Commentator: Qiu Yanbo
It is difficult for the gray-haired people to make a living, and they are carrying a roadside stall on their backs; they should be comfortable to raise their days, and they kneel down in the city management for their lives.
On April 18, a video of a "white-haired old man kneeling down to urban management law enforcement officers" went viral, arousing the attention of netizens.
In the video, two chengguan law enforcement officers and an old man with a flat shoulder had an argument, the video does not explain what happened between the old man and the chengguan, but it can be seen from the picture that the old man is very humble and has been begging the chengguan. Surprisingly, in the course of the dispute, the old man suddenly knelt down to the chengguan, and even a crowd of onlookers next to him opened his mouth in shock.
An old man of such an age knelt down to a chengguan who was the same age as his grandson, and netizens suddenly fried the pot, and they coined a new word "kneeling with a flat back" to reflect the humility of the old man and express his anger.
Subsequently, Zhurong Street, Nanyue District, Hengyang City, issued a notice: On the afternoon of April 18, the video information of "an old man kneeling down as a mobile vendor" was circulated on the Internet. At present, the Zhurong Street Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Brigade has suspended the work of the team member, and the follow-up will thoroughly investigate the facts and deal with it in accordance with relevant regulations.
It is said that the local report has been very timely, and the work of the relevant personnel was suspended as soon as possible, but netizens were not satisfied and thought that the team member should be fired.
The main responsibility of comprehensive administrative law enforcement officers is to maintain urban order and ensure that the city's appearance is clean and orderly. However, they often face challenges in carrying out their duties, including conflicts with hawkers, misunderstandings among the public, etc. In this incident, the behavior of the team members is within the scope of their duties, and it may be that the methods are a little tough, and there is a lack of flexibility and humanistic care, which is a problem with the working methods and is not a very major fault. After all, the team members may not have imagined that the old man would kneel.
Some witnesses said that although the elderly were repeatedly persuaded to leave, they always chose to set up stalls in prohibited areas. Law enforcement officers took measures to confiscate the items only after repeated warnings were ineffective. If so, while the condition of the elderly is sympathetic, the actions of law enforcement officers are also carrying out their duties and it does not seem to be overly punishable.
In accordance with article 38 of the "Law on Governmental Sanctions for Public Employees", where a vile and rude attitude is caused in management service activities, causing negative consequences or impact, and the circumstances are more serious, warnings, demerits, or major demerits are to be given; In other words, even if this law enforcement officer makes a big mistake in this law enforcement, the most serious result is dismissal. Where they receive a sanction of removal, they shall be reduced in rank in accordance with provisions, and removal is not the same as dismissal.
The law enforcement officer may have had problems with his way of working and should have been punished, but he did not force the old man to kneel. The kneeling of the elderly has a certain degree of suddenness and accidentality, and it cannot be determined that law enforcement personnel have deliberately insulted the elderly.
Therefore, although the elderly deserve sympathy, and the way law enforcement officers enforce the law is uncomfortable, the chengguan team members who act according to the rules cannot be fired in order to appease the "angry netizens".
Although the image of the team members is not good, the handling procedures should be legal;
Even if netizens are angry, they will not pick up their uniforms.