Recently, Luo Xiang, a Chinese legal expert, has become popular on social **. One of his comments about the movie** appeared on the hot search list, instantly attracting the attention of nearly 100 million**.
I was immediately attracted when I saw this paragraph. **Inside, Professor Luo Xiang seemed extremely excited, and he repeatedly emphasized that "my anger was ignited", and it seemed that it was difficult to calm the excitement in his heart.
As we all know, Mr. Luo Xiang has been loved by the majority of netizens in the past three years for his vivid, interesting and knowledgeable popularization of law** and accurate and sharp views.
Nowadays, as long as he has a personal opinion, no matter what kind of topic can resonate with the majority of fans. However, just after the release of this movie, he was able to interpret it face-to-face, which is enough to show that the storyline of the movie had a great impact on him. So, what exactly happened to make the legal expert so emotional?
It is understood that Mr. Luo Xiang left a deep imprint after finishing the movie "Article 20". In an interview with reporters, he said that the most memorable scene in this film was what happened to Wang Yongqiang and his wife. The two of them were bullied by the evil forces in the village, and their lives were extremely difficult.
What makes people's hearts tremble especially is that Hao Xiuping, a deaf-mute character played by Zhao Liying, is deeply troubled by her husband Wang Yongqiang's case of dealing with divorce prosecutors. However, due to the constraints of family conditions, they could not afford the high ** cost and finally chose a loan. Unfortunately, however, this plunged them into even deeper darkness. In order to collect their debts from them, these villainous creditors have resorted to all kinds of despicable methods, and even used pretending to be kidnapping to force them to repay their debts. And from blindly forbearance, until the moment when their reason completely collapsed, they regretted it.
What is even more shocking is that these creditors even said amazing things that they would continue to do so in the future, and even pulled out pistols and threatened to demand their userid against the couple. In this case, they have no dignity to speak of and are humiliated.
If you are willing to think so, imagine yourself in the same situation and you can deeply understand their pain and despair. At this critical moment, Wang Yongqiang suddenly picked up the scissors and rushed up, fighting with those creditors. In the end, the arrogant creditor was stabbed dozens of times and fell to the ground, and the fight came to an end. However, the tragedy was not over, as Wang Yongqiang was arrested in connection with the incident, and his actions were defined as intentionally causing the death of another person, which was clearly not related to legitimate self-defense.
In this regard, Mr. Luo Xiang's attitude is very clear: we can't look at this matter from a rational perspective, we need to experience their feelings from the perspective of those defenders.
Luo Xiang's point of view is worthy of our deep consideration, in other words, we should stand in the position of others and put ourselves in the shoes of those who feel the pain.
Talking about the experience of Hao Xiuping and his wife, Luo Xiang raised a very sharp question: When you are in that situation, will you take revenge like Wang Yongqiang? Are you going to stab each other dozens of times in a row?
This question, I believe that any hot-blooded man will be touched when he hears it, if your wife suffers such an insult next to you, you can still stay calm, it can only mean that you are really a wreck.
Finally, Luo Xiang also mentioned that it reminded him of the famous "dung pit case". The plot is just as cruel and the age is just as old. In the 80s, in the early days of China's reform and opening up, a female cadre was riding a bicycle through a mountain road and encountered a gangster with bad intentions.
Because the surroundings are very empty, the gangster bullying plan has almost succeeded. Dramatically, however, the woman showed great wit and strategy, saying that the ground was a bit sloping and she wanted to find a more flat position.
However, the fool gave up his fate to this woman.
As a result, after the two found the frozen lake, the woman took the initiative to invite the gangsters to take off their clothes. And just when the gangster's body was not fully exposed after his body left, the woman took the opportunity to push him into the dung pit.
The gangsters tried to climb out many times, but they were always trampled back to the bottom of the pit by the lady. Immediately, the gangster died quietly in extreme filth and despair.
At that time, the "manure pit case" caused a huge sensation. Some people think that the woman pushed the man into the pit first to protect herself, but if she kicked two or more times in a row, it was a bit like intentional homicide. In fact, this matter is quite easy to understand, because the woman pushed the gangster into the dung pit to avoid being hurt, and she couldn't predict in advance that the person would get up and commit violence!
But from the perspective of Mr. Luo Xiang, a legal expert, even if he steps on four feet or picks up a brick and hits a man in the head, it is to eliminate a potential threat.
So the question is, let's assume that if this female cadre has pity for the gangsters after pushing them into the dung pit and quickly escapes, then what will happen next?
The biggest possibility is: the gangster will go crazy after crawling out, the man chasing the woman is already very fast, and then she will catch up with the female cadre, and then she will be in danger, not only may suffer again, but may even anger the gangster, causing her life to be in danger.
Is it self-defense to wait for the guy to climb up and then fool him, and then push him into the? Is this still realistic?
Therefore, it is actually necessary for a female cadre to do this, she is protecting herself from threats, and it is an appropriate act of self-defense.
And this is also very reasonable in the experience of Wang Yongqiang and Hao Xiuping in the movie "Article 20".
Some people may think, if Hao Xiuping was bullied by those rural bullies at that time, should Wang Yongqiang, as a husband, stay calm and slowly find an opportunity to take revenge in the future? Let's not rush to conclusions, we might as well try to substitute ourselves into Wang Yongqiang's situation.
Imagine you're hanging from a tree by a creditor, barely out of breath; What about wives? She was violated on one side, her clothes were in disarray, and she was on the verge of a mental breakdown. But instead of stopping, the creditors have intensified their efforts, saying that this situation will become commonplace, and they even threaten to kill your whole family! What do you do? Do you choose to kneel down and beg for mercy, or do you desperately resist?
When dignity is trampled under feet and life is threatened, if Wang Yongqiang can still maintain his sanity and not retaliate with a tooth for a tooth, he and his family are likely to suffer more serious injuries, after all, the village tyrant and the creditor have done a lot of illegal things, and you can't be sure if they will become even more crazy.
For this reason, Wang Yongqiang stabbed these bullies with scissors, and even stabbed them dozens of times, which can actually be understood as his action to prevent the danger from approaching further and protect himself and his family. Therefore, we can say that it can be regarded as legitimate defense.
Luo Xiang, a well-known lawyer, once expressed such a view: although Wang Yongqiang's final result may not be ideal, from a moral and ethical point of view, the choice he made is reasonable, in line with human nature, and the meaning of his behavior is also legitimate, so it cannot be regarded as excessive defense.
Article 20 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China clearly points out this point, with the aim of inspiring the broad masses to dare to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests and wage a resolute struggle against undesirable phenomena.
As emphasized in the film: "The true meaning of the law should be to make those bad people pay a greater price, not to make those good people who are righteous and awe-inspiring suffer greater losses because of good deeds." Article 20 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China is set to achieve this goal. It protects the righteous, and at the same time deters those who break the law, making them think twice before taking any action.
The three short stories in the movie "Article 20" all warn everyone: when encountering illegal infringement, don't flinch and retreat. Life is already difficult enough, so why bother cleaning up the mess for someone else? Director Zhang Yimou, who made this movie, is really remarkable, he was able to keep the film grounded and create a comedic effect while instilling legal knowledge, which really added glory to the country.