On August 5, a video of "a woman in Langfang, Hebei Province releasing cockroaches in the community" attracted the attention of netizens.
On August 6, the reporter learned from the Langfang Tianyang City Community that the online video was true, and the community property had organized personnel to sanitize the scene.
The woman brought 5 boxes of cockroaches to the community to release them
In the video posted by netizens, a woman in a yellow T-shirt is placing live cockroaches in the flower bed of the community. Witnesses asked, "Are you from this neighborhood?" The woman did not answer, and continued to knock the small box on the stone slab, allowing the cockroaches to crawl out of the box. The witness continued to ask: "Are you from this community?" The woman asked the witnesses, "Why are you shooting?" ”
In the video, the woman brought a total of 5 boxes, and in addition to the box in her hand, the other 4 boxes were empty.
Screenshot of the video
The reporter learned that the incident occurred on August 4, and a property owner in Tianyang City Community, Langfang City, told reporters that everyone was very angry about the woman's behavior, and the owners were talking about it, and they were also worried that cockroaches would bring health problems.
On August 6, a staff member of the community property said that the property had organized personnel to sanitize.
According to the people's concern report, on the 6th, the reporter learned from the sub-district office of the community involved that at present, the police have intervened in the investigation and are still making every effort to find the woman involved.
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Lawyer: Released at will or suspected of committing a crime
In recent years, all kinds of release news have emerged one after another, causing social concern.
Luo Xiang, a professor at the School of Criminal Justice at China University of Political Science and Law and a well-known legal blogger, has conducted a legal analysis of the release behavior. The Criminal Law Amendment (11) adds a new crime called "illegal introduction, release and discarding of invasive alien species", which mentions the issue of releasing cockroaches. If the releaser releases a southern cockroach, whose scientific name is "American cockroach", which is an invasive species, this behavior may be suspected of a crime.
Zhong Zhiyuan, a lawyer at Hunan Rujin Law Firm, said that in recent years, there have been a large number of cases of environmental damage and economic losses caused by animal release. Article 344 of the Criminal Law of the Mainland stipulates that whoever violates state regulations by illegally introducing, releasing or discarding invasive alien species, and the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or short-term detention and/or a fine.
Lawyer Zhong believes that for the release of invasive alien wild species, ignorance of the law cannot be used as a basis for not punishing, and law enforcement agencies need to achieve the purpose of education through cases and reports. "Punish the former and prevent similar acts from happening in the future."
Urgent reminder from experts
Experts from the Guangzhou Tianhe District Center for Disease Control and Prevention pointed out that the act of releasing cockroaches is not advisable. Cockroaches are vector organisms that can carry and transmit more than 40 pathogens. If cockroaches crawl over human activities, their secretions, excrements, vomit, and pathogens carried by them may spread diseases, cause allergic reactions, and cause harm to human health.
"Cockroaches eat, crawl, and excrete at the same time, and when these cockroaches carrying pathogens crawl onto food and tableware, they may transmit pathogens to people. With the acceleration of urbanization and the improvement of people's living standards, the suitable living environment for cockroaches has also expanded rapidly. The urban family environment is comfortable, which is very suitable for the survival and reproduction of cockroaches, and the difficulty of prevention and control makes the cockroach damage rise to the top of the urban household pests. The expert said.
Expert advice: If the public sees cockroaches in the community or at home, they must implement comprehensive prevention and control according to the characteristics of cockroaches, do a good job in garbage classification and cleaning in the community, and pay special attention to the cleaning of kitchen hygiene, remove indoor food waste, clean up sundries, comprehensive medication, plug holes and wipe cracks, and do not leave living space for cockroaches, so as to minimize the harm of cockroaches.
Source: Xiaoxiang Morning News, Guangzhou Daily
Review: Ma Xiangyu Editor: Li Xiang Proofreader: Zhang Jianping