Hu Bin’s family has paid Tan Zhuo’s family 1.13 million RMB as compensation for their son accidentally hitting and killing Tan Zhuo while street-racing in Hangzhou. Hu Bin was driving 84-101 km/h when he ran into Tan Zhuo who was crossing the street at a crosswalk.
Although this compensation should not affect Hu Bin’s criminal liability, many people are afraid that Tan Zhuo’s family accepting the money will allow Hu Bin to escape the punishment he should receive according to the law. They believe that accepting the compensation shows that they will no longer pursue the case, so why should the government pursue this case further?
Comments from Sina:
新浪河南网友手机用户:
I refuse to accept this! Without an agreement I will not believe it! The compensation was too quick, even before the courts have issued a sentence? Here, someone hits and kills 4 people and only paid 200,000! Everyone break up ["there is nothing to see here"]! Be careful when crossing the street, your father definitely does not have such good luck like old Tan [Tan Zhuo's father]!
新浪天津网友:
If my only son died, I would no longer want to live either~~~Considering how to live the remainder of my life? I would only think of dying together with the perpetrator! Then I could be reunited with my son sooner~~~
新浪浙江宁波网友:
Looks like street-racing will continue. After all, as long as you have money, nothing can stop you. Let’s street-race. Rich people street-race, poor people earn money. Haha.
新浪浙江宁波网友:
I think there is a problem with the Tan family. The courts have not even sentenced the perpetrator Hu Bin, yet have already taken the money for their son’s life and left. Heng heng! So it is for money after all then? What a shame! It looks like rich people can indeed kill people and use money to get away with it.
新浪重庆网友:
The Tan family earned a huge amount, 1.13 million. Even the combined wealth created by several generations of the Tan family will probably not be this much. Truly lucky.
新浪浙江温州网友:
Are you that envious??? Come on over to Hangzhou to find someone to hit you so you have money to spend then.
新浪山东烟台网友:
Street-racing in busy city areas, this is not a simple traffic violation, it is a public safety endangerment crime. If this kind of crime is not punished severely, there will be even more cars racing on the streets and there will be even more people hit by street-racing cars. Are you willing to be hit? Are you willing to use 1 million to exchange your life? Perhaps 1 million is not a small amount of money for many people, but this probably cannot even pay for the car that was used to kill you. If a society sinks into using money to buy peace, giving money to make peace, then there are plenty of rich people, plenty of millionaires, plenty of billionaires, who can drive however they want and hit/kill however many people they want because they have plenty of money!!! If the perpetrator is not severely punished, then let’s wait for even more souls dying under the wheels of these street-racer groups.
新浪网友:
Your hatred for the rich is too much, I am willing to say that no one wanted to hit anyone. If your family won a 100 million lottery ticket, would you go on the streets to hit people [with a car] for fun? Even someone who suddenly becomes very rich very quickly does not think this way. What happened was indeed a tragedy, but the Tan family has already done everything they can to remedy the situation. After all, the street-racer is but a child, his family circumstances are this good, so the development of his mentality and social experience are definitely going to be different from those of us who came from average families. He indeed should be responsible for what he did wrong, but we should look at this objectively We cannot simply say this matter involves the disparity between rich and poor and so quickly judge it. A good youth has already been lost, this is a cruel truth, and no amount of money can solve this, so will seeing another youth ruined make you satisfied? Do not forget this society’s darkness because actually it is a result of all of our dark hearts together. Everyone wants to become propserous, or do you really believe poverty is the truth of your life?
Giving the perpetrator an impartial verdict is what we hope for. I do not hope that everyone is hateful to the point of him dying before being satisfied.
Most of us were born in average families, but I am going towards prosperity. I hope to stand amongst the ranks of the prosperous, and admire those people who built themselves up from nothing. At the same time, I also hate people those who use illegal methods to accumulate wealth. A harmonious society is also our dream, and even though it is still just a dream,
we should not abandon it.
新浪江苏网友手机用户:
Your son is gone! What use is money? Life is more important than anything else! Moreover, who knows how much wealth young Tan would have created for society had he not died! Only a million?! Young Tan still alive is better than anything! Marrying and having future generations forever! An outstanding person like young Tan definitely would have raised good future generations! How can you say several generations would not have earned that much? Who knows!
新浪吉林长春网友:
Everyone should be the same.
Be responsible for what you do.
I am waiting for the court’s sentence.
Clearly knowing that street-racing is against the law,
yet him going ahead and doing it, can this person be saved?
