From the Chinese press

Punish 'blackmailers'

A man in Guangdong province committed suicide this month. Before death he insisted that an elderly man he helped tried to extort money by accusing him of knocking him down. If there is truly an extortion, this tragic incident shows the rather ugly moral decline that has taken place in recent years, says an article in Changsha Evening News. Excerpts:

That the man felt he had to resort to suicide to clear his name is a weight that society cannot bear. If it is proved the man was wronged, his family has the right to ask for harsh moral condemnation against the blackmailer.