Chinese policewoman promoted after nursing babies orphaned in quake
June 25, 2008 by Fred HosierPosted in: Latest News & Views, That's how they do it in ______
A Chinese policewoman who breastfed babies orphaned during May’s earthquake has been promoted to vice commissar of the Jiangyou Public Security Bureau.
Jiang Xiaojuan left her own baby with her parents and took part in disaster relief work, breastfeeding nine babies, according to the Xinhua news agency.
Her volunteer work earned her the name “the police mum” in the Chinese media.
More than 69,000 people died in the May 12, 2008 quake.
And to show that no good deed goes unpunished, when the Jiangyou government sought public opinion after promoting the officer, many protested the move online, saying that promotions should be awarded on merit, not merely for good deeds.
Others supported her, saying what she did was the sign of a good public servant.
June 26th, 2008 at 6:09 am
Good for her. She did something amazing.
July 8th, 2008 at 4:45 am
Initiative, use of available resources and a selfless act. Sounds like a meritorious promotion in my book!