On the morning of October 29, 2021, Dalian Intermediate People's Court first instance publicly pronounced the defendant Liu Dong on the case of endangering public safety by dangerous means. The defendant Liu Dong was sentenced to death and deprived of political rights for life.
As soon as this news came out, it attracted strong attention from netizens.
You may not be too sensitive to the name "Liu Dong", but you may still remember the following scene:
At about 11:40 am on May 22, 2021, at the zebra crossing at the north gate of Labor Park, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, A BMW was driving at high speed and rushed into the crowd of people walking normally on the zebra crossing. Some pedestrians noticed it and subconsciously avoided it. However, the car was traveling too fast. As a result, some pedestrians were still hit and flew more than ten meters away before falling heavily to the ground. Some bodies seemed to be deformed, and even their limbs fell off. The pedestrians who were hit were lying on the road, dying or not breathing. The scene was shocking and tragic! BMW car did not slow down after the accident, but continued to drive at high speed and soon disappeared from the surveillance screen.
Some netizens commented at the time:
"I will use my whole life to heal these ten seconds. This is really the worst car accident I have ever seen! It's so bloody. When I saw the picture without mosaic, one leg was knocked off." Some people's internal organs flew out, and they were torn apart..."
At around 13:00 pm on May 22, 2021, the driver Liu Dong was captured by the police. After the
incident, the Ministry of Public Security, the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Government, the Municipal Party Committee, and the Municipal Government attached great importance to it. The Municipal Public Security Bureau immediately set up a task force. After on-site inspection, investigation visits, inspection and identification, and fixation of evidence, after investigation, it was found that The facts of the case are as follows:
Liu Dong could not accept the failure of his investment, lost confidence in life, and developed a social psychology of revenge. At around 11:40, when Liu was driving along Tangshan Street to the intersection of Wuhui Road, he suddenly accelerated the speed of his vehicle from 0 to 108 kilometers per hour (the speed limit on this road section) within 7 seconds after waiting for the green light. 60 km/h), ran through a red light, and committed crimes in an extreme way by driving into passers-by, causing 5 deaths and 5 injuries. After inspection and identification, the criminal suspect Liu was excluded from suspicion of drunk driving, drug driving, taking psychotropic drugs and a history of mental illness. He had a clear mind and clear thinking when committing the crime, chose the place to commit the crime, and had a clear goal.
This is another frightening "revenge on society"!
Netizens were furious: What has happened to society? ! It's because society doesn't care about you that you created this hell on earth!
On the most beautiful day of May, these people who lost their lives in purgatory include high school seniors who are about to take the college entrance examination, and a family of three retired teachers... They stopped at red lights and went at green lights. They followed the rules and lived peacefully. They did not do anything wrong, they Nothing was done!
Netizens were upset and continued to pay attention to the devil's fate.
On September 16, 2021, the People’s Procuratorate of Dalian City, Liaoning Province filed a public prosecution.
On October 13, 2021, the Dalian Intermediate People’s Court held a public hearing.
On the morning of October 29, 2021, the first instance publicly announced the verdict, and Liu Dong was sentenced to death.
According to the defendant’s family members, Liu Dong expressed dissatisfaction and filed an appeal.
Netizens exploded:
Liu Dong is guilty of the crime of endangering public safety by dangerous methods. This crime is a crime with serious social harm. According to the provisions of my country's " Criminal Law ", this crime refers to the use and arson of fire, Destruction of water, explosion, dropping of dangerous substances and other dangerous methods of comparable risk, endangering public safety.
The "other dangerous methods" mentioned here are limited to behaviors of the same nature, equivalent degree, and social harm as arson, flooding, explosions, and dropping of dangerous substances, and do not generally refer to any behavior that endangers public safety. method.
In other words, only when the driving behavior causes a danger that is comparable to arson, explosion, etc. that endangers public safety, it will fall into the crime of endangering public safety by dangerous methods in . "Other dangerous methods" in constitute the crime of dangerous driving and endangering by dangerous methods. Imaginary co-offenders of public safety crimes shall be punished from a felony to the crime of endangering public safety by dangerous means. On the contrary, if the drunk driving behavior only causes a general danger to public safety, the person can only be convicted and sentenced for the crime of dangerous driving.
Liu Dong drove a motor vehicle to collide with unspecified pedestrians passing normally under a red light, and then escaped after the collision. This behavior is the same as dangerous methods such as arson, explosion, water breaching, and dropping of dangerous substances, and has the potential to endanger public safety. Homogeneity and considerable enough to endanger public safety, so he was convicted of the crime of endangering public safety by dangerous means.
Article 115 of the "Criminal Law" stipulates that any such act that "causes serious injury or death to a person or causes heavy losses to public or private property" shall be punished by fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years , life imprisonment, or death.
"Some people try their best to live, but die inexplicably."
"The death penalty is the greatest respect for rational criminals."
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Author: Qunyi Lawyer
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