One can do a lot of things when they have money, but can one use money to go kill people?
If the victim was the son of a wealthy family, what would the outcome be?
Hitting and killing someone,
he should pay for his own actions/behavior.
The law should punish him. It must not indulge/tolerate [this behavior].
Otherwise you can imagine what safety will be like, hehe.
Comments from Tom.com:
TOM广东省东莞网友:
Kind-hearted people get deceived/bullied by others. If this was reversed, if the dead was Hu Bin, do you think his parents would be satisfied with 1.13 million?
TOM广东省广州天河区网友:
I do not really care how much the compensation is. If the other party felt guilty, paying this amount does not mean much, because no matter how much it is not enough to buy a life. What I care about is: Whether or not the perpetrator was handled according to the relevant laws, and did not receive a reduced sentence because of the compensation. Does paying more money allow a reduced sentence? If it were like this, would this not encourage rich people to break the rules?
TOM黑龙江省哈尔滨南岗区网友:
It is not that we are against rich people…it is just that some of their behaviors are too unacceptable. 1.13 million, does this mean the street-racing driver will not receive a harsh punishment??? His attitude after the accident demonstrated that this was not his first time street-racing…The traffic police…do they eat shit [are they useless]???
TOM山东省聊城网友:
Sigh, yet another thing silenced/resolved with money, looks like money is indeed all-powerful!
TOM广东省惠州网友:
To speak my conscience, it is this society. If the media exposes it, and the leadership attaches importance to it, then the matter will go much more smoothly. [However] in most situations, the law stands on the side of those who have power because they have money!! This will be “dealt with leniently”!! This is the inevitable law of history!! Those with money will always be the boss, and those without money will forever be bullied by others! Poor people and rich people who have committed the same crime face different punishments. But if exposed, and everyone knows it, the leadership class, because of their goal of long-term development, will still however painfully impartially handle things!
TOM河南省郑州网友:
I cannot believe it! If he is not seriously punished, then he will be able to very quickly get out [of jail]! He will be sentenced for a few years, but if he spends some money, he can get out earlier! Or maybe simply not have to go in at all!! There is nothing those with money or power cannot accomplish in China! We should never again go to Hangzhou in the future!!!
TOM浙江省杭州网友:
All crows under the sky are black [bad people are the same all over the world], it is not just Hangzhou that is like this, brothers!!!
TOM山东省青岛网友:
Hu Bin only did not imagine his actions would result in such a serious consequence, so I think if we give Hu Bin a chance, he will never street-race again in his life. Why are we unable to give him a new chance at life? Tan Zhuo has already passed away, his parents are definitely very sorrowful, it is undescribable. If Hu Bin’s parents also lose a child, what we are facing is the destruction of two families. We should give Hu Bin a chance, let him go assume Tan Zhuo’s unfinished obligations to his parents. Of course this accident should be a lesson to every driver, and Hu Bin should definitely still pay compensation. I hope we can give Hu Bin a chance to atone for his mistake.
TOM北京海淀区网友:
Who will give Tan Zhuo another chance at life? There should be a harsh sentence, as a warning to everyone. This may be Hu Bin’s only value to society, otherwise he would only be society’s trash!
TOM广东省潮州网友:
Faint, so after this everything is settled? I bet Hu Bin will only go in [to jail] as a show before [soon] coming out. Within prison there are many sentence-reduction clauses, and Hu Bin’s family is rich. Everyone do not forget this 70km/h incident~! Fuck! Just about compensation, no mention about the perpetrator’s punishment.
TOM湖北省黄冈网友:
He must be made to do time, and not given any opportunities [to escape justice]. If people who did something wrong could be excused for just feeling regret, then what do we need the law for?
TOM河南省郑州网友:
1.13 million for a life, sigh, fuck! Why not sue?? Us netizens screaming and yelling this diligently, hoping the sentence for something like this (10 years and up) to serve as a warning those people who deserve to die, but in the end it is again something solved with money. Motherfucking! Looks like in the future the sons of rich families who street-race can all use money to take care of any problems! Motherfucking!
TOM浙江省台州网友:
This is what this society is like, what can us normal people do? Were this incident not exposed by the media, those so-called civil servants, who spend us ordinary common people’s tax money, definitely would cover up it up if they cover up, protect [the guilty] if they can protect. Disgusting civil servants, I do not know if they feel sorry in their hearts to the country for some of the things they do, if they feel sorry to the ordinary common people???
