【答案解析】Recently, a former vice mayor of a small-unknown city was on corruption charges. According to the court ruling, he was charged with taking bribes of 95000 yuan ($11700) and other illegal payments worth 100000 yuan ($12300). Found guilty, he has been sentenced to three years in jail with a live-year suspension. The penalty also includes the confiscation of 60000 yuan ($7400) worth of property.
People have had different reactions and ferocious debates on his deeds and the court"s final verdict. Some people argue that he was a virtuous public official, for he had spent the majority of his bribery money on supporting needy people and public undertakings since 2002. So they believe that he should not have been convicted. At least, they claimed, his deeds were better than the corrupt officials who used bribes to purchase luxurious houses and support mistresses.
However, other people hold the view that he deserves his sentence and that the punishment is too lenient given that his guilt is clear. Even though he did spend some of the bribery money on the needy, it doesn"t mean that he is clean and can escape punishment and even be forgiven.