A Chinese orphanage became the center of controversy after photos emerged online last week of two boys with learning difficulties tethered to a bench, one by chains and the other by cloth strips, in Cangnan county, Zhejiang Province. A nursing assistant surnamed Wang said the boys, aged 6 and 9, were chained because one had schizophrenia and was violent, while the other was tied around his neck because of his epilepsy. After Southern Metropolis Daily reported the scandal, director of the orphanage Lin Shouguo was removed. Cangnan's county government is still investigating the case. What do Web users think of the orphanage's decision to chain children with learning disabilities? (Source: nd.oeeee.com)

    

This matter should be handled seriously. 65.38%

Why didn't authorities intervene earlier? 26.92%

It really makes me angry. 7.7%

Pointed problem for Guangzhou's homeless

Cement cones have been erected under overpasses in Guangzhou to prevent homeless people from squatting under the bridges. No department from the city's government has claimed responsibility for the measure. The Southern Metropolis Daily interviewed the local Municipal Bureau of Parks and Gardens, which claimed the cones were erected 10 years ago under bridges in the districts of Baiyun, Tianhe and Wushan to prevent homeless people from gathering and tarnishing the city's image. Do Web users believe it's a suitable measure, or is it unfair to the homeless? (Source: nd.oeeee.com)

The homeless should be given the freedom to sleep where they want, or helped by the government. 76.92%

The homeless have no place to go in such a cold city. 17.31%

It's unsafe for the homeless to sleep under overpasses. The cement cones are for their own good. 5.77%