ACCORDING TO PEOPLE'S DAILY, over the past nine months, 149 disputes have occurred in which elderly people who received assistance from passers-by have accused their helpers of being the cause of their falls. In 84 cases, video footage from surveillance cameras proved the helpers were innocent. However, none of those making false accusations received any legal punishment. Comments:

Every time such a dispute happens, the police always "mediate" between the two sides instead of conducting a proper investigation to discover the truth of what happened. They are avoiding trouble instead of defending justice. It is necessary to add more detailed specifications to the law so that the police do their duty when such incidents occur. Social justice must be defended; that's why we pay the wages of police officers.

Ying Feihu, a professor of law at Shenzhen University, Oct 17