TOM上海浦东新区网友:
Take Hu Bin, this piece of society’s trash without proper upbringing, and kill him by hitting him [with a car]!!! The poor people will also collect 1.13 million to give his family!!! —, killing someone must be compensated with a life! Uncle Tan, take revenge for your son, 1.13 million will only result in more people losing their lives.
TOM云南省网友:
Sigh..~…a normal worker, a normal urban citizen can work two lifetimes and not save 1.13 million yuan! These days it is really about what kind of family/situation you are born into! Sigh~…some people also meet this kind of misfortune, yet did not bring to their family’s elders this much indemnity money, even 100,000 had to be enough for some people.~ …It is truly as they say: How much is a person’s life worth is determined by money!
An interesting picture on KDS that has been spreading a little on the internet:
What do you think of the compensation? Do you think the compensation will affect the criminal punishment of Hu Bin?
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FIRST!!! lol
Well its typical of how all accidents end up here, pay a huge compensation and avoid going to jail.
Wasn’t I just reading an article about how people get a couple hundred if they die. Now this guy’s family is getting millions.
If you had bothered reading instead of skimming you’d know that this was a settlement outside of the courts and therefore has nothing to do with the government approved limit for compensations through the court system. The retard’s family paid this high amount to make the victims family back off the case so that Hu Bin can get a reduced sentence. Since they knew they wouldn’t get more than at max 200K through the court they had to accept this. Everyone is,, well not exactly happy,, but probably better off. I still hope Hu Bin gets to serve some serious jailtime though. Sorry Hu but this is probably the right time to send a message and you were the idiot doing the stupid deed at the wrong time.
good thing China don’t have a patrol system, so that jerk wouldn’t get out of jail after only serving a short time. Or did China would that into they their system now to “touch rail with international standards.”
Very interesting follow up, thanks a lot Fauna.
Yes Fauna, thank you very much for this update.
An eye for an eye… use the bastard money, buy an evo and get even on his son…and donate the rest to charity…
that is just my personal opinion..no evil intended or you can take the money knowing the fact that you will live a lonely life and your family tree will end in about 30 years
Your logic is childish.
Would your dead child feel better knowing you took someone else’s life, an innocent child at that? Do you think _anyone_ benefits from such a ridiculous action?
It was an accident. The intention was not (I assume) to hit and kill someone. The idiot who walks out onto the street when cars are driving fast at night down the road (and apparently in very clear view) deserves some blame for his ignorance and irresponsibility, also. You’re quick to jump to a conclusion of murder in revenge, but I dare say, you’re just another loser with a pitchfork and torch who likely talks about such a harsh “I would do this” but never actually would.
Good to think that someone still believe in the chinese justice system.. pls don’t pretend you are so upright and righteous because these kind of things won’t happen to you.. the intend of the comment here is not about revenge, its about using money and setting things right?
“It was an accident.”
It was no accident that Hu Bin was drag racing on a dark public street.
I’m sure he did not plan to kill anyone, but he certainly made a deliberate decision to put others’ safety – even their lives – at risk so that he could have a little illegal fun.
Tan Zhou did not just “walk out into the street” – he was killed in a marked pedestrian crosswalk. Labeling the dead victim an “ignorant, irresponsible idiot” for failing to adequately check for cars approaching at 100 km/h on a darkened city street seems a but much.
1. It was an accident that a person was hit. The opposite of it being an accident is that it was not an accident, and it was premeditated or intentional murder. I’ll say again, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. “Drag racing” is an assumption. Drag racing…85km/h? Uh, I watched my speed going over an overpass from city center to 1st ring in Chengdu going home the other day. The normal traffic speed on the INNER-CITY 2 lane street was ~70-75km/h. This is during a busy time of the evening, 6:45 or so pm, exiting downtown. 84km/h? RACING? bullshit.
2. “did not just walk out into the street” – yes, he did.
3. “in a marked pedestrian crosswalk” sorry where was this crosswalk exactly? I didn’t seem to note any specific evidence of him crossing at a crosswalk, and remember one post from someone who knows the area saying there “may” be a crosswalk nearby where the accident occured, nothing more.
4. “darkened city street” No, actually, one person made the argument that he knows the street very well and it is *clear of obstructions* and *well lit at night*, therefor the driver should have been able to see the pedestrian. The SAME can be said, then, about the pedestrian – if it’s so well lit and visibility is not impeded, he should be able to look left and look right before crossing, no? Do you think everyone does this in China? Do you LIVE in China? Have you left your house in China? Have you watched how people cross streets here? Give me a break, with your “factual” representation…factual based on what you *assume* as fact perhaps. I don’t know the facts that well, only what I read here. Perhaps you have some other sources I do not..if so, please share them.
