Recently, a case about "the death of a nephew and uncle who was a barber in the first month of the year and became a defendant" has attracted widespread attention. According to the "Law Lecture" column of CCTV's Social and Law Channel, this is a rare civil dispute case. The protagonists of the incident are a nephew named Liu and his uncle.
Liu's parents divorced when he was a child and lived with his mother. The uncle is engaged in truck transportation, so he disciplines Liu more. At the same time, his uncle's low level of education and busy work made his discipline methods relatively simple and rude. On the second day of the Lunar New Year, my uncle went to my sister's house to pay New Year's greetings, and saw Liu's sloppy image when he played with his mobile phone, so he blamed Liu for not getting a haircut and causing damage to his fortune. This remark caused a conflict between the two, and the two had a quarrel, and Liu decided to go out for a haircut.
After getting a haircut, Liu went to a party with friends, and it was not until the next day that he learned that his uncle had died in a car accident while riding a bicycle while drunk, and he immediately went to mourn. However, during the condolence process, the aunt found out that Liu's haircut caused a fierce conflict, and she believed that Liu's behavior was intentional homicide. In order to prove her point, my aunt found a person who called herself "Daxian", saying that Liu still went to get a haircut knowing the local custom of "killing his uncle by cutting his hair in the first month", which caused his uncle to be at ease and get drunk faster at night, resulting in a car accident and accusing Liu of "indirect intentional homice".
After the aunt failed to sue Liu for indirect intentional homicide by the public security organs, she decided to sue the court and demand that Liu bear the civil tort liability and pay 1 million yuan in compensation. However, after the trial, the local court held that the cause of the car accident was an accident caused by drunk driving and was not related to Liu's haircut. The court said that the saying that "the uncle who died by a haircut in the first month" actually originated from the Han customs during the Qing Dynasty, and was a homonym for "thinking of the old", but a more mystical superstitious concept was developed among the people. The court held that folk customs should be taken from their essence and removed from their dross, and should not be raised to the level of morality to kidnap others. In the end, the court rejected the aunt's claim.
This incident has sparked widespread discussion and heated discussions on the Internet. Many netizens thought that this was just a ridiculous remark, and there was no need to take it seriously, and questioned their aunt's lawsuit.
There are similarities between this incident and similar cases in the past. In recent years, conflicts between some folk customs and individual actions have recurred. On the one hand, folk customs, as a part of cultural traditions, have a strong local flavor and are the embodiment of people's emotional expression and sense of belonging. On the other hand, the values and norms of modern society are constantly evolving and changing, so conflicts between folk customs and modern society occur from time to time. This conflict has led to the misinterpretation and misunderstanding of some folk customs, and even to the level of morality, which has brought distress and influence to the parties and society.
In terms of social impact, this case has aroused public concern and reflection on folk customs. People began to reflect on the relationship between folk customs and modern society, and how to treat and pass on folk customs correctly. On the one hand, it is recognized that folk customs are an important part of cultural traditions and should be respected and inherited. On the other hand, there is also a beginning to examine and reflect on practices that can lead to conflict and harm.
At the moment, there is no update on the development of the case. But judging from the whole incident, it has brought an important enlightenment to the society, that is, we must not blindly follow folk customs, but treat and inherit folk customs in combination with modern values and social norms. At the same time, it also raises an important question: how to balance personal beliefs and social norms in today's pluralistic society, and how to correctly deal with and deal with conflicts of folk customs.