male Practitioners Arrested, Their Whereabouts Unknown

According to the residents of Linmao Street in the Xigang District of Dalian City,

at the beginning of June, two male practitioners were arrested by plainclothes police officers when they were distributing truth-clarification materials on the pass that leads to Linmao Park. Their current whereabouts are unknown.

5. [Anqiu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Zhiqiang Arrested

Mr. Wang Zhiqiang is a 30-year-old practitioner. He worked as a teacher at Dongbu Middle School in Anqiu City, Shandong Province. On the evening of June 13, 2006, when Mr. Wang was clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa through the Internet, he was arrested by police officers from the Anqiu City 610 Office and the Anqiu City Police Department, who broke into his home. Mr. Wang is currently being held in the Anqiu City Detention Center and is being tortured.

Relevant Phone Numbers:

The Anqiu City 610 Office: 86-536-4396615
The Director of the Anqiu City 610 Office, Wang Ziqing (male): 86-536-4396617 (Office), 86-536-4228659 (Home), 86-133963631535 (Cell)
The Director of the Anqiu City Police Department, Nie Zuokun (male): 86-536-4383901 (Office), 86-13963630388 (Cell)
The Deputy Director of the Anqiu City Police Department, Song Yunqing (male): 86-536-4383095 (Office), 86-536-4266618 (Home), 86-13706469257 (Cell)
The Chief of the so-called "Anti-Cult" Division of Anqiu City, Zhang Jinxiao (male): 86-536-4368610 (Office), 86-536-4370288 (Home), 86-13805362626 (Cell)
The Deputy Chief of the so-called "Anti-Cult" Division of Anqiu City, Li Shenghua (male): 86-536-4383927 (Office), 86-13153632267 (Cell)

6. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Additional Information on the Arrest of Practitioners Ms. Lu Fenglan and Her Daughter, Ms. Song Xia

At around 5:00 p.m. on March 20, 2006, practitioners Ms. Lu Fenglan and her daughter, Ms. Song Xia, were distributing truth-clarification materials in the police building near the Leifeng Park in the Wanghua District of Fushun City. They were arrested by plainclothes police officers from the Heping Police Station of the Wanghua District. Later their homes were ransacked, and the police confiscated a small printer, Falun Dafa books, and other items. The practitioners are being held in the Fushun City Detention Center in Nangou District.

7. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Follow Up Report on the Arrest of Practitioners Ms. Wu Shuyan and Her Husband, Mr. Ma Jiang

Practitioner Ms. Wu Shuyan and Ms. Xiao Kong were arrested on May 23, 2006, when they were clarifying the truth about the persecution of Falun Dafa. At 4:00 p.m., police officer Li Yong (male) from the Chang’an Police Station of Dadong District mobilized three police cars to illegally ransack Ms. Wu’s home. Ms. Wu’s husband, practitioner Mr. Ma Jiang, is a worker from the Liming Company. After he went home after work, he was tricked into going to the police station by police officers using the excuse of wanting him to look over some items. After he went there, he was held by police.

At present, living in Ms. Wu and Mr. Ma's home is an elderly parent of more than seventy years, as well as a daughter who is attending middle school, with no one to take care of them. Reportedly, Ms. Wu Shuyan and Ms. Xiao Kong are being illegally held in the Shenyang City Detention Center. Mr. Ma is being illegally held in the Makeshu Detention Center of Dadong District.

Relevant Phone Numbers:

The Dadong District Police Department: 86-24-88503258
The Chang’an Police Station: 86-24-88293317; 86-24-24830645; 86-24-24310385
The Director of the Police Station, Wang Naiqing (male): 86-13842005586
The Instructor, Li Xiaojun (male): 86-24-81960222
The District Procuratorate: 86-24-88900935

8. [Qixia City, Shandong Province] Practitioners Including Ms. Lin Jianping Illegally Sentenced to Long-term Imprisonment

Practitioner Ms. Lin Jianping from Qixia City was taken by police to the Gaozhi Brainwashing Center of Xiaozhuang District in the fall of 2004. Because Ms. Lin protested the persecution, police from the 610 Office brutally tortured her.

Ms. Lin Jianping was repeatedly beaten brutally by police. She was prohibited from sleeping for several days. She was also forced to watch videos that defamed Falun Dafa. Later she was sentenced to three years of forced labor. In the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp, because she refused to be "transformed," the police forced her to sit on a small stool for three months, day and night, and prohibited her from falling a sleep. She was repeatedly tortured by "Being Confined to a Solitary Compartment." (1) Once she was tortured by being "Hung Up in the Air" (2) for seven days in a row. She was almost tortured to death.

