The good and bad sides of humanity

Two articles in the Oct 9 issue of China Daily showed the good and bad sides of human behavior.

First the bad. In the city of Xi'an in northwestern China's Shaanxi province, a university professor, surnamed Ge, beat a female street cleaner because her garbage truck was blocking his car. She was photographed crying and with blood on her face. Ge's female companion yelled at the worker: "Do you know how much money I earn and how much you earn? You are wasting my time."

Ge spent only 10 days in detention and was fined just 500 yuan ($75).