For people of a certain age, in the eighties and nineties, various public trials and public judgment conferences held in various parts of the mainland will certainly not be unfamiliar. When the author was a student, he watched several public judgment conferences. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the number of public judgment assemblies has become less and less. Especially since the 2010s, the public judgment conference is almost never seen again. Seriously, the evaluation of the public judgment conference has always been mixed. The author believes that in maintaining public order and educating the masses, the public judgment conference has played a great role.
First, let's talk about what a fair judgment conference is. The public trial and public judgment conference is the abbreviation of the public trial and public judgment conference, which is generally jointly organized by the public, procuratorial, and judicial departments of each city or county to conduct an open trial and judgment on all kinds of criminals who have committed the most heinous crimes. In the 80s and 90s on the mainland, in order to deter all kinds of criminals and at the same time educate the masses, public judgment meetings were basically organized in various localities.
Please note that the Judgment Conference is not unique to the mainland. For a long time, many countries around the world have had other products similar to the Judgment Conference. Until the abolition of the death penalty in France in 1981, the traditional guillotine was used. For a long time, Britain adopted the model of public shootings.
Let's talk about the various details of the public trial and judgment conference, which is generally jointly held by the public procuratorate and judicial organs of various regions or counties to publicly announce the verdict on various crimes. The main role is to deter all kinds of criminals who are ready to move, and at the same time to educate the masses. When held in the city, the judgment meeting is generally held in the city square or station square. When the author was in junior high school, he once passed by a county railway station, where a public trial and judgment meeting was being held.
The author watched for a while, and the first criminal to be brought to trial was a felon, very young, less than 20 years old. Because of neighborhood conflicts, he brutally killed his neighbor's family. In addition to being held in urban areas, in some cases, in order to educate the masses in various townships and towns, public trials and public judgment meetings are held in various townships and towns. Due to the limited conditions in townships and villages, when public trials and judgments are held in townships or villages, they are generally held in school playgrounds or rural threshing floors.
In the author's childhood, he once watched a public trial and judgment meeting, which was held in the school playground. In the 80s and 90s, the adoption of public trials and public judgment conferences was the easiest way to publicize the law, which could allow the masses to intuitively feel the results of breaking the law and committing crimes. At that time, radio and television were not very popular, and there was no internet. In the eighties and nineties, television sets were still the standard for wealthy households in rural areas.
In the case of limited level of information dissemination, the use of public trials and public judgments is the most direct and effective. At that time, the illiteracy rate in various localities was relatively high, and the use of newspapers, television sets, and other means to promote it was far less convenient and effective than the method of holding public trials and public judgment conferences. In the process of holding the public judgment meeting, the surrounding people will rush to watch, ranging from tens of thousands to thousands.
In general, the truck was loaded with criminals with big ties, shaved heads, and large white signs with charges on their chests. Escorted by armed police soldiers or public security officers, the first few criminals who were brought to the stage for trial were basically repeat offenders, at least starting with more than 10 years in prison, and the criminals in the back were relatively minor and were generally sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment. Some felons are taken to the execution ground and executed after being sentenced to death. At that time, the proclamation for the execution of felons was very elaborate, all signed by the dean, and then executed with a red pen.
In the 80s and 90s, the public trial and public judgment conference belonged to the era of underdeveloped information dissemination, in order to deter all kinds of criminals and at the same time educate the masses. After entering the 21st century, especially after entering the 2010s, with the overall improvement of social security, coupled with the full promotion of television and the Internet, people's access to knowledge has greatly increased. There is no longer a need to organize traditional congresses, and as a result, in recent years, conventions have hardly been seen anymore.
For a long time, there have been mixed opinions about the public judgment conference. A section of the "public intellectuals" believes that the public judgment has violated the privacy and dignity of the criminals. However, the author believes that in the 80s and 90s, it played a very positive role in maintaining public order and stability in various localities and deterring crime.
Finally, the author would like to share with you a little personal opinion. In the author's opinion, the public judgment congress should not be abolished altogether. Each province, municipality, or region may, on the basis of its own actual conditions, select some cases that are extremely heinous and representative, and organize a public judgment conference. At the same time, through television, the Internet and other means of indicators. For example, serious and extraordinarily serious cases that endanger public safety, typical cases of juvenile delinquency, and serious offenders of an extremely heinous nature, etc., can have the effect of deterring crime and educating the masses by using such methods.
Especially for some teenagers and teenagers who have bad criminal records and are ready to move, parents or teachers should educate them a hundred times, so it is better to let them watch once. In the most intuitive way, it plays a direct role. Of course, holding a public judgment conference involves various departments and systems, and requires the mobilization of considerable manpower and material resources. Because, the number and frequency of the event should not be too high.
In fact, as of now, in some parts of the country, the public judgment conference is still retained. Kokang in Myanmar, for example, held a sentencing conference just on 24 April. A public verdict was made against 10 criminal soldiers, including Brother Li, Luo Fei, and Cao Yuxiang. More than 10,000 people, including representatives from all over the world, representatives of the masses, and student representatives, attended the meeting. I have to say, this model is too similar.
A series of stories about the mainland in the eighties and nineties, and many more. The author will talk to you slowly in future articles.