Prior to the Chinese New Year of 2005, the 610 Office of Qixia City took Ms. Lin Jianping and practitioner Mr. Li Conglin from the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp back to the Qixia City Detention Center and continued to torture them. Prison guards forced her to wear shackles weighing over 11 pounds for 24 days. Because she continued to clarify the truth and call out, "Falun Dafa is good," she was brutally beaten by police officer Mou Shaowei (male).

In early May, the Qixia City 610 Office and the Qixia City Procuratorate again sentenced Ms. Lin Jianping to six years of imprisonment. Two other practitioners were also sentenced to long-term imprisonment: practitioner Mr. Ma Shaojie for seven years and practitioner Mr. Li Conglin for five years.

9. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Dong Xianhui Arrested

At about 8:30 a.m. on June 13, 2006, practitioner Mr. Dong Xiahui from the Babaishang District of Daqing City was clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa at the gate of an elementary school. Three people reported him to the police and subsequently four police officers arrived and arrested him.

10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Ping Illegally Arrested by State Security Division

Practitioner Ms. Wang Ping, 55, from Faku County of Shenyang City, was reported to the police on the evening of June 11, 2006, when she was clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa at Ciensi Township of Faku County. The Ciensi Township Police Station illegally arrested her. On June 12, the State Security Division of the Faku County Police Department took her to an institution in Shenyang City to continue to torture her.

Relevant phone numbers:

The CCP Secretary of the Political and Judicial Committee, He Zhongliang (male): 86-24-87124537, 86-13940376999 (Cell)
Zhang Hongxi (male): 86-24-87119610, 86-24-87120488, 86-13066640344 (Cell)
The Director of the Police Department, Jin Weimin (male): 86-24-87123635, 86-13940162062 (Cell)
The Political Security Section Chief of the State Security Division, Zhang Shoujiang (male): 86-24-87123736

11. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Bain Hongxiang Harassed by Police

As early as May 2003, the Shulan City Police Department tortured practitioner Mr. Bian Hongxiang’s wife, practitioner Ms. Kong Fanrong, to death. The police department officials were afraid that Mr. Bian Hongxiang would sue them, so they made all kinds of attempts to arrest Mr. Bian. Most recently, police were sent twice to the home of Mr. Bian’s daughter's (practitioner Ms. Bian Lingyun) to harass his family, which has made Ms. Bian Lingyun’s mother-in-law sick with fear.

12. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Police from Taojiatun Illegally Break Into Private Housing

At about 8:30 p.m. on May 12, 2006, Yao Xiaohua (male), the deputy director of the Taojiatun Town Police Station of Gongzhuling City in Jilin Province, and Zhang Zhengfeng (male), the CCP secretary of the Village Security Office, sneaked over a wall to break into practitioner Mr. Li Wei’s home. Mr. Li Wei’s wife, who has heart disease, was hospitalized because of the scare.

13. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Four Practitioners from Faku County Harassed and Arrested by Police

Recently, three police stations of Faku County in Shenyang City illegally ransacked four practitioners’ homes. They are the Tuanjie Police Station, the Shiqiao Police Station, and the Shengli Police Station. They also arrested one practitioner and detained him for 15 days before he was released. One practitioner refused to open the door, but the police officers crawled into the practitioner’s store through the transom window and opened the door to search the home.

14. [Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Tang Juan Held in the Newly Built Shenyang City Detention Center

Practitioner Ms. Tang Juan is in her 50s and was living in a rental apartment in Huanggu District. On June 2, the Heping District Police Station colluded with the District State Security Division to ransack Ms. Tang’s home and arrest her. Ms. Tang is currently being held illegally in the newly built Shenyang City Detention Center.

15. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Xu Suyun Arrested by the Xiangfengdao Police Station of Tangshan City

On the afternoon of June 8, 2006, practitioner Ms. Xu Suyun went to the Xiangfengtao Police Station to clarify the truth about Falun Dafa and also brought a letter which advised them to be kind. However, the police officers from the Xiangfengdao Police Station arrested her. On June 10, police went to ransack Ms. Xu’s mother’s house and also took Ms. Xu to the Changningdao Detention Center of Tangshan City to continue the persecution. The Xiangfengdao Police Station has previously arrested practitioner Ms. Hui Hui. However, detailed information on her arrest has yet to be investigated.

Xiangfengdao Police Station: 86-315-2030496

16. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] The Whereabouts of Practitioners Mr. Zhang Limin and Mr. Shen Jihua over the Past Two Years Are Unknown

It has been more than two years since the arrest of practitioner Mr. Zhang Limin in 2004 by the 610 Office of the Kaping District of Tangshan City in Hebei Province. No family visits have been allowed and the current whereabouts of Mr. Zhang Limin is not clear.

