Officials' 10 commandments should be taken seriously

The Internet has been lately abuzz with The 10 Commandments for Public Servants, coupled with real cases to illustrate each of the imperatives.

For example, the commandment "Don't smoke expensive cigarettes and wear a luxury watch" is illustrated by the case of Zhou Jiugen, the fallen housing chief of Jiangning district in Nanjing. And the commandment "Don't post a paper on the Internet" is represented by 29-year-old Zhou Senfeng, the youngest mayor in China, who has been accused of academic plagiarism. The commandment "Don't drive a luxury car" refers to the case of a chief prosecutor in Inner Mongolia. She became a public figure after Internet surfers circulated the photo of her Touareg SUV.

Other commandments include "Don't let others hold an umbrella for you", "Don't gawk at hot babes", and "Don't arrest Internet vigilantes."