Friends, have you ever heard of such a thing? Not long ago, a stall owner and his mother in Jiangsu were setting up a stall on the side of the road, and suddenly a guy who claimed to be a "law enforcement officer" came up and asked for 20,000 yuan in "protection money".
You say, isn't this too much? Isn't this blatant extortion!
As soon as this happened, the Internet was fried. In the video, the guy was dressed in white, with a cigarette in his hand, looking like "I am the biggest", walked up to the stall owner, and asked for money directly.
Of course, the stall owner and his mother didn't believe this, and the stall owner's mother also took out her mobile phone to record it, but the guy still wanted to grab the phone, but fortunately he didn't succeed.
The stall owner asked the guy if he had any bills, but the guy became even more arrogant, saying: "If there is any receipt, you must give me 20,000 yuan in cash and not go to other platforms." "If this was put in a movie, I guess the audience would have to laugh out loud, but this is a real thing!
The reactions of netizens are also varied, some say that they will call the police directly, some say that this person is going to be locked up for 30 years, and some say that this matter is too shocking, in the 21st century, how can there be such a thing as "protection money".
However, the police in Huai'an were not idle, and they quickly intervened in the investigation.
After some investigation, the police found that the man in white was not a law enforcement officer at all, he was a liar, and this was not the first time he had done so.
As soon as this incident came out, netizens exploded again, some people said that this person was too bold, there must be someone behind him, and some people said that it was extortion and should be severely punished.
The stall owner later revealed more details, saying that the guy had been collecting "protection money" for a period of time before, and his appetite was growing, from 200 yuan of cigarettes to 20,000 yuan in cash, and then to wanting the stall owner's stall.
The stall owner also wanted to hurry up at that time, so he told the guy that he would give him cigarettes, hoping that he would not come to trouble in the future.
This is not an isolated case. As recently as September 2022, a property owner charged vendors ranging from 150 to 300 yuan in the vegetable market, making a cumulative profit of 100,000 yuan.
At first, these vendors felt that 300 yuan was not a lot, so they gave it, but then these people became more and more excessive, from charging "protection money" to asking the stall owner to give up the stall, the vendors couldn't bear it anymore, and finally called the police.
Speaking of the law, our country has clear regulations on extortion. where the amount is relatively large, a sentence of up to three years imprisonment or short-term detention is to be given; where the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, a sentence of between three and ten years imprisonment is to be given.
This means that if the man in white is convicted, he will have to stay in prison for at least three years.
The lesson of this incident is that when encountering this kind of thing, we must be calm, call the police in time, and keep the evidence.
At the same time, you should also improve your legal awareness and don't be fooled by these scammers. Our country is a society governed by the rule of law, and no one can be above the law, and no one can casually infringe on the rights and interests of others.
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