tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5491095.post6499175278500885821..comments2024-01-09T17:16:02.647+07:00Comments on JOTMAN: The live-blogger of Tibet responds to allegations photo and video depict fake riotersJotmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02485510513271661365noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5491095.post-12672553327940340282008-04-21T09:26:00.000+07:002008-04-21T09:26:00.000+07:00re: face masksthey were rather common in asia (esp...re: face masks<BR/><BR/>they were rather common in asia (esp taiwan, japan) for medical reasons, e.g.,people who caught a cold or tend to cough. it became commonplace in china after SARS in 2003, and some people got such habit.<BR/><BR/>however, in this picture my hypothesis is that they do not want to be identified (easily). whether the reason is that they are afraid of retribution or that they are agents is not known.<BR/>i would say the man looks tibetan and the women less so. but it is not easy to distinguish some Tibetan from Han (esp those who grew up in cities and have fair skin) just from the face, not to say with only half a face.Sun Binhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093210384069958083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5491095.post-61169706264529190922008-04-18T18:04:00.000+07:002008-04-18T18:04:00.000+07:00Jeg, thanks. Those face masks are huge. Both the ...Jeg, thanks. Those face masks are huge. Both the man and woman appear to wear the same new masks.Jotmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485510513271661365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5491095.post-22045699410698711052008-04-18T17:18:00.000+07:002008-04-18T17:18:00.000+07:00Thanks Jot,In Exh A, 3rd Pt, the picture of the ma...Thanks Jot,<BR/><BR/>In Exh A, 3rd Pt, the picture of the man in dark suit bleeding on the floor, I noticed that two of the people close to the victim are wearing face masks, is this customary to wear a face mask? or perhaps, are they avoiding recognition..<BR/><BR/>http://bp2.blogger.com/_Zj4pklJBS0g/R9qfwtU0_OI/AAAAAAAAARA/Xmt3HXoC31c/s1600-h/tIMG_2671.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com