Controversies over the Incidence of Guangzhou School Teacher Running Down and Killing Robbers

• Author: China Law Digest compiled news

Around 12:00 a.m. on January 17, when Mr. Zhang, a school teacher of a primary school in Guangzhou, was driving on the road, he saw 3 males driving away with a motorcycle after a successful robbery. Mr. Zhang tried to intercept them with his car, and ended up running down the motorcycle, causing it to lose control and roll over. One of the three criminal suspects died and two were injured.

Guangzhou Foundation for the Brave Act of Righteousness recognized Mr. Zhang’s act as a heroic behavior and awarded him with 3,000 RMB. However, some other people disagreed, saying that Mr. Zhang’s intention might be noble, but his behavior...