Listening to Cai Dezhang's somewhat confusing account of what happened, Chen Yan and Chu Yinyin's expressions became quite serious.
This is very troublesome...
From the perspective of cause and effect, the reason why Cai Dezhang's son committed suicide by jumping off the building was definitely because he suffered long-term bullying, which caused serious damage to his physical and mental health.
Children's ability to withstand stress is far inferior to that of adults.
Many trivial things that seem insignificant to adults may seem like a disaster to children.
At the same time, the world of children and the world of adults have completely different operating rules. The habits and rhythms of adults in dealing with people simply do not work in the world of children.
What’s strange is that although children have not experienced the adult world and therefore do not understand adults’ thoughts, every adult has experienced the childhood stage, but it seems that most adults still cannot understand where children’s stress and pain come from.
The appearance of their elders that they disliked in their childhood now appeared on their own faces in full detail.
Children's relatively fragile ability to withstand pressure causes them to fall into the abyss of self-destruction because of things that adults think they have enough room to maneuver.
Cai Dezhang's son jumped off the building, which is legally suicide. No matter how much Cai Dezhang wants to hold the school and the three athletes accountable, the most he can get in the end is some humanitarian compensation.
The school is responsible for negligence in management, but no matter how big the incident becomes, there will be no other consequences except expelling the relevant responsible persons.
Even if there is no wave of public opinion, there will be no actual punishment for the relevant responsible persons!
As for the three athletes who bullied the students, there will be no punishment at all!
He’s not even fourteen years old yet… Forget about bullying, even if he really kills someone, he won’t be held criminally responsible.
If parents are willing to discipline them strictly, they may even realize how bad their behavior is.
But if the family lets it go, then this kind of thing will only encourage the arrogance of the three athletes and make them realize that age is their biggest protection!
At their current age, they can become the most terrifying people in the world!
With enough power to act and the protection of the law, they can do whatever they want!
Compared with the past when information was relatively closed, in the current era of new media, children have a variety of ways to access information and know much more than people of the same age in the past!
Without proper education and guidance, and without positive direction, it is easy to cause some extremely bad consequences!
"Mr. Cai... I'm sorry this happened. But you should know that the other party... won't be punished, right?"
Chen Yan spoke cautiously.
Cai Dezhang clenched his teeth tightly, clenched his fists, and his nails almost dug into his flesh.
His face was filled with ferocity, and he said hatefully, "I know... but even if I know, I have to do something! This happened yesterday, and the school hasn't sent anyone to discuss this with me yet! The parents of the three athletes are also avoiding me!"
I know what they're thinking! They want to drag this matter out! They want my son to die in vain! I absolutely can't agree to that! I'm going to sue them! No matter what the outcome, I have to do something for my son! My son... he's only twelve years old..."
As he spoke, Cai Dezhang couldn't help sobbing again.
Chu Yinyin took a deep breath and nodded, "I understand. Old Cai, you go ahead and do your thing. I'll help you with the company's paperwork. Also, I'll contact the relevant leaders on behalf of the company and put pressure on the education and public security departments. I hope to get you the support you deserve."
"Thank you, Mr. Chu. I'll be leaving now... My family is still waiting for me. I've contacted a lawyer and want to ask for his opinion. No matter what... I'm going to do my best to seek justice for my son. Otherwise... otherwise, when I die, how will I have the face to see my son after I go down?"
Cai Dezhang stood up with difficulty, expressed his gratitude to Chu Yinyin and Chen Yan, then turned around and staggered out of the office.
As Cai Dezhang left, Chu Yinyin said helplessly, "In this matter, the company's ability to provide assistance is very limited. Whether from a legal or practical perspective, at this age, it's almost impossible to conduct any substantive investigation.
Although Old Cai was heartbroken, the reality was this: his efforts... would probably be in vain. Those three athletes who perpetrated the school bullying will not even have a criminal record, let alone accountability. Their lives... will not be affected in the slightest.
Chen Yan narrowed his eyes and said, "I've actually always been puzzled by this. They're both underage children, so why are the perpetrators always protected by the law, while the victims always have to endure the suffering alone?
What is the purpose of the law? Why do we always give evildoers a chance to reform, while good people who have done nothing wrong must bear the consequences? How unfair is it to the victims to grant criminals human rights?
Those who inflicted harm can repent and correct their mistakes. Even if they don't repent, it doesn't matter. The law will protect them anyway. As long as they stay within the age limit, they can do anything within this age range.
What exactly does the law protect? Why don't those children who have been harmed receive the protection they deserve? There's another saying I really hate: 'Justice may be late, but it will never be absent.' It's disgusting.
Putting aside the question of whether the so-called "justice" will never be absent, let's just talk about delayed "justice." Is it still "justice"? Why does "justice" have to be delayed?
Chu Yinyin glanced at Chen Yan and said, "You're a bit cynical. The essence of the world is that the strong rule over the weak and exploit the weak. The 'justice' or 'fairness' that the weak expect comes from the mercy and charity of the strong.
This means that only when the strong take pity on the weak and are willing to give alms can the weak receive "justice" and "fairness." If the strong are unwilling to give alms, then the weak can only passively accept it, and there is nothing they can do about it.
Chen Yan raised his eyebrows and immediately fell into deep thought.
After a while, Chen Yan said seriously: "I understand. Then you go ahead and do your work. I will go directly to the restaurant when I invite your dad to dinner tomorrow."
"Where are you going?"
"Go home, sleep, and fuck this fucking world in your dreams."
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