Turning legal issues to the law can avoid many moral "war of words" and enable the whole society to see the essence and build consensus on "what the truth is" and "how to judge"

On May 2, after the shooting in Qing'an, Heilongjiang Province, there was an uproar. Where is the video? What is the truth? On May 14, the video was finally released, but people who never seemed satisfied began a new round of hot discussion: peeping into the authenticity of the video through the comparison of details; Analyze the cause and effect, and consider the rationality of the police shooting and other plots. At any time, the public is always playing the role of judge, making their own judgments on the right and wrong of both sides.

In the public opinion of the Qing'an shooting case, another thing happened quietly, which is also worth paying attention to: at about 18:00 on May 12, at a crossroads in Qingdao, Shandong Province, a woman crossed the road before the green light was on. She was dissuaded by a volunteer, who took out a hammer and smashed the woman's head, causing a bloody accident. The volunteer explained that "she shouldn't run the red light".

Seeing this, we may secretly rejoice that, compared with the problem-solving by acts of violence, the public opinion trial has brought much less direct personal injury to the police and the families of the dead in the Qing'an shooting case. If there are so-called unfair and indignant people at the scene of the shooting, whether they are grievances for the dead or support the police's shooting decision, they will turn the inner trial into practical action, and the consequences will be unimaginable. Of course, this should arouse our thinking: whether it is behavioral violence or trial by public opinion, is it appropriate?

In the Qing'an shooting case, when we saw the video materials and heard the witnesses, did we think that the state has corresponding rules and regulations on the use of guns by police officers? During the red light running incident in Qingdao, when we heard the volunteers' repeated excuses, did we think of the punishment for "running the red light", and the law also has a clear statement? Law is a tool for identifying the truth and conducting a fair trial. Turning legal issues to law can avoid many moral "war of words" and enable the whole society to see the essence and build consensus on "what the truth is" and "how to judge".

Today, with the development of economy and society, the rule of law has already become an important principle for governing the country, and it is also a broad consensus of the people. However, when social events really happen, some people always abandon and forget the rule of law. Many people still habitually turn legal issues into moral issues and look at events with their own eyes. Even if the relevant government departments have made explanations, the media have reported, and even the judiciary has made judgments, the truth has always been a mystery in public opinion because of the "preconceived" consciousness and the existence of the "war of words". In the long run, society is always complex and public opinion is always chaotic. Even if government departments at all levels have made "positive energy" efforts, it is always difficult to win the trust of some people.

According to the regulations, volunteers have no right to enforce the law. We are all saying "no" to his behavior. Why would the same principle not be applied to the police of the Qing'an shooting case? The rule of law is not only a matter for the party and the state, but also needs the cooperation of the people. It not only requires relevant government departments to explain the truth and respond to concerns in a timely and objective manner in accordance with the law, but also requires the public to always take the rule of law as the first choice to examine right and wrong. No matter what the truth will be or how the punishment will be decided, a hard lever will be drawn there. Please hand over the right to speak to the law. We believe that the effect of rule of law and social effect can be unified in the end.