I helped a jaywalking old man, but I got slapped...Good will has returned to violence
Sep 24, 2025
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According to Hong Kong media South China Morning Post, an elderly man in his 70s and 80s was staggering across a road in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China on the evening of the 12th with heavy luggage. It was a dangerous situation because it was not a crosswalk.
A woman who witnessed this got out of the vehicle and helped the elderly and gestured toward the vehicle with her other hand.
But something unexpected happened. The old man suddenly hit the woman hard in the face. The shock landed the woman's glasses on the floor, and she picked them up with a bewildered look on her face and went back to the vehicle. After that, the woman and her husband reported it to the police, and the police took measures to find the elderly and apologize.
The video, which was filmed by the driver of the vehicle that followed, was controversial online.
Netizens are consoling that they are being assaulted trying to help", "If this happens repeatedly, people in need will be turned away" " The old man may have reacted defensively by surprise at the sudden approach" express one's opinion.
Prior to this, there were other cases where good intentions turned into violence.
In May, a woman in Gansu Province took responsibility for the accident to the elderly's family while trying to help an elderly man who collapsed in an apartment complex. Since then, CCTV footage has proven innocent, but he has complained of mental pain, suffering from malicious comments online.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
