Death of a fallen old man...10 bystanders who didn't help, what's the result?
Apr 11, 2025
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According to the Hong Kong media South China Morning Post, the old man, who was usually healthy, felt uncomfortable and collapsed while riding an electric bicycle.
CCTV footage at the time showed some passers-by hesitating to see the old man fall.
However, passers-by only looked at him and did not give him a helping hand.
One boy tried to approach the old man, but an adult standing nearby stopped him.
He tells the boy "It appears that the old man is pretending to have collapsed for the purpose of making threats. There were many similar things like this" he said and stopped.
The cause of death of the elderly was not mentioned.
Furious that no one helped, the elderly's family sued 10 passers-by and filed a lawsuit demanding 140,000 yuan (about 27 million won) each.
The family claimed that the old man died because of passers-by's indifference.
However, the Shandong court dismissed their lawsuit, explaining that `the peddlers were not obliged to help because they had no physical contact or conflict with the elderly.'
When the news broke, netizens said "The morality of society is declining. It's a real shame,"I understand the reluctance of the peddlers to help. It could be threatened by the elderly and their families", "Isn't there a good Samaritan?" posted comments such as.
Some point out that this happened because of past cases.
In 2017, a woman was asked to pay 100,000 yuan (about 20 million won) for helping an elderly man who collapsed on the streets of Beijing. After calling the police, the woman was cleared by CCTV footage.
In 2006, a man was accused of helping a woman who fell on the street in Nanjing, northern Shanghai.
The woman claimed the man had knocked her over and demanded compensation.
If the court did not knock down the woman at the time, why did you help her?", and ruled in favor of the woman.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
