介绍:
Beijing municipal legislature is now mulling a so-called "Good Samaritan Law" to encourage people to help others in need.
If the draft bill was to be passed, people who offer a helping hand to others in Beijing will be protected by law, they will not be held responsible for causing harm when trying to help others.
Those who accuse the do-gooders must provide evidence to support their claim, and those who wrongfully accuse the Good Samaritan will be penalized.
This is in light of a recent incident where a student was wrongfully accused of running over an old man.
Earlier this week, an old man in West China's Sichuan province fell down his bike while crossing a street. A student passing him by stopped to look after him, only to be later accused by the old man of knocking him down.
Later, surveillance camera recording revealed that the old man did fell down by himself, and he was criticized by the police and the public.
With a "Good Samaritan Law", the old man would have to provide evidence when making an accusation against the student.
