Traditions that violate rights must be ended

A VIDEO clip posted online shows the father-in-law of a bride rudely kissing her at a wedding ceremony in Yancheng, East China's Jiangsu province. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

One day after the video went viral online, the family reportedly responded that the father-in-law was drunk and regretted what he had done. The local police also said that the incident did not cause any fight and no crime had been committed, but they hoped people would "act in civilized ways" when holding ceremonies.

Finally, on Tuesday, a local legal firm claimed in the name of the family that the father-in-law did not kiss the bride at all and he "simply made a kissing gesture according to local customs".