介绍:
The death of an elderly man on a bus in Zhengzhou, capital city of central China's Henan Province, following an argument over a seat with a young man has set the Internet alight.
The elderly man, aged at about 70, got into a quarrel with a 20-year-old university student who refused to give up his seat. He slapped the young person four times, and then collapsed in anger in the public bus. Less than an hour later, emergency medical staff confirmed his death. Paramedics didn't discover any wounds on the elderly man, so his sudden death was determined to be related to a heart-attack or stroke. Family of the deceased has confirmed that he suffered from a heart complaint.
The student is being investigated at a local police station, and the elderly man's death has triggered widespread controversy.
(QD) "Jinmeiguidong" says on weibo.com,
Taking advantage of his seniority, he slapped the face of the young man, but he later died from a heart attack and he deserved it.
(JA) While Daodanbao, says on Netease,
Although hitting others is wrong, his dying also isn't the result people want to see. We don't know the details of the argument, but I also don't promote youths not giving up their seats either. If you really encounter an unreasonable elderly person, just yield and let it go. Why make it so that everyone is angry? Everyone has elderly relatives at home, so if you can give in, then give in. Even if you allow an unreasonable elderly person to take "petty advantage" of you, there's no real harm, so just make it easier on them. After all, everyone should still be promoting good morals and ethics, of respecting the elderly and cherishing the young.
(LK) And liudabaozi also on Netease
The youth may not have become physical, but the argument with the youth was ultimately still one of the reasons that caused the elderly person's death. This youth should bear legal responsibility.
A seat, what it worth it?
Although I bought a car this year, I will still occasionally ride the public bus, and when I encounter a pregnant woman, elderly, or children, I definitely voluntarily get up to give them my seat.
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Notes:
-- In a survey by news portal NetEase, 90 percent of respondents said it is a virtue rather than an obligation to give up one's seat and so the student should not be held responsible for the man's death.
-- Hu Liuxi, a lawyer from the Qianye practice in Henan, said whether or not the young man should take responsibility or how much responsibility he should take depends on the cause of the elderly man's death.
-- Two days later, at the bus stop between Jianshe Road and Tongbai Road in the city, 3 elderly men over the age of 80 with a sign in their hands appealed that "The old should give up their seats to the young."
-- 81-year old Liang Yongxiang participating in this appeal on the street says: "When young people give up their seats, it's because they have good manners. When they don't, it's also their right not to. Elderly people should look at things from the perspective of being seniors and understand the heavy pressure that the busy working young people are facing."
-- Liang suggests the elderly people try to avoid taking public transportation during rush hour as majority of them are more flexible with time arrange compare with the youth.
(QD) "Jie Ge" says on sohu.com,
Giving up seats is a nice gesture. Young people work very hard everyday, it's also understandable if they don't [give up their seat to the old]! We should respect one another. I hate those old people who take advantage of their seniority.
(JA) "Ocean" says on tencent.com,
I'm also more than 70 years old, and no matter what it is, we shouldn't take things to the extreme. It's not that the elderly can't give up their seats for the young, nor should young people not giving the elderly their seats be seen as wrong. Every specific situation should be judged individually. If an elderly man gets on the bus and looks really tired or has difficulty moving, a young person voluntarily giving up his seat to him would be worth praising. Sometimes, if a young person boarding the bus looks very tired, a healthy elderly person should also voluntarily give them some rest by giving them a seat, and it would also be a nice gesture.
(LK) "Miss_wuwuwu" says on weibo.com,
I won't take it if an elderly offer me his or her seat. But I also beg that I won't be slapped when I am very tired and refused to give up my seat to the elderly.