Practitioner Mr. Shen Jihua from Shenzhuang Village in the Kaiping District of Tangshan City in Hebei Province disappeared in 2004, and there has been no news about him for over two years. His current whereabouts are still unknown.

17. [Heilongjiang Province] Relevant Information on the Illegal Lawsuit Against Fal Practitioner Ms. Liu Liping

The Xiangyang District Court of Hegang City in Heilongjiang Province planned to try five practitioners, including Ms. Liu Liping, on June 9, 2006. Later the trial was postponed to the morning of June 13. On June 13, after the court convened, one police officer fainted and was carried out from the court. Other police officers were all complaining that they had headaches. In the end, all those who were present were chased out of the court.

18. [Wulumuqi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region] A Practitioner Arrested

On the morning of June 14, 2006, a practitioner was followed and arrested by police near the rental apartment complex area at the crossroads of Tianjin Road and Henan Road shortly after he left home.

The Office of the Chief of the Ergong Police Station: 86-991-3825151

The On-duty Office: 86-991-3836919

19. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Practitioners Including Mr. Xiong Fa Arrested

Around noon on June 7, 2006, the No. 1 Police Station of Baigou Town in Gaobeidian City/Baoding City arrested several practitioners from Li County, including Mr. Xiong Fa. They were driving two cars with about 200 copies of Zhuan Falun in their cars, a Canon ip4200 printer, as well as 30 bottles of toner. They were having a conversation on the side of the road when they were arrested. Since the evening of June 7, plainclothes police officers from the Xiaochen Police Station of Li County have been hiding in Mr. Xiong Fa’s home and also using video cameras to film those who enter or leave Mr. Xiaong’s home.

Those from the Xiaochen Police Station were: Chief Yan Ru (male), police officer Zhang Zhangen (male), and others.

Zhang Zhangen (male): 86-312-6538515, 86-13531271110 (Cell)

Yan Ru (male): 86-13102959930 (Cell)

20. [Rushan City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Mr. Wang Yunqiang’s Home Ransacked and His Child Psychologically Scarred

Practitioner Mr. Wang Yunqiang from Rushan City was illegally held in early 2001 when he went to Beijing to validate Dafa. Later he was fined 2,000 yuan before being released. Subsequently he was repeatedly arrested and went through all kinds of torture. On June 8, 2006, a group of police officers suddenly broke into Mr. Wang’s home and ransacked everything. At the time, only his child was at home. All of the Falun Dafa books and Teacher’s photo, as well as other materials, were all confiscated. The child was psychologically scarred by the incident.

21. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Liu Fengran Arrested

Between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. on June 13, 2006, practitioner Ms. Liu Fengran from Beihengqi Village, Sunzhuang Township of Zhuozhou City in Hebei Province was arrested.

22. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Chang Zhenying and His Wife Arrested

Several days ago, practitioner Mr. Chang Zhenying and his wife (also a practitioner) from Wangzhuangzi Village, Panggezhuang Township of Leting County were both arrested.

23. [Beijing City] Practitioner Mr. Chang Chunyu Illegally Sentenced to Two Years of Forced Labor

Yesterday it was reported that practitioner Mr. Chang Chunyu from Beijing City, who was arrested on April 4, 2006, was "illegally sentenced" to two years of forced labor. Among the several other practitioners arrested together with Mr. Chang Chunyu, three practitioners are still being held. Mr. Wang Kuizhan and Ms. Jiang Yahui were sentenced to forced labor earlier.

24. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Wang Jinyou Arrested

Practitioner Mr. Wang Jinyou from Puzhuangzi Village, Chahe Town of Fengrun District was reported to police because he was clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa. He was arrested on the afternoon of June 13, 2006, by police officers from Fengnan District Police Department, the 610 Office, the State Security Division, and the Chahe Town Police Station of Fengrun District.

25. [Qidong County, Hunan Province] Practitioners Still Illegally Held

Mr. Tan Bangyan, a retired teacher from Qidong Reeducation School in Hunan Province, was illegally sentenced by the County People’s Court to eight years of imprisonment (file #30, 2004). He is being held in Caijiahe Prison of Jinshi City in Hunan Province. The phone number of prison guard Xue is: 86-736-1071470 (Xiaolingtong).

Mr. Xiao Yuanwen is a practitioner from Buyunqiao Town of Qidong City in Hunan Province. He was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment. He is being held in the Wuling Prison of Changde City in Hunan Province. The phone number for more information is 86-736-7898017.

Mr. Deng Yunli is from the No. 7 Division of Tianxin Village, Buyunqiao Town, Qidong County in Hunan Province. He was illegally sentenced to four years of imprisonment by the County People’s Court (file #92 in 2004). He is being held in the Caijiahe Prison of Jinshi City. The phone number for more information is 86-736-4298239

Ms. Deng Honghua is from the Ninth Division of Lingguan Village, Fengqiping Town, Qidong County in Hunan Province. She was sentenced to four years of imprisonment by the County Court (file #92 in 2004).

