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The Tangshan beating case can't stop at anger. Three key issues remain to be solved

2022-06-13T12:12:23.132Z


Over the past few days, the author can deeply feel the anger of the whole mainland public opinion about the beating incident in Tangshan through the mobile phone screen. Law professor Luo Xiang said that if there is only indifference to evil, but no anger, then justice is also


Over the past few days, the author can deeply feel the anger of the whole mainland public opinion about the beating incident in Tangshan through the mobile phone screen.

Law professor Luo Xiang said that if there is only indifference to evil, but no anger, then justice will lose its emotional foundation.

The author agrees very much that people are not plants and trees, and who can be ruthless.

When more and more people in a society have a heart of sympathy, shame and hatred, and can hate evil as hatred, the closer they will be to civilization.

However, there is not only one form of anger. Standing in the safest place to be filled with righteous indignation is the easiest form of anger. What the world should ask is, if you are at the scene of a crime, do you dare to stand up?

Anger over evil deeds is the beginning of justice, but if justice is to become a reality at a larger level, it also depends on calm reflection and real reform actions after anger.

Otherwise, there will be anger in the air, at most, you can only treat your head and feet, and it will never be possible to effectively stop crimes at a larger level. It is difficult for anyone to guarantee that they will not encounter the danger of the Tangshan beating incident.

Only by not giving up on learning lessons from any major public event, summarizing experience, reflecting on improvements, and seeking solutions to the root cause, can society avoid repeating the previous tragedy to the greatest extent possible.

First, is the Tangshan beating incident a social security incident or outright gender-based violence?

At present, there is a lot of controversy on the Internet about whether the case is gender-based violence.

The author tends to think that this case is a combination of the two. It is a social security case at the legal level, involving the crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble and the crime of intentional injury, and it also has obvious elements of gender-based violence.

Just as Lu Dewen, a professor at the School of Sociology of Wuhan University, said, "This public security case is not complicated in nature." "The core of the Tangshan beating incident is 'beating'. It is a violent incident and public security case." Of course, the analysis should be based on the genealogy of similar incidents of violence”, “If there are men in the victim group, they will also be subjected to violence”, “‘Violence’ is not only a common external feature of similar incidents, but also Still the most objective feature - it doesn't change anything by gender."

Just like this, in the face of violent gangs or underworld, both men and women may become victims.

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But at the same time, the case started with women being sexually harassed, and a group of people committed unscrupulous violence in broad daylight, making the case linked to long-standing gender-based violence.

Constrained by the political, economic, social and cultural structure of the past and present, women have been in a relatively weak state for a long time as a whole, and the physical strength of most women is relatively inferior to that of men, which makes many women suffer from harassment, bullying or gender to varying degrees. Violence.

Just as human rights include women's rights, it is also necessary to point out the gender element involved in the analysis of violent crime.

A person who truly recognizes the values ​​of freedom, equality, and human rights, and has a heart of compassion, must recognize feminism.

Taking the incident of beating people in Tangshan as a reflection, the problem of gender-based violence in a broader sense is excavated. It is an important social work to stop gender-based violence and protect women's rights and interests, and it is the consciousness that a civilized society should have.

Many analysts, including Professor Lu Dewen, have said, "China is a country with a high sense of social security."

From my own experience, this is true to some extent.

The author still remembers that when I was in elementary and middle school, I saw bullying, extortion, extortion, and violent conflicts in school and society many times. I once witnessed a blood-covered person walking by in the school cafeteria. At that time, street gangsters who did nothing wrong were often seen. .

From the mouths of the elders who went out to work, they also learned that in the late 1990s and early 21st century, the social order was full of chaos, and the phenomenon of illegal and criminal crimes was prominent.

But then the situation improved markedly, the gangsters on the streets of their hometown gradually disappeared, and people generally felt a high sense of security.

But this is just the author's personal experience and understanding. The safety of a society should be judged from the perspective of women and children.

As I have seen while living in Beijing, there are sometimes differences between men and women about whether Beijing is safe or not.

From the perspective of men, most people think that Beijing is a very safe city, but from the perspective of some women, they often face the risk of sexual harassment when they take the subway or go home at night.

Sometimes, the joys and sorrows between people are difficult to share, and some of the experiences and unease of women may not be felt by men.

Men think social security is already high, but for women, that may not necessarily be the case.

For this reason, the perspective of gender should be included when judging the degree of social security and analyzing violent incidents.

