Have you ever heard of a murder caused by two eggs? And the person who stole the eggs was a senior intellectual, and the family claimed 380,000 yuan for this!
In June 2020, a 67-year-old retired teacher in Nantong, Gu Laotou, because he stole two eggs in the supermarket, suddenly fell to the ground after being stopped by the clerk, causing a myocardial infarction.
Old man Gu's death was something that everyone didn't want to see, which brought great grief to his family, and Xiao Gu, the son of Old Man Gu, took the supermarket to court in a fit of anger and claimed 380,000 yuan.
This time, let's review the 380,000 compensation caused by two eggs.
An old man who loves to be greedy for small and cheap
In life, people always attach great importance to the discounts and discounts of goods, as long as the price is lower than another, especially the daily necessities or food that can be seen everywhere, it is basically the one with the lowest price.
On the day of the incident, the old man Gu came to a supermarket that he often went to shop, and heard that there were some discounted goods, and the old man Gu turned around happily, and then in the place where the eggs were sold, he picked and chose for a long time, and said that he was going to check out, and then put two more in his pants pocket, as for why he stole two eggs, he might as well continue to look down.
Subsequently, the old man Gu came to the cashier with the eggs to check out, and the clerk Luo Hongxia had already found out that the old man Gu had stolen two eggs through the surveillance, but she didn't say anything, just reminded the old man Gu when she finished the account, but she didn't expect the other party to admit it at all, Luo Hongxia found the store manager Zhou Yulan, and at the same time blocked the exit and didn't let the old man Gu leave.
The dramatic scene suddenly attracted other customers to stop and watch, and they were curious about what was going on, as soon as they heard that there was an old man stealing eggs, they all scoffed at him, and the old man Gu seemed to notice that he was poked in the back, and his face was already a little unbearable, plus many employees blocked him, so he could only take out the eggs angrily.
In this process, the clerk has been pulling the sleeve of the old man Gu, for fear that he will not pay attention to let the old man run away, and the process has been talked for a long time, and there has been a dispute, and the tone of the old man Gu is not very good, fortunately the problem was successfully solved, the old man Gu reluctantly agreed to pay for two more eggs, and then if there is no accident, there must be an accident.
Suddenly, the old man Gu felt in pain, he had a myocardial infarction, he directly covered his chest, his head was full of sweat, and then he fell to the ground with a bang, and the clerk was frightened, shouting to tell the store manager Zhou Yulan that an old man was lying on the ground, Zhou Yulan had never encountered this kind of thing, she was flustered, and called the police as soon as possible.
During the police arrived at the scene, the good Samaritans passing by carried out first aid to the old man Gu, but there was no effect, the old man Gu lay motionless on the ground, and when the police arrived, the supermarket staff described the cause of the dispute, and the police reminded them that they should call the rescue number first, Zhou Yulan and others reacted and dialed 120.
At this moment, it has been almost 20 minutes since the old man Gu fell ill, and when the ambulance arrived at the scene, the old man Gu's condition was already very unoptimistic, the doctor shook his head, although after some rescue, but in the end he could not save the life of the old man Gu, maybe the old man Gu did not expect that he would die because of two eggs.
The family members who got the news were eager to demolish the supermarket, and Xiao Gu, the son of the old man Gu, said that the supermarket was at fault and claimed 380,000 yuan, and told the reason why the old man Gu took two more eggs.
Claim 380,000 farce
Xiao Gu, the son of the old man Gu, heard the news of his father's sudden death in disbelief, and once felt that he was dreaming, and when he learned that the old man Gu was stopped by the clerk for stealing two eggs and died of sudden illness, Xiao Gu's lung tubes were about to explode, and he didn't think that his old man would be greedy for such a small bargain.
The words are divided into two ends, and the supermarket also heard the news that the old man's rescue was ineffective, and the store manager Zhou Yulan felt very sorry, how could an old man who was good and good suddenly die because of the two eggs? Later, the store manager told Tian Miao, the person in charge of the supermarket, the surveillance video and the specific process of the incident, and tried to restore all the details.
After listening to it, Tian Miao felt that there was no problem with what his employees did, and there was no fault in it, although the death of the old man Gu was unwilling to happen to anyone, but the old man was at fault first, stealing the eggs in the supermarket, and the employees were conscientious in blocking it, and there were no bad words and physical conflicts in the process of blocking.
Of course, in the spirit of humanitarianism, and it was an accident in his own supermarket, Tian Miao was still a little unbearable, he paid out of his own pocket and took 20,000 yuan, hoping that the old man Gu's family could stop their grief and give the old man a funeral first, 20,000 yuan is also a little bit of his own heart, how do you know that the son of the old man Gu does not appreciate it at all.
Angry Xiao Gu felt that 20,000 yuan was too little, and he didn't believe that the old man would steal eggs, and he couldn't accept this result, he didn't think the old man needed to steal at all.
According to Xiao Gu, Old Man Gu is not a thief, he is still a senior intellectual, and his retirement salary is more than 5,000, so he can't steal eggs that cost a few cents.
As a result, the supermarket not only stopped him unreasonably, but even when the old man fell to the ground, he did not call 120 directly, but called the police, delaying for more than 20 minutes, making the old man miss the best time for treatment.
For this reason, Xiaogu sued the supermarket in court, claiming 380,000 yuan, of which the funeral expenses alone were as high as 300,000 yuan.
