Too Bad I Take Things Seriously-Chapter 598 - 232: Old Zhang Went to the Court to Distribute Invitations!_3

Chapter 598: Chapter 232: Old Zhang Went to the Court to Distribute Invitations!_3

The actions of Jiang Daping and his three brothers made many people furious.

Abandoning their parents, failing to show up when they were severely ill, driving their mother out of the house on New Year’s Eve... and so on. Each incident made people’s blood boil.

Fortunately, the latter part of the video was very relieving.

The Judgment Chief scolded them in court.

Both criminal and civil judgments were issued simultaneously.

"A suspended sentence? That’s completely unreasonable! I support the death penalty for people like this!"

"They abandoned their own mother! Are they even human?"

"The world is full of all sorts of scum. This video by the Up reminded me of a neighbor of mine. I heard he drove his mother out, and she ended up begging on the streets."

"More scum like this should be brought before the Up! Send one, and there’s one less out there!"

"..."

Reading these comments, Qin Mu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Unknowingly, forum users had given him a new nickname: "Scum Purifier."

They even hoped he would "patrol" more often to purify some "dregs."

It was evident that the actions of Jiang Daping and his three brothers had ignited public outrage.

Those who understood the full context despised their behavior.

Everyone is raised by their parents.

Filial piety towards parents is a natural human sentiment and a fundamental responsibility.

But the behavior of Jiang Daping and his three brothers... was extremely vile.

In reality, such people are not few.

But those who are punished are few and far between.

Most people... wouldn’t even think to connect such actions to the crime of abandonment.

Many people’s impression of the crime of abandonment is that it only involves abandoning infants or young children.

In fact, abandoning any family member can constitute the crime of abandonment.

"Learned something new again! The Up’s videos are full of solid content. My neighbor also seems to neglect his parents; I plan to forward this video to him."

"So, the crime of abandonment can be applied this way. It’s just that the sentences for abandonment are too light."

"But it seems serious consequences must occur before abandonment can be prosecuted. If there are no serious consequences, does it not constitute the crime of abandonment?"

"Damn! Everyone, go check out the law learning section; the people there are going crazy with discussions!"

"..."

Qin Mu, holding his phone, kept scrolling through his followers’ posts.

As he scrolled, he suddenly saw a reminder that the law learning section was very lively.

Law learning section?

He paused for a moment, then instinctively opened the law learning section.

Sure enough, he saw posts emerging one after another.

The discussion activity was extremely high.

All of them revolved around the current case of the crime of abandonment.

Unlike posts in other sections, those in the law learning section mostly discussed the crime of abandonment from an academic perspective.

"I just looked up the articles on the crime of abandonment. It only constitutes a crime if one of three categories of people are abandoned. If an elderly person has an income, it doesn’t count as abandonment. That’s completely unreasonable!"

"This law is flawed! If I’m abandoned, can’t I try to find ways to earn some income?"

"It also has to constitute ’severe circumstances’—that’s ridiculous! I’ve represented several elderly clients abandoned by their children, and not a single case was deemed to have ’severe circumstances’!"

"Experts, I have a bold idea! If there are elderly people nearby who’ve been abandoned by their children, we can teach them to go beg on the streets, take photos as evidence, and they’ll meet the ’severe circumstances’ requirement in minutes!"

"..."

Reading these netizens’ posts, the corner of Qin Mu’s mouth twitched.

This section... clearly has a higher level of expertise than the others.

Most were newly practicing lawyers.

Many others were preparing for the judicial exam, planning to become lawyers.

And some of the content they’re discussing... I hadn’t even thought of that.

For example, for the crime of abandonment to be established, it must meet the condition of "severe circumstances"; typical abandonment behaviors don’t qualify.

Thus, no criminal responsibility is incurred.

In judicial interpretations, acts constituting "severe circumstances" are categorized into five types:

First, abandonment leading to the serious injury or death of the victim.

Second, the victim, due to abandonment, becomes destitute, homeless, and forced to beg on the streets.

Third, abandonment drives the victim to suicide out of desperation.

Fourth, the perpetrator, despite repeated admonishments, refuses to rectify their behavior, thereby placing the victim’s life in a perilous situation.

Fifth, the methods of abandonment are particularly vile, such as instances involving beatings, verbal abuse, or maltreatment during the act of abandonment.

If these five categories are not met, then the "severe circumstances" criterion is not satisfied.

Feng Cuihua’s case... it was only because her serious illness had led to physical impairment and a significant decline in her bodily functions that it constituted "severe circumstances."

Otherwise, Jiang Daping and his three brothers wouldn’t have had to bear criminal responsibility, facing almost no punishment.

And these netizens... were suggesting that abandoned elderly individuals should go beg for half a day and take photos as evidence.

The judicial interpretation only specifies "begging on the streets"; it doesn’t stipulate the duration, motive, or reason for the begging.

As long as this behavior occurs, it constitutes "severe circumstances."

This way, they can be held criminally liable for the crime of abandonment!

These netizens... are truly talented.

As he continued reading, Qin Mu sighed with sincere feeling.

However, instructing the parties involved to beg on the streets merely to gather evidence...

He couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something fundamentally wrong with this kind of behavior.

...

「The next day.」

「Jin City.」

「Nursing Home.」

Qin Mu went to work as usual.

More precisely, he slacked off as usual.

This month, he had once again been named "Outstanding Employee"—for stepping into the nursing home with his right foot first.

"Qin Mu, Vice Dean Wan is looking for you. He asked you to stop by his office when you have time."