Second, the Tangshan beating incident once again reminds the current society that a set of mechanisms should be established so that more people can act bravely.

"When the road sees injustice, draw the sword and help each other" is a chivalrous tradition that has been celebrated in China since ancient times.

In the martial arts world of Jin Yong's novels, the reason why chivalrous men can win the respect of the world is often inseparable from their daring to act chivalrous and righteous in times of crisis to eliminate violence and peace.

But in real life, how many people can "see injustice on the road and draw a sword to help" during the period of peace that focuses on pragmatic benefits?

Since Lu Xun, insensitive and indifferent spectators have always been the national character criticized by those who worry about the country and the people. How to make the people more brave and bloody is still a difficult problem to this day.

It is a kind of human nature to fear the strong and seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, but it is a noble human nature to fight injustice and sacrifice oneself for righteousness.

Society should punish evil and promote good, and encourage courageous actions, but it should not require ordinary people to make unnecessary sacrifices.

People should not believe those who do nothing by themselves, just hide in the safest place and shout the moral flag, but ask others to rush and rush.

The WeChat public account "Quantum School" wrote in the article "What we want is the universal rule of law, not a small probability of blackmailing", "The bravery of the people is directly proportional to the trust in the rule of law", "If there is no reward for good, there is no reward for evil. Evil is rewarded, and even good has evil reward, so don’t blame the onlookers for being too cold-blooded.” “If you win the battle with righteousness and courage, if you don’t grasp the strength, you will have to compensate those people and make yourself bankrupt.” Who pays for the medical bills if you fight for righteousness and courage?” The article quoted the British philosopher Francis Bacon as saying, “An unjust judicial judgment has more bad consequences than ten crimes, because crimes only dirty the water, not A just verdict will contaminate the water source." He recalled the damage done to the people of the world by the Nanjing Peng Yu case, and advocated that the people's righteousness and courage require good legal support.

This is indeed the case. The key to elevating human nature lies in education and guidance. Only by making more people believe that good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil, to minimize their concerns of "seeing the injustice, draw the sword and help each other", and establish a supporting protection mechanism and rescue mechanism. , the number of brave people who are willing to stand up may be more and more.

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Third, how can we take the Tangshan beating incident as a lesson to effectively protect the safety of the people and give them the freedom from fear?

Safety is the minimum basic human need and the precondition for human survival and development.

Why in the 21st century today, a group of people dare to violently assault women for no reason in broad daylight?

From the perspective of human nature, a society, with so many people, is bound to be filled with all kinds of people.

Ancient and modern Chinese and foreign, no exception.

There is nothing new under the sun. The material, technology and concepts of today's society are far better than those of ancient times, but moral self-discipline may not be able to improve much.

The historical experience of the past and present has fully demonstrated that never be disappointed in human nature, but never place too high expectations on human nature.

The first half of the sentence said that in the long history, facing countless darkest moments, critical moments, gentle sweeping moments, moral decline moments, there will always be some people who will not follow the trend, keep the bottom line of civilization and morality, and make a living for the people. , lights up the lights in the dark night.

The second half of the sentence is that those with glorious humanity are in the minority after all, and most people are in the pull of good and evil in their hearts, so it is not suitable to place high expectations on them.

What is especially cruel is that throughout the ages, no matter how hard you try to educate, there will always be such a group of black sheep in any society, and there will always be people who believe in the law of the jungle.

The perpetrators in the Tangshan beating incident belong to this category.

For individuals, if they are lucky, they may meet good people in a short period of time and not see bad people who bully the weak, but it is difficult to meet only good people without seeing bad people forever.

Therefore, ordinary people should have a sense of security and have more methods and capabilities for self-protection.

From the perspective of social governance, if we want to prevent bad people from doing evil as much as possible and give the people a real sense of security, we must have a person who serves the people under the supervision and authorization of the people, is loyal to their duties, is fair, clear, honest and efficient. The government has a legal system that distinguishes right from wrong, eliminates violence and is good, a benign social security system that includes software and hardware construction, a diverse, open, clear and transparent public opinion supervision environment, a social structure that respects and protects women’s fair rights, and a social structure that allows more Many people dare to "see injustice on the road, draw the sword to help" the social and governance environment.

In short, if you don’t want black and evil incidents to appear again and again, if you want people to live in a free and safe environment, free from anxiety and fear, then you should take the Tangshan beating incident as an opportunity to comprehensively reflect and improve.

And this is more important than fleeting verbal anger, the key to long-term social stability.

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