Hard to do good

The more good Samaritans a society has, the more individuals will benefit from a harmonious society. But it is sad that helping those in need has become increasingly risky, especially when those receiving aid are elderly.

In the latest case, Yin Hongbin from Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, was driving a coach when saw an old lady lying on the ground with her ruined tricycle nearby on Aug 26. He stopped the coach by the roadside and came to the old lady's help. When he was sure she wasn't badly hurt, he entrusted her to one of her fellow villagers. And the old lady expressed her gratitude.

To the driver's surprise and outrage, the old lady's son later telephoned the traffic police, claiming that a coach had struck his mother and the driver had fled after the accident. The lady told the same story.