Just to be clear, I’m not *defending* the driver – he is at fault for negligence and vehicular manslaughter, there’s no doubt about that. I’m just saying he’s not the only one at fault, and the pedestrian was pretty fucking oblivious from what I can tell, also, so I’m trying to have some perspective before jumping on the whole “string-him-up” bandwagon.
Rick, by your logic the pedestrian committed a minor crime of “jaywalking” (if that is indeed the case), but the driver committed a major crime of speeding leading to vehicular manslaughter. Similar to drinking and driving, even though he did not intend to kill, he still made someone die.
In this case the punishment for the pedestrian’s crossing the street without looking both ways was death. Shouldn’t, by your logic, a greater punishment be given to the driver- because his crime was greater than mere careless jaywalking?
1. “It was an accident that a person was hit.”
But the circumstances surrounding it were not accidental. Hu was not “accidentally” racing on a public street. The opposite of an accident is not “premeditated murder”, that’s a false dichotomy. There are situations in which unintended consequences result from negligence or willful recklessness. That’s the reason for manslaughter and reckless endangerment laws.
“RACING? bullshit.”
From the first sentence of the original ChinaSmack story (quoting a Netease report – link below), at least one witness reported that Hu was “racing with two other expensive sports cars.”
http://bbs.news.163.com/bbs/shishi/132283104.html
“Drag racing…85km/h?”
84km/h is the minimum estimate. The police now say 84 – 101km/h.
2,3. “sorry where was this crosswalk exactly? I didn’t seem to note any specific evidence of him crossing at a crosswalk,”
Again, according to the original story, Hu “killed a pedestrian crossing the crosswalk.” and “Hu X admits that at the time he did not pay attention to what was happening on the crosswalk.” You can see the crosswalk in the graphic in the original Netease story. You can also see it in the security camera footage (link below).
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XOTAwOTg0NjQ=.html
4. “darkened city street”
Tan was killed at 8pm, it was dark at that time. Hu’s car was approaching at possibly double the speed limit, that means Tan would have had to see him at potentially twice the normal distance. Do we even know for sure that Hu was using his headlights? It’s not clear in the security camera footage. I often see drivers failing to use them.
“Do you LIVE in China?”
Yeah, I do. And despite living here for years, every now and then I get distracted and slip up. Just last night, in a rush, I did not look *both* ways when crossing a one-way street and was almost clipped by someone driving the wrong way. When people drive dangerously, it’s easy for pedestrians to get killed.
“Give me a break, with your “factual” representation…factual based on what you *assume* as fact perhaps. I don’t know the facts that well, only what I read here.”
Sounds like maybe you didn’t read very carefully. Everything I stated came directly from the original ChinaSmack story. The link to the security camera footage was in the comments to the ChinaSmack story.
I live around the corner fom where this happened and have been watching the story daily on the Hangzhou news.
Yes, the guy was on a crosswalk. Yes, the driver was drag racing with two of his friends, and he was doing at least 30km/h over the limit (50km/h).
Although I do agree that few people pay any attention to whats happening on the roads here – whether they be pedestrians, bicyclists or drivers.
I don’t know how it is in China, but in some countries (mine) driver is obligated to slow down to 20km/h before crosswalk.
I would buy 2 evos now.
In my opinion, whether or not the compensation amount is enough is a personal matter for the victim’s family. If they think it is enough (or a fortuitous windfall) as a civil compenation, that’s their business.
The more important thing to me is the criminal prosecution, which matter to the rest of us as a society. I’m not advocating for a harsher or a lighter sentence, but a fair one that matches the crime he committed. I agree with some commenters who pointed out that he didn’t intend to kill anyone. It was very much just negligence and reckless behavior on his part.
The MOST important thing is that he actually and fully serves his sentence, whatever it ends up being, in actual accordance with the law. All the outrage, anger, and resentment expressed in this entire escapade is a symptom of a legal system that has too often failed the people in serving justice. People don’t just hate the rich because they are envious, they’ve started hating the rich because the legal system allows the rich to operate above the law that everyone else is bound to. Ensuring that justice is blind and punishments are equally meted out to those deserving is an important step towards mitigating this growing social contempt and increasing dissatisfaction with the legal system. This is a feedback loop.
Chinese society needs to see a fair sentence and a fair fulfillment of that sentence. Only then can the system earn their respect.
Well said.
