Guangxi boys helped the old man fall down and was blackmailed for 500 yuan, and legal experts said that blackmailers could be detained

Jimu news reporter Zhang Hao

Seeing the old man on the bicycle fall, the boy got out of the car to lift him up, but unexpectedly encountered the story of "farmer and snake". The old man pulled on the waistband of his pants and demanded 500 yuan in compensation. On May 25, this infuriating scene occurred in Hengxian County, Guangxi, fortunately, the boy had a dashcam to clear his grievances.

On the afternoon of May 26, the Jimu News reporter saw through the video taken by the young man's driving recorder that an old man riding a tricycle was driving to a three-forked intersection, the vehicle suddenly flipped to the left, the old man fell to the ground, and a woman sitting on the car also fell down and got up on her own. The old man was pressed by the front of the car and could not get up. The young man immediately stopped and stepped forward to help, and when he lifted the car and the old man and was about to leave, the old man firmly grasped his belt and would not let him go.

According to the video taken by passers-by at the scene, the old man pulled on the waistband of a young man's pants, demanded compensation of 500 yuan for the boy, and said: "If it wasn't for you hitting, how could you help?" The young man was helpless, dialed the police on the spot, and the old man also snatched the mobile phone to block it, and was avoided by the boy.

The Jimu News reporter learned that the incident occurred in Lily Town, Hengxian County, Guangxi. On the afternoon of the 26th, the staff of the Lily Town Police Station told the Jimu News reporter that on the 25th, colleagues went to the scene to deal with the matter, and the traffic police in the town also went. However, the specific circumstances of the handling are not clear, and he can contact the county public security bureau.

According to the relevant personnel of the Hengxian Public Security Bureau, the old man did accidentally fall down by himself, because the young man had a driving recorder. According to the facts, the police have seriously criticized and educated the elderly, and the matter has been dealt with.

In this regard, many netizens commented: "Boss, you have wronged a kind person like this, will your conscience not hurt?" "It's just infuriating to get used to this kind of person!" This is not simply a matter of blackmailing a few hundred dollars, but this bad practice should be severely punished. ”

Chen Liang, a lawyer at Hubei Hao law firm, believes that according to Article 49 of China's "Public Security Administration Punishment Law", whoever steals, defrauds, robs, robs, extorts or deliberately destroys public or private property shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days and may also be fined not more than 500 yuan; if the circumstances are more serious, he shall be detained for not less than 10 days but not more than 15 days, and may also be fined not more than 1,000 yuan. The old man's move is extortion, and the punishment depends on the amount and circumstances involved, which seriously constitutes the crime of extortion.

Tong Dehua, a law professor at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, believes that if there is deliberate blackmail, according to the law, the public security organs can give public security detention and fines. However, because the perpetrator is an elderly person and the amount involved is not high, the punishment may have adverse consequences, and the police can also choose to criticize and educate. However, if the elderly do not change their teachings repeatedly, they can also be held criminally responsible for this many times.