Nationwide good Samaritan law needed
<p><span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="Flash">Flash</span> <span word="Player">Player</span></p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="viral">viral</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span>, <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="image">image</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="accusations">accusations</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>, <span word="Wu">Wu</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lowly">lowly</span> <span word="rubbish">rubbish</span> <span word="collector">collector</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="motorcycle">motorcycle</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>. <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="rushed">rushed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>, <span word="got">got</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarrel">quarrel</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="resident">resident</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="bills">bills</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span>?</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="eldest">eldest</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span> "<span word="hadn">hadn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="motorbike">motorbike</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span>". <span word="Sadly">Sadly</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="logic">logic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convict">convict</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="Samaritans">Samaritans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="innocence">innocence</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="Samaritan">Samaritan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="distress">distress</span>, <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="gawking">gawking</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="snapping">snapping</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="WeChat">WeChat</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sullying">sullying</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="image">image</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sadly">sadly</span> <span word="refrain">refrain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="so">so</span>.</p>
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