Chapter 24 "Case", a hat that crushes people?

The widespread advocacy of "integrity" in Hong Kong society does not mean that there is not even a liar here. A drop of black ink is particularly conspicuous in clear water. Since the "evil" of profit-seeking and unscrupulous means is human nature, there will be people in any world. Fortunately, the key lies in social control and the legal system, and where the legal system cannot "govern", there is a chance for weeds to regenerate—— The 2004 tsunami in South Asia attracted worldwide attention. There is a family in Hong Kong. The husband and wife and a pair of children were successfully rescued in the tsunami. The family of four, especially the loving couple, appeared repeatedly in TV reports and won sympathy and congratulations for themselves. But the words "after the blessing" did not work for them.Not long after, the Hong Kong media broke the shocking news. Someone "recognized" the couple on TV. At first, they wondered: "Didn't these two have been together for a long time? The woman also succeeded to the government because she couldn't raise her two children independently." Received CSSA?" Then he woke up suddenly, realized it was a deception, and immediately reported the case to the police.As a result, after investigation by the Hong Kong police, it was found that his wife had cheated: from January to December 2004, she falsely claimed to the Hong Kong Social Welfare Department that she had lost contact with her husband, and dishonestly defrauded the government of more than 110,000 Hong Kong dollars in CSSA payments.So even though the family escaped the tsunami, they got into a lawsuit when they returned to Hong Kong.

I started to pay attention to this matter from the beginning, to see how Hong Kong society will deal with this bizarre case this time. A few months later, the Hong Kong Tuen Mun Court made a verdict on the "wife": sentenced the defendant to 8 months in prison, suspended for 2 years, and asked the defendant to return the extra 2,475 yuan single-parent subsidy to the Hong Kong Social Welfare Department within one month gold. To be honest, I can't bear such a judgment. On the one hand, I feel that the mother held on to her child tightly in the flood, and didn't abandon her daughter to run for her own life in a critical moment. This is normal after all. On the other hand, from the judge's report, I know that this wife has an irresponsible husband who did not take good care of their two daughters during her arrest.And the reason why the "wife" falsely reported the disappearance of the "husband" was very likely to be instigated by the "husband". Why is it just a woman who is now on trial in court and may be imprisoned in the future?

However, as soon as the verdict of the case was announced, Hong Kong society and I reacted completely differently.A large proportion of Hong Kong citizens believe that the judge gave the case a light sentence.A light sentence is tantamount to connivance.People's sympathy is like ice to fire before the law. Although the judge repeatedly explained that the method used by the defendant to commit the crime was different from other people in the past who used false documents to defraud the government of CSSA. She did not falsely report her husband's disappearance, and she herself was already eligible for CSSA.

It is understood that the reason why this case was able to obtain the judge's "light sentence", some people say that half of the "credit" should be attributed to the defense lawyer, because the defense lawyer said when pleading with the judge on behalf of the defendant: the Hong Kong government's legislative policy focuses on civil rights, but There is little obligation behind the publicity of welfare; and the quote "the rule of law is based on government, and punishment is equal to punishment, and the people are exonerated without shame", which means that severe punishment cannot stop the abuse of CSSA in Hong Kong; what's more, the defendant did not intend to deceive , "This incident is nothing but reckless dishonesty. I have lost my reputation and have a criminal record for life." The implication: Isn't such punishment enough for a woman from the lower class of society?

"Case", the story takes a big turn and returns to this terrible, crushing hat. Defense lawyers, even defendants, Hong Kong people seem to be most worried about not fines, not imprisonment, but the "bad records" that will inevitably accompany life after these legal punishments. I thought again when I first entered Hong Kong and found something very interesting—business cards. I thought of the equation that I thought was very funny: "Business card = cheating?" The reason why this "equation" seems to be Established, it is supported by extremely cruel "consequences".

In fact, if someone really gets a fake identity and spreads it in the Hong Kong market, there is still a chance of defrauding a few pennies, but once he is left with a "crime record", he will have to pay the bottom line. This "dierluo" is not just locked in a big prison, but he is expelled from the country after serving his sentence, and will never be allowed to set foot in any inch of Hong Kong again; , the more terrible it is in modern society, once the owner loses it, he will simply turn his face into a leper...