How I Proactively Countered the Persecution

(Minghui.org) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently launched widespread harassment and arrests of Falun Dafa practitioners in Hebei Province. The police have also harassed me several times with phone calls and by coming and knocking on my door. I refused to answer the phone calls or open the door for them. If I did answer the phone, I talked to the callers about Falun Dafa and the unjust nature of the persecution.

Previously, they would stop their harassment after being ignored a few times, but this time they seemed determined to see me in person. They also harassed my family with phone calls and instructed the property management staff to come monitor me, using the excuse of needing to check the sewer system.

A thought came to me, “Should I keep responding to the harassment passively? Why not take the initiative to talk to them?” With this thought, I felt that these police officers, who are being used by the evil Party to persecute Falun Dafa practitioners, were pitiful.

In a normal society, being a police officer is a respectable profession. They bear the responsibility of punishing evil and promoting good, and they naturally demonstrate a certain degree of authority when handling their duties. All police officers should perform their duties with integrity. However, this profession in China has been integrated into the CCP’s system of persecuting Falun Dafa.

The persecution of Falun Dafa is unconstitutional and illegal. The regime provides no “legal” basis for the law enforcement personnel. Most of the officers passively participate and are just going through the formalities. The exception being a few with poor moral character who try to gain benefits and climb the ranks by persecuting practitioners.

When Falun Dafa practitioners point out to the officers that their actions are illegal, some look embarrassed, saying that they were just following assignments from “above,” or they remain silent. Other officers act shamelessly by intimidating and threatening the practitioners. Not only has the dignity of the police profession in China been lost, but the human dignity of these officers is also gone! So the officers who still have some conscience must feel immense bitterness and helplessness.

From a cultivation perspective, these police officers also came to this world for salvation, and they were once Master’s relatives in different historical periods. However, they were arranged by fate (the old forces) to persecute Dafa in this lifetime. They have committed enormous sins and their lives face complete annihilation. In this respect, aren’t they pitiful? Shouldn’t we take the initiative to save them?

Years ago, many Chinese people traveled abroad. Master taught overseas Dafa practitioners:

“As I mentioned at the last Fa conference, [our group as a whole] must not let up with our truth-clarification at tourist spots. Especially with tourists coming out of mainland China, you really must focus your truth-clarification on them.” (“Fa Teaching on World Falun Dafa Day,” Collected Fa Teachings, Vol. XII)

Master arranged for the people who didn’t have the opportunity to learn the truth about Falun Dafa to come abroad to learn the truth. This widespread harassment is happening even now as the Fa-rectification approaches its conclusion. Doesn’t it serve as a reminder to clarify the truth to the police officers who haven’t had much of an opportunity to learn the truth?

Nearly 30 years have passed since the persecution started in 1999. Many young police officers were very young or not even born when the persecution started; they have no idea why the persecution started. And as they grew up, the CCP has never stopped brainwashing them with lies and blocking them from learning the truth about Dafa. Most practitioners, for safety reasons, may have also avoided them when clarifying the truth in public.

Their superiors are now making them come to us. Isn’t this an opportunity for us to tell them the truth about Falun Dafa face-to-face? Why must we treat them as “evil people” and refuse to give them a chance?

I had recently moved to this community and invited a local police officer to my home. He readily accepted. For him to hear the truth without concern, I suggested that he come alone. He said, “I will check with my superiors about it.” I then decided that I would talk to whomever about Falun Dafa, regardless of how many came.

I tidied up my living room, prepared tea, and waited for him. When I heard the knock, I opened my door. While greeting him, I saw another person hiding around the corner who was taking photos of us. I realized that they wanted proof of meeting with me for their report. I pretended not see it.

They apologized as soon as they came in; they told me that the police station required two people to come and their coming was only to follow the protocol; they had no other intentions. I said, “Your superiors dispatching you looks legal on the surface, but what they assigned you to do is illegal.”

They immediately expressed that they didn’t want to bother me any further and wanted to leave.

I smiled, “You’ve called me several times, knocked on my door, and even called my family. Now that we’ve finally met, you want to leave right away. If that’s the case, let’s not meet again. Look, I’ve already made tea.” They seemed embarrassed and sat down.

