Conflicting theories on car crash no surprise

Conspiracy theories thrive when corruption and wrongdoings erode the credibility of a government or a government department. This applies to even traffic accidents.

On June 20, a BMW car traveling above the permissible speed limit jumped the red light at a crossing in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, and crashed into another car, killing two innocent people. Now, more than two months after the accident, the culprit has been diagnosed with mental health issues. This means he, at the time of the accident, had limited capability of disposition and thus could get away with a much lighter sentence than a crime of such nature should entail.

A medical institution that is qualified to conduct such examinations made the diagnosis. But irrespective of the reasons the institution and local traffic police have cited for its authenticity, the diagnosis has met with an avalanche of questioning from both online and print media.