On September 24th, a very strange thing happened in Hefei, Anhui Province, Ms. Tao was on the 12th floor of her own community, when she was repairing the exterior wall, she was actually cut by Mrs. Wang, a resident on the 9th floor of the building, with a knife.
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On September 25, the Hefei police in Anhui Province issued a notice, which also explained in the report why Mrs. Wang wanted to use a knife to cut the safety rope, the reason was surprising, because the upstairs soiled her stainless steel exterior windows during the maintenance of the exterior wall, and she was dissatisfied because of this incident. After being discovered, Mrs. Wang quibbled that the safety rope was placed on her wall, and the wall belonged to her home!
Many netizens think that Mrs. Wang is an attempted murder! It deserves to be punished! The punishment cannot be reduced just because she is old, otherwise more people will follow suit. This incident has exposed the lack of legal awareness and emotional management of some elderly people. In recent years, it is not uncommon for the elderly to break the law and commit crimes caused by trivial matters, such as snatching the steering wheel on the bus, cutting the queue in the supermarket and causing disputes. This reminds us of the urgency of strengthening legal education and mental health services for the elderly.
The older generation has experienced an era of material scarcity and placed a special emphasis on personal possessions. In modern society, however, there is a greater focus on individual rights and security, and this difference in values is prone to conflict. In this case, the old woman's obsession with "the window of her own house" may stem from her deep-rooted concept of property, which led her to be overly sensitive to the "losses" that the maintenance workers may cause, and finally took extreme actions.
As we age, physiology declines, and some older people are more prone to mood swings and cognitive biases. When they encounter problems, they often have difficulty communicating rationally and are prone to aggressive behavior. In this incident, Mrs. Wang did not choose to communicate with the maintenance workers or the property, but directly took dangerous retaliatory actions, reflecting her lack of communication skills and loss of control of emotional management.
The criminal law of the mainland has certain lenient provisions on crimes committed by the elderly, but this does not mean that they can be exempted from legal responsibility. How to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the elderly while maintaining social fairness and justice requires more careful consideration by the judicial organs. Crimes committed by the elderly where the circumstances are serious and the subjective malice is relatively large shall be severely punished in accordance with law to set an example.