The payment to Tan’s family may satisfy their personal need for justice, but justice is also due the rest of society. Public streets are shared by everyone, all must be subject to the laws which govern their use.
If drag racers, the wealthy, businesses, or anyone else find they can escape punishment simply by making a payment (which may not even be significant for them), not only is respect lost for the legal system, but reckless and criminal behaviors are not discouraged, and the public’s safety diminished.
Kai=shanghai slim
what a pathetic guy…
writes comment then comments on his comment “well said”
haha, what a pathetic chinese guy.
How do you know Kai is Shanghai Slim? They have different information. Please do not say things you do not know. If there is someone who pretend to be someone else, I will tell everyone.
Fauna, how do you know who is who if they go to another location with a different IP address? Are you really that good?
It could very well be, the tone of voice is similar… but Shanghai slim avoids the big words.
WTF? Sorry, I’m a white American guy about twice Kai’s age, and have been posting under this name for years. Do a search at Peking Duck, or better yet ask the Peking Duck (Richard) himself, he knows me personally.
I’m willing to bet he will get jail time, as the Hangzhou mayor has waded in and been on TV saying he expects the police/courts to deal with this guy to the fullest extend of the law. Not to mention they don’t want to give the populace another thing to be complaining about on the ‘20th anniversary’ coming up in 2 weeks.
Looks like we must export Jack McCoy to China.
Although the sentence for vehicular manslaughter can be quite trivial in the US as well. It depends on the circumstances, and alcohol is an important factor.
What Kai said, every word.
I have a question, is it possible to get a death sentence to this accidtent?
If yes, my opinion is don’t take this dirty money.
I’m not familiar with China’s criminal law but I hope not! The death sentence should be reserved for the most malicious of homicidal intent and execution. Even if Hu Bin came off as a prick following the accident, there isn’t anything to suggest that he viciously intended to run down Tan Zhuo with his car for points or something.
Everyone complains about Guanxi when it gets someone else out of trouble, but then loves it when they reap the benefits themselves. That’s inconsistent.
1) KAY T, How will 2 dead boys be better than 1?
2) You guys aren’t familiar with the cars in question… the Police estimate speed to 100km/h?? OMG ring the alarm! If being launched hard (as one would in a drag race) the car reaches this speed in about 5 sec…and the noise of 2 modified cars revving prior to launch would alert a normally functioning human.
3) All those modifications pointed out in the 1st post are worthless for making HP anyway. more for handling and looks. This car is pretty much STOCK.
4) No doubt the rich kid is a douchebag…no doubt he is careless and stupid… but this could have happened in an X5 or a Geely ‘BeautyLeopard’ or whatever. Idiots are idiots. We’ve all seen the way that the rich drive here… AND we’ve all seen the STUPIDITY of the peasants and their total lack of traffic courtesy.
This 1.3 mil is a compensation package of considerable value.
I’ve seen MUCH worse go on in this country. Stop crowing about street racers and not about stupid jaywalking peasants. MAKE IT FAIR.
I agree with many of your points.
The public seems to be getting distracted by this car’s modifications. A QQ traveling less than 50 km/h is perfectly capable of killing a pedestrian. Although Hu Bin was driving at an unsafe speed for the circumstances, the estimated speed of impact hardly suggests that he was racing, considering his car’s capabilities.
In all likelihood, he was just being a typical idiot distracted driver, like a large number of drivers on the road. Perhaps he got distracted by a cell phone or a text message or playing with the radio and took his eyes off the road.
At Hu Bin’s age, he would have the advantage of excellent night vision, and with a Mitsubishi Evo, a 100 km/h emergency lane change to swerve out of the way should be no problem. In other words, I think Hu Bin just didn’t see Tan Zhuo because Hu Bin was neglegent and took his attention off the road.
If Hu Bin is punished appropriately, it could be a positive turning point for Chinese society.
I agree and disagree. The car’s modifications are at best circumstantial evidence for his proclivity to engage in illegal driving behavior. The existence of modifications alone are insufficient to demonstrate that he was speeding or racing.
What can demonstrate that he was speeding or racing is witness testimony, video surveillance, skid marks (a bit harder depending on how you stop, especially with ABS), or even your car’s little black box. In this case, I think there’s sufficient evidence or testimony that Hu Bin was driving at least speeding and driving recklessly. Whether or not he was street racing is almost moot next to vehicular manslaughter, but I think he was indeed street racing.
