Comments on: Hangzhou Street Racing Victim Compensated 1.13 Million

By: KaiSa

KaiSa — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:07:19 +0000

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.

By: Shanghai Slim

Shanghai Slim — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:14:18 +0000

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.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 29 May 2009 07:43:37 +0000

Fauna, how do you know who is who if they go to another location with a different IP address? Are you really that good?

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 29 May 2009 07:41:18 +0000

It could very well be, the tone of voice is similar… but Shanghai slim avoids the big words.

By: jason

jason — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:48:15 +0000

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.

By: XYZ

XYZ — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:39:59 +0000

Dou Wen Tao is talking about this incident on Phoenix Tv right now. This kind of things should not happen!

By: skeptical

skeptical — Wed, 27 May 2009 08:12:07 +0000

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?

By: matt

matt — Wed, 27 May 2009 04:23:30 +0000

explain why that is ‘fair’

By: matt

matt — Wed, 27 May 2009 04:22:14 +0000

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.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:25:46 +0000

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