Years ago when i first came to town there was an Australian kid running around and since i was new and not able to speak Chinese i would occasionally go out with him on the town. i think it was the second time we were out that he tried picking a fight with a guy in a ktv calling the guy a variety and being generally aggressive. the guy knew the girls we were with and the Australian did not like that he was chatting up these girls. It was an awkward and tense situation for me as I was new so i stayed and kept my mouth shut. As it turned out the Chinese fella was with a room full of other fellas none of them looking too happy. We had combined rooms at the request of the management, at this point i suppose the first fella told his friends what had happened because the mood was less than jovial.I told the kid we should leave but at this point he was drunk and belligerent and refused to go, I had only known him for a few weeks and i was not going to get beaten for his behavior. I left after trying a few more times to convince him to come but he decided to stay and from what I heard continued to be as aggressive as he could.

i heard plenty of stories similar to that in other situations and did no spend any more time with the kid. Just because he was my skin color and spoke the same language was not enough reason to involve myself in his troubles. From what I have heard from others he was involved in plenty of partying, drugs and women. I have no problem with that but i knew from my limited time with him that eventually his attitude and behavior would get him into trouble.

It finally caught up to him and he was stabbed to death outside a nightclub. He was along with some others dragged out of a taxi, tasered then stabbed a few times. He bled to death on the street while his foreign friends had run off. Truly not a pleasant way to die and he did not deserve it. Apparently he and some other foreigners were drinking with some people and making rude comments throughout the night, the assailants had left the bar but had waited for them to leave themselves.

I do not think that this had come as a surprise to anyone, he had put himself into dangerous situations before and had emerged unscathed. It was only a matter of time though before something had happened. Many people could see it coming and had told him as such but still he continued to treat the city as his own personal playground.

It is sad to see that happen but it was inevitable that something would. If his attitude was better,his behavior more respectful then he would still be with us today. This does not excuse the person who killed him but again it was only a matter of time before he was hurt.

The man who killed him happened to be an American. Some here say I have an anti American sentiment but I am merely saying what has happened while I was here.
I avoid the foreigners that come to china and think they can act like idiots and there will be no consequences. Because this is a small community news travels fast amongst the foreigners. Can you really blame me if I want to avoid the troubles that come with people behaving badly? Someone previously said they have never met a foreigner they liked in China, I have met and become friends with a few even some Americans.

If you do not like me saying to be responsible and mature human beings then you would be the type that i would avoid both here in china as well as back home regardless of your nationality.