Ms. Cao Cuiyun is a practitioner from the No. 4 Division of Lianxuxiang Village, Qidong County in Hunan Province. She was sentenced by the county court for an unknown number of years (file #92 in 2004) and is currently in the Hunan Women’s Prison.

Ms. Tan Jinyun is a practitioner of the No. 3 Division of Sanguan Village, Buyunqiao Town, Qidong County in Hunan Province. She was sentenced to three years and six months by the County Court (file #92 in 2004). She is currently being held in the Changsha Women’s Prison.

Mr. Tan Jiangyuan is a practitioner from Buyunqiao Town, Qidong City in Hunan Province. He was arrested in Guangzhou City. He was put into Caijiahe Prison of Jinshi City and was sentenced to five years of imprisonment.

Mr. Luo Lin is a practitioner from Baidishi Town of Qidong City in Hunan Province. He was sentenced to three years of imprisonment. He is currently in Jinshi Prison.

Mr. Yan Bin is a practitioner from Baidishi Town, Qidong City in Hunan Province. He graduated from Tongji University and was arrested in Shanghai City. He was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment.

26. [Shanghai City] Practitioner Ms. Ying Yu and Her Mother Arrested

At the end of May 2006, practitioner Ms. Ying Yu from Shanghai City and her mother were on a train to Guangzhou City. When they got off the train, they were arrested. Later they were taken back to Shanghai by police officers and are now held in the Putuo District Detention Center of Shanghai City.

After Ms. Ying Yu was arrested in Guangzhu City, police officers from the Putuo District of Shanghai City immediately mobilized over ten people to illegally ransack Ms. Ying’s home on Daduhe Road. They confiscated one computer and some Falun Dafa materials.

Ms. Ying Yu was sentenced to two years of forced labor in 2001.

27. [Puning City, Guangdong Province] Practitioner Ms. Jiang Huichan, in Her 70s, Arrested

On the morning of June 13, 2006, practitioner Ms. Jiang Huichan, in her 70s, from Puning City in Guangdong Province was again arrested by police and is currently being held illegally in the Puning Detention Center.

28. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Practitioners Including Mr. Xuan Haijin Arrested

Over one month ago, the 610 Office and the police department of Nanchang City in Jiangxi Province arrested a group of practitioners and damaged multiple truth-clarification material production sites. Among the practitioners arrested were: Mr. Xuan Hiajin and his sister, Ms. Zhang Shujun; Ms. Chen Wen; Mr. Chen Xiangyan; an engineer with the surname Wang; and others.

29. [Hebei Province] On June 7, 2006, Four Practitioners Arrested in Gaobeidian City

30. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Mr. Dai, Almost in His 80s, Illegally Held for Two Days

Practitioner Mr. Dai is almost in his 80s and lived in the residential buildings of the Xinhe Flour Factory of Changsha City. At about 9:00 p.m. on June 10, when he was distributing flyers, he was noticed by monitoring devices and was soon arrested. His home was illegally ransacked. Computers, printer,s and other items were confiscated. Mr. Dai was illegally held in the Xinhe Police Station until June 12 before being released.

Xinhe Police Station of the Kafu District of Changsha City: 86-731-4474869, 86-731-4485087

The Director of the Police Station, Li Hongliang (male): 86-13908494949 (Cell)

The Instructor, Zou Xiaoyi (male): 86-13974964699 (Cell)

31. [Sichuan City] Jintang County Forced Labor Camp Hospital Is Filled With Practitioners

The 201 Hospital (a hospital for forced labor camps) of Qingjiang Town, Jintang County, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, is now filled with practitioners transferred from other locations.

Notes:

(1) Being confined in a solitary compartment

"Being confined in a solitary compartment" refers to locking up a single detainee in a solitary cell, which contains a basin and a pair of handcuffs. The basin is used both for face washing and as a chamber pot. One end of the handcuffs fastens the wrist and the other end attaches to the door railing. The handcuffs can be fastened onto the door railing at three different heights. In the highest position, the detainee has to extend his/her arm upward. The middle position is at waist level. In the lowest position, the detainee can sit on the ground. See illustration on http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2001/11/24/16156.html

(2) Hanging Up in the Air

Practitioners' hands are tied with thin ropes and then they are hung up for several hours, or even several days. Sometimes, the rope is so tight it breaks; and sometimes the rope cuts into the flesh. Some practitioners lose consciousness while being hung up. In many cases, the practitioners are hung by their handcuffs, which results in broken bones. See illustrations on http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2004/7/5/49890.html; http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2004/7/27/50708.html