From the Chinese press
It's evil to exploit altruism
A recent news story of a little girl holding an umbrella over a scrubwoman in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, to protect her from the scorching sun touched the hearts of many netizens. But later it turned that the incident had been staged by some unscrupulous people to fulfill their aims. Such frauds to exploit people's sentiments deserves condemnation, says an article in Beijing Youth Daily. Excerpts:
When a good deed turns out to be part of a fraudulent scheme, it really hurts people and can make them indifferent to others' sufferings. For example, media reports in March said that a girl stopped by a hungry senior citizen in a street to serve him food. Soon the public was calling her "the most beautiful girl in Shenzhen". But ultimately people found out that the entire incident was part of a well-organized business plan.