His car’s capabilities are largely irrelevant. All that should matter was that he was driving dangerously for the conditions. The reports and comments from people in that area all suggest that the street is heavily trafficked. They also suggest that the street racers like to prowl there at night (I’m guessing when traffic dies down and because the road is straight or something). Either way, Hu Bin’s driving at the time both exceeded the limits of the road and the conditions (traffic and pedestrians). He clearly failed to see Tan Zhuo or he clearly lacked the skill to avoid him. How fast he was driving certainly contributes to that, regardless of age or the capabilities of one’s car.
I am not familiar with the law in China, anytime a pedestrian is hit in a crosswalk in the US, the driver is 100% at fault.
an act of speeding through a pedestrian walkway leading to the death of an individual = gross criminal negligence / vehicular manslaughter.
hu did not intentionally kill tan, and had no prior warning that tan was in fact in the road.
i do not think he should receive the death penalty, though this is the type of case that makes you wonder. what is one’s life worth? a terrible situation.
hmm.. so much money.. i think they should buy some cool and fast cars for that money.. uhmm.. nevar maind!
As if the Chinese do not already have a bad reputation for driving – now Hu Bin makes it worse.
This kind compensations are normal in the west. I hope that Hu Bin will lose driving license for good and get sentenced.
There’s no money that can compensate someones life.
Accepting the money for what? So that you can go back and give birth to another son? And then let him get killed again by Hubin???
It is the parent’s only son. Chinese parents depend on their sons for support in old age. Of course they should take the money. That won’t heal wounds, but will at least provide them with some comfort in their final days. It is unfortunate. I hope Hu goes to jail for life.
For a traffic accident? Are you well?
no?
this was no ‘accident.’ an accident is something that any reasonably normal person acting with clear mind and conscience cannot avoid. this was 100% the fault of Hu. Jail for 20 years.
The crossing where this happened now has three police officers on duty each night (during the busier traffic periods… they leave after about 8:00 or so) and small groups still gather on both sides of the street. One thing is certain, there are no racing engines or fast cars coming down Wen Er Xi Lu these days. Also, police have really cracked down on street racing as well as illegally modified cars in the Hangzhou area.
Rick in China
you are the killer’s qinyoutuan or Party’s wangpingyuan(so called wumaodang) and apparently an idiot. watch out when you’re walking the street.
Why? Because he doesn’t immediately jump on the sympathy/vengeance bandwagon? all hail lynch-mob justice, eh?
I agree with Kai. People who are calling for the death penalty are definitely being hot-headed. The boy is guilty of nothing more than manslaughter. Without knowing the precise details of the case, I would say that a fair punishment for such a crime would be 5-10 years in the slammer.
explain why that is ‘fair’
Sure. He didn’t intend to kill this person, or even harm him. That’s why it’s manslaughter and not murder or wilful murder. It was an accident. However, the accident came about through gross irresponsibility, thus the punishment should be more severe. 10 years in prison is actually a very harsh sentence for someone of that age, if you think about it. Even 5 years is a harsh sentence.
Come on, think about it. There is a huge difference between running someone down accidentally in your car and murdering them intentionally in cold blood. Don’t you think the punishment should fit the crime?
This is not Litigation money, this is Conscience money.
There is such thing as the basic law, and under the basic law, all criminal activity is prosecuted by the legal authorities. It is up to the prosecution to decide if there is a criminal offense to answer to, and then proceed with the prosecution.
Now we here os speeds of 110, and racing, but in a court, there must be proof, not hearsay, did he really go that fast? was he trully racing or just getting to the next street lights before they change? what is the speed limit on that road, and where is the proof of his speed?
On the other side, the guy that died. Was he Jay Walking, or being careless? was he crossing on a green light, and was he in anyway responsible in part for the accident? These are the questions a court needs to decide.
Then the net result if Guilty, Was it careless driving? would it be manslaughter or murder.
This is not a situation where the family of the Victim decide to prosecute, it is the responsibility of the courts to do their job. and for people to put their brains in and stop all this Mob Justice people.
Grow up people
Dou Wen Tao is talking about this incident on Phoenix Tv right now. This kind of things should not happen!
The rich boy should be executed, but since we are not going to stoop to his level. He should be sentenced for 40 years of community service. Making china a better place.
Money doesn’t bring back life. But if he is forced to help the community. It would be a better punishment then jail, which is a total waste of tax payer money in the first place.
He should not be sentenced to death for this, but he should spend 5-10 years inside – and have a lifetime driving ban (with violations punished by another 5 years inside)
Don’t blame the family for taking the money. Thier son is already gone, and he was their pension. Now they won’t have to spend thier old age picking crap out of bins and begging for change.