On October 13, 2011, two vehicles ran over Yueyue, a two-year-old girl, in a hardware market of Foshan. She was mortally wounded, but the vehicles escaped immediately. During the seven minutes after the hit, 18 people passed the accident scene, but ignored her. Finally, a 57-year-old rag collector spotted her, moved her to the curb, and found her parents. Due to severe injuries the girl died in hospital seven days later. The incident has triggered furious debate in China.
How do you feel the case? Why are the drivers so cruel and the passers-by so indifferent? What have you learnt from the old rag collector? And what solutions can you suggest to call on society to “say no to indifference and awaken true love”?
Doing Boldly What Is Righteous
It is already known that a two-year-old girl was run over by two vehicles in Foshan, Guangdong province through the mass media dissemination. In China, this incident has fuelled a moral reflection boom.
There is no doubt that the irresponsible behavior of two hit-and-run drivers and the performance of eighteen passers-by should be condemned, and the 57-year-old rag collector should be praised for her goodness. The eighteen passers-by who did nothing to save the girl have aroused a heated discussion about the moral conscience. Their behavior is affected by the social relations and social psychology, which is an epitome of society lacking trust. It does exist in real life that the citizens get into trouble when rescuing people. For example, they are often framed for the perpetrators. Also they may expand the scope of damages or damage themselves because of improper assistance. In this way, many people reach out a hand with this concern in mind. Those who are enthusiastic choose to avoid. Those who are unsophisticated choose to be numb. Those who are warm-hearted choose to be indifferent.
This is not only an issue in the moral areas, but also an issue in the legal areas. In this social atmosphere, some people believe “the less trouble the better”. The kindness comes to no good but the trouble. This is the root of the indifference, numbness and Yueyue's tragedy. Little do they know, money and the material benefits are not the whole part of the society of civilization. Doing boldly what is righteous and rescuing the dying is the bottom line of social morality. Legally, Road Traffic Safety Law has provided the corresponding provisions that when a traffic accident happens, the driver should stop immediately and rescue the injured once cause human casualties. The law also regulates that the passengers, drivers of passing vehicles and passers-by shall provide assistance. Some attorneys and scholars suggest that doing nothing to somebody from ruin or danger should be into sin. At the same time, it is acceptable to encourage people to doing boldly what is righteous through legislation.
本文围绕广东佛山两岁女童小悦悦被车碾压事件展开。第一段文章简单介绍事件，然后提出这一事件在中 国造成的影响，引发了道德反思的热潮。第二段针对肇事司机，18名旁观者以及拾荒阿姨的行为进行论 述，其中重点在18名“见死不救”的旁观者的论述上，分析现如今人们都是“各人自扫门前雪”，都是持“多一 事不如少一事”的态度，所以麻木冷漠成了社会的大部分人的反应。文章针对他们的表现上升到整个社会层 面，认为这是一种社会信任缺失的缩影。第三段文章从道德和法律两个角度展开。在道德上，呼吁文明社 会中见义勇为是社会道德的最基本的底线。从法律上，强调了法律规定交通事故中肇事司机，过往车辆司 机以及路人的做法，同时提出建议，将“见死不救”“见危不救”入罪，并通过立法鼓励见义勇为的行为。