The Paper senior reporter Li Jing correspondent Wang Shanwen "Beauty, how old are you? Where is she from?" After drinking, the man thought that someone else's girlfriend was amazing and struck up a conversation with her many times. This move made the other boyfriend unhappy, and

The Paper Senior Reporter Li Jing Correspondent Wang Shanwen

"Beauty, how old are you? Where is she from?"

After drinking, the man thought that someone else's girlfriend was amazing and struck up a conversation with her many times. This move made the other boyfriend unhappy, and the man and two friends beat him and injured him.

Injury pictures Pictures provided by the Shanghai Qingpu District People’s Procuratorate

html On January 28, The Paper reporter learned from the Shanghai Qingpu District People’s Procuratorate that on January 22, the court charged three criminal suspects, Lu Zhou and others, with the crime of provoking trouble. People filed a lawsuit.

The Shanghai Qingpu Procuratorate said that in October 2020, Lu Zhou made an appointment with two friends whom he had not seen for a long time and planned to have a few drinks in a late-night snack bar. The old friend was extremely happy to meet him. Lu Zhou drank a bottle of liquor and several bottles of beer in one go.

When I was halfway through drinking, the number of customers in the late-night snack shop gradually increased. The boss asked everyone to sit at the same table. A couple sat next to Lu Zhou. The woman was seated very close to Lu Zhou. Lu Zhou narrowed his eyes and glanced at the woman, and was instantly shocked.

He shook his head and took two more sips of wine, then continued to turn his head to look at the woman. The woman felt uncomfortable and moved her chair further away. But Lu Zhou got drunk and saw the woman moving farther away from him. He felt dissatisfied. He touched his face and struck up a conversation with a smile: "Beauty, how old are you? Where are you from?"

The woman's name My name is Liu Jiao, and she is here for dinner with her boyfriend Yang Zichun tonight. When Yang Zichun saw this situation, he shouted: "What do you want to do?"

Lu Zhou glanced at Yang Zichun and ignored him. He still only asked Liu Jiao: "Beauty, how many drinks should we have together?" I want to pull Liu Jiao away.

Yang Zichun became angry and rushed towards Lu Zhou to pull him away. Lu Zhou became angry and threw down the wine glass and started to fight with Yang Zichun by squeezing each other's necks. Two friends also came over to help Lu Zhou fight. The four people rolled into a ball, overturned several tables and chairs, broke many dishes, and even hit them from inside to outside, causing customers and passers-by to scream in surprise.

Injury pictures courtesy of the People's Procuratorate of Qingpu District, Shanghai

At this time, the shop owner on the side had already called the police. After the police arrived at the scene, they took Lu Zhou, four others, and Liu Jiao to the detention center.

After identification, Lu Zhou and three others caused Yang Zichun's facial soft tissue contusion, which constituted a minor injury. After review, the procuratorial organ determined that Lu Zhou and his two friends' behavior of randomly beating others had violated the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, and they should be held criminally responsible. The three were prosecuted for the crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble, and the court recommended that the three be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment. Prison sentences range from six to five months.

Prosecutors reminded: Drinking, causing trouble and hitting others are considered provoking quarrels and provoking trouble. If the circumstances are serious, they should be held criminally responsible in accordance with the law and can be sentenced to a maximum sentence of not less than five years but not more than ten years. It is inevitable to drink alcohol when friends get together and have fun, but you should drink in moderation, keep a clear mind, and don't let alcohol go to your head, let alone violate the boundaries of the law.

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