Slap not the right way to address grievance

IT HAS BEEN reported that a young lecturer at the Liberal Arts College of Guangzhou-based Sun Yat-sen University is facing dismissal after he slapped the face of the dean at the college's annual meeting, because he thought the dean had intentionally delayed his promotion. Although he has been widely praised online, the lecturer was in the wrong, says Beijing News:

After the incident, the college authorities blamed the lecturer and asked for him to be severely punished. However, on social media platforms, many people praised him for the deed and said that the dean, Gan Yang, deserved the slap for intentionally blocking the lecturer from applying for a professorship.

But if Gan had committed any wrong, the young lecturer should have complained to his superiors or taken Gan to court. An impartial investigation would discover the truth.