On December 21, a woman in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, demanded 1,000 yuan from the owner after picking up her mobile phone, threatening to throw it into the river if she did not meet the requirements.
*, she said that she should be given as much as the phone is worth. Although the owner chose to call the police, he finally gave the woman 1,000 yuan. Because the staff of the police station said that such a ** can only be coordinated, and there are no compulsory measures for the return of lost property, which is a matter of personal moral quality.
The act of asking for high remuneration is undoubtedly a challenge to social order and good customs, and reflects the failure of the moral bottom line. However, the threat of throwing a mobile phone into a river goes far beyond morality and involves the infringement of other people's property rights, even the illegal act of deliberately damaging public or private property.
From a moral point of view, it is the quality of every citizen to be honest and respect for the law. If you pick up other people's property, you should take the initiative to return it or hand it over to the relevant departments for disposal, rather than taking the opportunity to ask for compensation, let alone threatening to damage other people's property. Such behavior not only deviates from social moral standards, but also erodes trust and goodwill between people.
From a legal point of view, whether the woman's behavior is suspected of extortion needs to be clarified by a legal person.
Although the response of the law enforcement department is out of the consideration of mediating conflicts and maintaining social stability, it also exposes to a certain extent the dilemma of dealing with minor violations in the current law enforcement.
In the face of such ethical and petty violations, simple mediation may be able to temporarily quell the dispute, but it is hardly a deterrent, and may even send the wrong signal to the public that as long as you don't make a big mistake, you can do whatever you want. This is a damage to the moral construction of society and the dignity of the law.
The law is the guardian of social justice, and morality is the guide of the mind. When morality cannot restrain individual behavior, the law shall promptly fill in the position and correct and punish the misconduct. For such incidents, we call on relevant departments to strengthen civic moral education and publicity on the rule of law while handling them in accordance with the law, and jointly create a harmonious, civilized and law-based social environment.
The incident was both a moral warning bell and a test for law enforcement. We should learn from this experience, deepen our understanding of ethics and law, and jointly contribute to building a more civilized society governed by the rule of law.