Today we are going to discuss an unbelievable phenomenon: ID cards, household registration books, military discharge certificates, and other legally valid documents of the state cannot prove their identity and are regarded as nothing by bank staff.
In contrast, a small piece of community proof is a lot of weight. What's going on? Are we living in a modern civilized society, or are we trapped in a crazy parallel time and space? Let's unveil this absurd drama together.
On April 8, a man in Shaoyang, Hunan Province, broke the news that when he went to the bank to reset his password, the staff asked him to show his certificate. As a veteran, he confidently took out his ID card, household registration book, and discharge certificate, believing that it was enough to prove his identity.
Who would have thought that the bank staff would turn a blind eye to the legal and valid documents issued by these countries, and instead demand that he must get a certificate issued by the community.
Oh my God! What kind of bank is this? Could it be that it was opened by aliens from Mars? How can we ignore the laws of the country? Our ID card is the highest proof of national identity, and it has the supreme legal status.
To have it is to have a pass through society, to be able to do anything. But in this bank, it's like a piece of waste paper. It's really subversive of the three views!
The parties were stunned, and everyone was stunned. Let's follow the article to review the veteran's mental journey at that time.
At first, he was calm. After all, he is a serious citizen, and he has three certificates in his hand: ID card, household registration book, and discharge certificate, so where do he need other proofs? But the bank's arrogant answer undoubtedly gave him a blow in the face.
Then, he was puzzled. The state stipulates that the ID card is the highest proof of identity on any occasion, and is this a blatant violation of the law? Isn't this a blatant discrimination and provocation against the common people?
Then, he began to get angry. He was not even respected as a soldier who had defended the country's frontiers! Where did the bank get the qualifications to dictate to me? I shed all my blood for you and devoted my youth to it, but you humiliated me like this! Anger was burning in his heart.
In the end, he thought it was completely ridiculous. A piece of paper from the neighborhood committee is more reliable than the three major state legal documents in my hand? What are you kidding? Do you understand the laws of the state? Do you understand the laws of the state? Or do you simply ignore the laws of the state? Do the neighborhood committees have so much power that they are above the laws of the state?
Dear readers, what does this play illustrate? It shows that some of our banks do have serious administrative thinking problems. They are like the confused county magistrates of the year, who go their own way and do not want to forge ahead.
I think that after so many years of reform and opening up, all units should respect the laws of the country. I didn't expect some banks to be so conservative and backward, clinging to the old ways of thinking in the last century.
In fact, as early as 2004, the Supreme People's Court issued a document clarifying that when government agencies and institutions are not allowed to handle affairs with citizens, they will not accept them only if they have a clear letter. The ID card is a legal identification document and should be accepted by any unit. It can be seen that the bank's request for the neighborhood committee to issue a certificate is contrary to the provisions of the Supreme People's Court.
What's more, the State clearly stipulates in the Law on Resident Identity Cards that a resident identity card is a legal proof of citizenship, and that if a citizen uses his or her resident identity card to handle activities involving the legitimate rights and interests of individuals, the relevant units shall handle it, and shall not refuse or attach conditions.
Could it be that this bank thinks that the proof of the neighborhood committee really overrides the laws of the state? If it is not recognized by the state? What is the significance of the state? They seem to have forgotten that the vitality of the law lies in people's conscious observance and resolute uptaking, not in the approval or failure of a certain unit or individual.
Not only that, after the promulgation of the Civil Code in 2022, it is clearly stipulated that if a civil entity engages in civil activities and does not need to undergo a special qualification review, no other conditions shall be attached to any organization or individual. This is a correction and improvement of previous similar practices. It can be seen that whether it is from the interpretation of the law or from the spirit of the legislation, the bank's approach is absurd and heinous.
We have reason to believe that this bank's practice is an example, but it also reflects that there are still bad habits of inaction and indiscriminate action in some institutions, and their understanding and respect for national laws are still very superficial.
We cannot let this go unchecked, and we must condemn and correct it. Otherwise, the next time we go to the bank to deposit money, will we be asked to show a paternity certificate? When we go to the hospital to see a doctor, will we be asked to provide a medical certificate? Will we go to the supermarket to buy things and be asked for a family property certificate? This is simply a mockery of civilized society!
As the saying goes, "those who know the times are the best ones", and the concept of a society under the rule of law requires the participation of all citizens and institutions to jointly safeguard it. When the state respects the rights of citizens, citizens should also respect the deterrent effect of national laws. Otherwise, we are simply bringing shame upon ourselves.
We need to teach the banks that discriminate against national legal documents a lesson in their understanding that everyone is equal before the law and cannot be trampled on. At the same time, all institutions, large and small, are urged to regulate their own behavior.
We must not turn a blind eye to the laws of the state, still less can we break the morals and morals and make things even more difficult for the common people. Let us work together to create a law-abiding social environment in which everyone's legitimate rights and interests are duly protected and respected.