On November 1, local time, Zhou Pingjie, a professor at the School of Public Administration of Xiangtan University who was visiting the University of Southern California in the United States, was robbed by a gun near Los Angeles' Chinatown. In the case of being pointed at by the gangsters, Zhou Correct knocked out the gun in the opponent's hand, repelled the gangster twice, and finally the tow box he brought was snatched away by the gangster. The Los Angeles police have now opened a case.
Zhou Correction was injured in a fight with robbers Photo/Interviewee Confession
On November 7, Zhou Pingjie in Los Angeles told Xiaoxiang Morning News (weChat xxcbbaoliao) reporter that he was still calm at the time of the incident, and after assessing the strength of both sides, he subconsciously blocked the gun in the hands of the other side, because he had learned some kung fu in the martial arts school before, so he dared to fight back against the gangsters, but in retrospect he was a little afraid. "This is actually very dangerous, and it is generally not recommended." Zhou Pingjie said.
An investigation report sent to Zhou's correction by the Los Angeles Police Department showed that Zhou's tow boxes and clothes were robbed of $3,130.
After Zhou was robbed, he received help from the Chinatown Business Development District in Los Angeles, and the incident has since attracted attention. Ms. Zhang, a community liaison officer in Los Angeles' Chinatown Business Development District, said in an interview with the media that in order to attract local attention, they took the time to help media report on the matter, "If we don't take the time to make real reports, then the police have not recorded this incident." ”
Yu Qian, executive director of Los Angeles' Chinatown Business Development District, said in an interview with The World Journal that in October alone, there were several cases of gun and knife wounding in the Los Angeles center, and this week some people sprayed pepper spray and stole money from people inside in nail art stores. Yu Qian believes that the local judiciary in Los Angeles is loose, and many criminals are released without real punishment.
Los Angeles Police Investigation Report Photo/Interviewee Courtesy
【Dialogue Week Correction】:
"The day after I arrived in Los Angeles, people in black clothes and black masks pointed guns at my face."
Xiaoxiang Morning Post (WeChat xxcbbaoliao): What was the situation like at that time?
Zhou Correction: I came to the University of Southern California from China as a visiting scholar and arrived in Los Angeles on October 31st. At 3:40 p.m. on November 1st, when I wanted to go to the city center to have a look and find a hotel, I dragged a tow box with a bag hanging on it, and I carried a bag myself and went all the way to Chinatown. After turning into a small street, I saw a black pickup truck opposite, and as I was standing there, the door of the pickup truck suddenly opened, and a man dressed in black and wearing a black mask ran up and pointed a gun at my face. Without even thinking about it, I raised my hand and knocked his gun off, then kicked him to the ground.
Weekly corrections were demonstrated afterwards to demonstrate the situation at that time
After he fell to the ground, I also fell a little because of too much force, and soon I got up and dragged the box back to the main road. After walking through an intersection, I saw that there was no one around, felt that my face was wet, took a picture of my mobile phone and found that it was bleeding, so I took a picture of myself, but as soon as I put down my mobile phone, I found that the person was pointing a gun at me again. I was still relatively calm, because I found that although this man was taller and stronger than me, but he assessed that he couldn't beat me, so he pushed the tow box to him, but he reached for my backpack again, and the backpack contained my computer and documents, and could not give it to him, so I punched him in the face, and then I rushed to his head with my elbow, and he let go, and then I jumped up and kicked his gun, and he seemed to be frightened, so he turned and dragged my box and ran. I was going to catch him, but I saw the pickup truck across the road coming, and there was a man in black and covered his face, and I was afraid he had a gun, so I watched him get into the car.
Near the scene of the incident Photo/Interviewee Courtesy
The police have opened a case and have received help from many local Chinese
Xiaoxiang Morning News: Did you call the police later, and how to deal with the injury?
Zhou: After I saw him go away, he went to a Chinese shopping mall, where he got a lot of Chinese help. There was a man who witnessed the incident at the time, and he recorded the robber's license plate number. Then another Chinese man sent me to a gas station he had opened, gave me medicine, washed my face, and sent me to a hotel at the University of Southern California. Because I didn't have any money on me, I later met a Chinese student who came to the University of Southern California to study and helped me pay for the room. That evening, I was contacted by An official from an institution called the Chinatown Business Development Zone, Ms. Zhang, who accompanied me to a large supermarket in Chinatown to buy daily necessities and telephone cards, and accompanied me to report the case the next afternoon. I get help from a lot of people.
Xiaoxiang Morning Post: What was the police reply? Do you know about the suspect?
Zhou Correction: The height of the robbers at that time was about 1 meter 73, neither thin nor fat. The police have already filed a case, but I don't know what will happen to the future, and I have not pursued it, because for me, this matter has also passed.
Weekly correction (right) with local police photo/interviewee Confession
After thinking about it in hindsight, I am afraid that it is not recommended to imitate
Xiaoxiang Morning Post: How do you feel looking back on that day now?
Zhou Correction: He must be robbing the property, if it is just to drag the box I give him, but want my backpack, I have nothing. In fact, it is a rational choice for a person to choose to compromise when facing gangsters, but if most people choose to compromise when facing gangsters, it will form a soil for crime, so I will not give in at some times, and sometimes short-term engagement is actually the victory of the brave. It is true that the whole process is a little scary in retrospect. At that time, there was no time to say anything, and when he pointed the gun at me, I subconsciously blocked it, but this was actually very dangerous. It is generally said that if someone points a gun at you, you will give money directly, but because I am new to the mainland and do not understand this. Generally speaking, this is not recommended, I have practiced some in martial arts schools before.
Xiaoxiang Morning Post: Have you ever encountered something similar in the past?
Weekly Correction: No. Because I am a sociologist, I have been to many places, including Canada, Britain, Germany and Eastern European countries, as well as India and Sri Lanka, and I have encountered many things in India, and there are robberies, but when India encounters robberies, there is no gun, and I am not afraid at all. So I didn't expect this kind of thing at all. Later, at the request of the Chinatown Business Development Zone, a video demonstrating the situation was filmed in order to spread it to the local public and record the matter objectively.
Source: Xiaoxiang Morning Post | Reporter: Jiang Ziwen