A girl has reported her father to the police after he answered his phone while driving.
The 23 year old daughter surnamed Chen sent two photos to the police via weibo, China's twitter-like social platform, showing her father talking on the phone while driving.
After receiving the photos, police asked her why is she reporting her own father.
She said, "My dad always answers the phone when he is driving on the highway. My family has told him not to do this many times but it did not work."
Later, Chen told her father about the report.
Her father was then investigated and given a warning.
Chen received 100 yuan as a reward for reporting traffic violations.
Whether Chen should report her father or not has sparked heated discussion on the internet.
(Support)
(John) Guo Xilin(郭喜林) comments on cjn.cn that,
The daughter did the right thing. What her father did was not only disrespecting his own life, but also showed no respect to his daughter's life.
On the contrary, the daughter was not only being responsible, but also expressing concerns about her father's safety.
(Jingnan)Zhang said on qq.com that,
I admire her for her bravery. She placed the law above paternal affection. Is it what we want from the society? Is it what the laws are made for?
Although her father was punished by police, he should be happy that he taught his little girl well. And I think she should become a judge or policeman in the future.
(Liu Kun)Qing He(轻荷) comments on weibo that,
As her father mentioned, although he initially could not understand his daughter's actions, his daughter's move made sense as it showed she was concerned about the safety of her family. Well, since her father already understood the girl, what else is there for us to say? After all, she did nothing wrong according to the traffic law.
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Notes:
-Traffic statistics show that about 70 percent of Chinese drivers will answer cell phones when driving, and the risk of causing accidents is four times that of when people don't use their phones.
-The daughter said in an interview that she wants to use the 100 yuan to buy a Bluetooth headset for his father. So he can answering the phone without breaking the law.
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(Against)
(John)Cloudy Sky said on qq.com that,
I can't say she did the wrong thing. But she did have many other ways to stop her father from doing so. For example, she can temporarily keep her father's phone while he was driving in the highway. The girl's actions had good intentions but were rather harsh on her father.
(Jingnan)Witness Zhou comment on weibo that,
Some people say that "look! She said she will use the 100 yuan (about 16 US dollars) to buy her father a Bluetooth headset. How filial and considerate she is! " While I am thinking why didn't she buy the headset earlier!? Is she really not have 100 yuan? No I don't think so! She is just pretending to be a good girl after all she did to her father.
(Liu Kun)
comments on 163.com that,
I wonder how can she face her father after this. What was she thinking when she embarrassed him? Her father will become a joke among his colleagues and friends. It will be difficult and embarrassing for her father to go back to work. The daughter was too impulsive and childish.