They commented on my complexion and mental state looking good. I said, “Of course, for almost 30 years, I haven’t taken a single pill or injection, except when I was forced to have a vaccination.” They introduced themselves, then took out an investigation form. I immediately stopped them, “I invited you here today so we could get to know each other. I believe we met by fate. But I will not cooperate with any of your investigations, nor will I sign any documents.” They hurriedly replied, “Ok, no need to sign, no need to sign” and put the form away.

I told them, “As I said earlier, the work your superior assigned to you has no legal basis. Can you tell me which legal provision in the Chinese Constitution you can use to persecute Falun Dafa?” They remained silent. I continued, “Article 36 of the Constitution clearly stipulates that citizens enjoy freedom of belief under the law.

“If someone doesn’t harm others or society, and even if he worships ghosts, no one has the right to arrest him and force him to believe in something else. As police officers, you know that the law punishes actions, not thoughts. Falun Dafa practitioners believe in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance; they are good people who never do anything to harm others.” They chimed in, “You’re absolutely right!”

I continued, “However, those brainwashing centers, which you call transformation sessions or legal education centers, are places of thuggery and crime! They deprive practitioners’ freedom and try to force them to give up their belief using all sorts of despicable means; they are the true criminals! Every government official involved could potentially be sentenced to prison under current criminal law.

“In May of 2000, the Ministry of Public Security issued document No. 39, which lists fourteen recognized cults; it does not include Falun Dafa. Furthermore, the document was issued after the CCP had started persecuting Falun Dafa on July 20, 1999. Many human rights lawyers defending Falun Dafa practitioners raised this issue in court, but the judges and prosecutors hung their heads in silence.

“On March 1, 2011, the General Administration of Press and Publication of the People’s Republic of China issued document No. 50, “Decision on Abolishing the Fifth Batch of Normative Documents” and annulled the previous decision that designated Falun Dafa books as illegal publications. This demonstrates that practicing Falun Dafa is completely legal in China.” The officers remained silent.

I briefly told them my experience of being persecuted by the CCP since July 20, 1999, and that specific 610 Office personnel tortured me in my hometown. I also pointed out the psychological trauma the persecution had inflicted on my family. I then said that their knocking on the doors of Falun Dafa practitioners with body cameras, and taking photos of Falun Dafa practitioners without their permission, is illegal; it constitutes harassment, infringement of our rights, and psychological abuse. The officers replied, “We won’t come and bother you at home anymore. If you don’t want to see us, you can just answer the phone.”

I continued, “Recently, a young female blogger named Jiang died in a car accident, which caused a huge uproar online. Before her death, she filmed numerous videos to slander gods and Buddhas and mock people’s belief in the divine. She had even sworn that if she suffered retribution, she would treat everyone to a lavish meal. She had also jokingly cursed herself and said she would get into a car accident. In the comments, many people advised her that she didn’t have to believe in gods and Buddhas, but she should be respectful. She didn’t listen, however. Her wish came true, and she died at the age of 24.”

I told the officers that in ancient times, even bandits wouldn’t bother those who renounced worldly life to practice cultivation; they believed that doing so would bring them retribution. I said, “Falun Dafa practitioners are true cultivators. You may think cultivation is superstition, but we believe it’s a higher science. Persecuting Falun Dafa practitioner will bring retribution to perpetrators.”

Afterward, one of them hurriedly stood up and politely said good-bye. I realized that explaining the law of cause and effect had a great impact on them. Unfortunately, there was not enough time for me to give them more examples of people who received retribution for persecuting Dafa.

I politely told them that they were welcome to come and chat. I also gave them copies of the legal provisions I had prepared which proved the legality of practicing Falun Dafa, as well as a copy of Article 54 of the Civil Servant Law. I asked them to search online to verify these documents. I also asked them to have their superiors read them. They politely accepted the documents.

I plan to find opportunities to tell them more and make up for the things I wanted to mention but didn’t have enough time. I want to help them receive Dafa’s saving grace.