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Letters and Blogs
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-09-30 08:49 Walking a tightrope The fate of a cleaner at Shenzhen airport has grabbed the attention of the public for nine months. Now people can feel relieved because on Friday the prosecutors of Shenzhen dropped the larceny accusation against Liang Li, the cleaner who found a bag with gold worth 3 million yuan ($441,000) in the airport last Dec. Among the many views expressed on Liang's case, a famous one that gained wide popularity on the Internet was that of Professor Qu Xuewu from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Qu said the case should caution everyone about the risk of picking up other's property. Though Liang is set free, her action should not be encouraged. Her case reminds us that when you find property lost by others, you should not pick up it. On this count, of course, we all agree with Qu. Another argument of Qu made me confused, however. He said that from a judicial perspective, Liang's behavior was like walking a tightrope. I think the boundary of law concerning theft should be clear, and a distinction should be made between criminals and the innocent. Since it is clear that Liang did not commit theft, her status as an innocent person should be acknowledged. In fact, it is not she herself but a few working in the justice system who forced her to "walk a tightrope" by unjustly arresting her. Long Cheng Fei Jiang http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_554b1c950100ey7m.html Disappointed in the Beijing Zoo My husband and I just got back from a magical tour of your beautiful country, and we enjoyed our visit immensely. On the last full day, we went to the Beijing Zoo, and our opinion of China was almost ruined. How can such an astoundingly dynamic people settle for a disgrace for a National Zoo - you have built beautiful new skyscrapers, apartment buildings, retail centers by the millions, and even an impressive Olympics venue. But the Zoo is a dilapidated mess, including the panda enclosures. I would think the people of Beijing would have been embarrassed to have Olympic Games visitors happen to want to visit the pandas, and be astounded by the relatively poor conditions. We hope to come back to China and its capital city of Beijing for another visit, and we sincerely hope that the Zoo will be as jaw-dropping as are so many other sights in your nation. Carol Ann Travis via e-mail (China Daily 09/30/2009 page8) |