But how could supermarkets be willing to accept such an outcome? Whether it is the store manager or the person in charge, they have said in the interview that even if they really buy a broken product, just take the receipt and communicate with it, you can exchange it, you can also refund the money, you have to play this kind of stealing routine, how can the supermarket know in advance?
It's just that Xiao Gu doesn't care about these common sense, he simply insists that the supermarket is at fault and must compensate his own 380,000 yuan, and Xiao Gu also suspects that the supermarket's monitoring is fraudulent, and the court quickly gave a verdict, and directly rejected all Xiao Gu's claims in the first instance.
Although the death of the old man Gu was a very big blow to his family, the old man Gu did have inappropriate behavior, the supermarket staff just pulled his sleeve, and did not openly say that he stole things, but just said that he "forgot to pay the bill", the old man Gu died of a sudden myocardial infarction, and the supermarket did not know about it, so the appeal was not accepted.
Looking at the complaint that was returned, Xiao Gu was very dissatisfied, and he appealed, so will the result of the second instance change?
Profession is not equal to character
Don't sell Guanzi, the result of the second instance is to uphold the original verdict of the first instance, and before revealing the details, you might as well listen to Xiao Gu's statement.
When Old Man Gu was young, his life was very hard, and he developed the habit of being diligent and thrifty, no matter what he did, he liked to be careful in his calculations, even if it was a small thing in life, Old Man Gu would not be negligent.
It is with this careful heart that the old man Gu can become an electrician when he grows up, as a senior intellectual, the old man Gu has a smooth sail in his career, and slowly saves a family business, and later met his wife, and gave birth to Xiaogu after marriage, and the life of the family is also very prosperous.
Later, the old man Gu was hired as a counselor by a university in Nantong and became a teacher, although it was only the name of the external staff, but it was also a real university teacher, the neighborhood, the greeting would be called "Teacher Gu", the old man Gu was very useful, and when he retired at the old age, the pension of the old man Gu was more than 5,000 yuan.
Therefore, it is impossible for such a high-level intellectual to steal eggs, in Xiao Gu's cognition, this is just the old man who wants to protect his legitimate rights and interests because he bought bad eggs, but the method used may not be right, and the old man has also called and complained about the supermarket.
Besides, the surveillance footage of the supermarket is likely to have been edited, just listening to the statements of a group of staff, Xiao Gu refused to believe it, he felt that this group of people must have had a serious verbal insult and physical conflict with the old man at that time, otherwise the old man would not have been sick, and he had not rescued him in time, and he must bear the main responsibility.
However, no matter what Xiao Gu said, he couldn't produce evidence, and the point of his appeal was not tenable at all.
First of all, occupation is not equal to character, regardless of whether Old Man Gu has ever been a teacher or not, and no matter how much his pension is, just the content recorded in the supermarket surveillance screen clearly records the truth that Old Man Gu stole eggs, no matter how you quibble, it is a fact that cannot be denied.
Moreover, even if he really protects his rights and interests, or complains about the supermarket, it is not an excuse for Old Man Gu to steal eggs, and he is not even willing to go to the front desk to replace it with a receipt.
Also, regarding the surveillance footage, the police did not find any traces of editing after technical investigation, and the staff did not even say anything serious, let alone have a conflict with Old Man Gu, and pulling Old Man Gu's sleeve is also a practice of safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of the supermarket, which has sufficient legitimacy and reasonableness.
Finally, the supermarket can't be blamed for the rescue, because the supermarket doesn't know if Old Man Gu has a myocardial infarction or some other disease that suddenly fainted, so he subconsciously called the police and fulfilled the obligation of safety and security.
To sum up, the second instance still rejected all of Xiao Gu's complaints, and the supermarket not only did not have to compensate, but also received the support of major netizens on the Internet, on the other hand, Gu Laotou's family made a fuss, not only less than 380,000 yuan, anxious and irritable, but also to bear the cost of litigation.
At this point, the farce of 380,000 compensation caused by two eggs can be regarded as a temporary end, the supermarket said that it respected the judgment of the law, and Xiao Gu was still not convinced, but he could only disagree, he could not change anything, the death of the old man Gu could only be borne by himself, no matter how much nonsense, no matter how much he claimed, it was all useless.
It's just that the death of Old Man Gu is still quite regrettable, for the sake of two eggs, knowing that he is not in good health, knowing that the supermarket is monitored, knowing that he may be discovered, knowing that he may get sick when he quarrels, why bother? Is it worth losing your life for two eggs that add up to less than a dollar?
Regarding the old man Gu's past, the reporter did interview his old neighbor, and learned that this old man is indeed greedy for small and cheap, and sometimes he will go to a farther supermarket for a little discount, and he is never tired of it.
epilogue
Perhaps, as Xiao Gu said, his father stole the eggs in order to "defend his rights" in a special way, but this does not mean that Old Man Gu's method is right, and it is a thief to take it without telling him! But if the old man of Fangu communicates more with the staff of the supermarket, it will definitely be a different ending, why is this so painful?
The loss of life is regrettable, but on this ground, shifting the responsibility to others not only cannot solve the problem, but also cannot guarantee that similar tragedies will not happen again, but will lead to wrong social orientation and disrupt normal social relations, which is really unacceptable!
No matter what era it is, "reason" should always occupy the first place, and the truth referred to by this principle is based on public order and good customs, not that people who die are justified.