Killing Is Righteous!

"In this case, we can clearly see in the video that the knife-wielding assailant had already stabbed the elderly man with the dagger. At this point, the conditions for committing a crime were met. The elderly man's counterattack was a special legitimate defense and there was no excessive defense! So, everyone should just wait for the old hero to return safely!"

Seeing the lawyer's clear and concise analysis, many people who were worried about Chen Jingde's safety breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that Chen Jingde should really be fine!

The "expert" from before fell silent for a moment. After all, the law was there for all to see. He might have been able to fool ordinary people who didn't understand the law if he wanted to attract attention, but now that a professional lawyer had brought out the relevant laws and explained them clearly, no one would listen to him even if he wanted to argue nonsense. He couldn't very well say that there was a problem with the laws made by the state, could he?

However, not long after, just when people thought this "expert" had given up, he jumped out again. This time, however, he stopped arguing whether Chen Jingde had acted excessively in self-defense and instead accused Chen Jingde of being too cruel and ruthless and lacking martial virtue.

"The 'heroic old man' you speak of, who acted bravely and righteously, is, in my opinion, a violent and aggressive thug. He was clearly highly skilled in martial arts and could have easily subdued his opponent, yet he chose to cruelly kill him! Although the victim was a thief, he was still a human being and should be given a chance to reform. If this 'heroic old man' hadn't killed him, the law would have given him a fair trial, and he would have received the punishment he deserved, but certainly not the death penalty! This young man who went astray would still have a chance to reform and start anew! Furthermore, the person who seriously injured the four victims should also be arrested! Those four hadn't even laid a hand on them yet; they were likely just trying to scare them. But the middle-aged man in the video, the son of the murderer, was just as ruthless as his father, actively stepping forward and beating them seriously! This is not just excessive self-defense; it should be considered intentional assault! I strongly urge the police to arrest him and bring him to justice for the victims!"

His remarks were met with a torrent of criticism.

When you talked about excessive self-defense before, people who didn't know much about the law could still think it was just discussing the facts. But now he has risen to the level of humanity and belittled Chen Jingde in terms of "martial virtue," which makes most people feel disgusted. Justice will prevail. Demanding that an elderly person who was attacked with a knife and whose life was in danger give the perpetrator a chance to start over is simply nonsense!

The accusations against Chen Weiguo are even more ridiculous. If four knife-wielding thugs walk towards you, do you have to wait until their knives are stabbed into your body before you can fight back?

Countless people left comments below, hurling insults at him.

There's a limit to being unconventional and sensational!

"If you can't even distinguish right from wrong, how dare you call yourself an expert?"

"It's easy for you to say that when you're not the one suffering!"

"Did you take money from the theft gang?"

He thought his remarks would turn the tide, but instead, they attracted even more criticism. After his legal defeat, he found a new reason to attack, intending to stand on the moral high ground and use "human rights" to win back some ground. This attention-grabbing "expert" was quite surprised. This wasn't the first time he had done this: jumping on the bandwagon, publishing theories that contradicted mainstream views, talking about the law when the law didn't work, then talking about morality when the law didn't work, and then bringing up human rights when morality didn't work.

In the past, when both sides of an incident had their reasons, or when the target he was criticizing had both supporters and opponents, his tactic might have worked. But this time, he chose the wrong target, or perhaps his past success made him too confident and underestimated the public. In this incident, it's clear who is good and who is bad, who is right and who is wrong. Everyone has their own opinion, and the vast majority of people firmly stand on Chen Jingde's side. His coming out to sing a different tune at this time can only incite public outrage.

Besides the outrage and condemnation from numerous netizens, the lawyer who had previously refuted him also immediately posted another rebuttal.

"To spare lives is benevolence; to kill is righteousness!"

"I don't understand martial arts, so I don't know if this 84-year-old man, as some people claim, could easily subdue this 'brutal' assailant wielding a deadly dagger while ensuring his own safety. I also don't know if this 'brutal' assailant, who resorted to murder after a failed theft, will repent and start anew. I only know that at that moment, the old man's life was threatened, as were the lives of his family and the people present. Under such circumstances, how can you expect someone to hold back? This isn't a game between adults and children; it's a life-or-death struggle. How can you expect someone whose life is under such serious threat to show mercy to a brutal assailant? If the old man showed mercy, would the knife-wielding assailant have shown mercy?"

"According to someone's theory, when the police arrest vicious armed criminals, they should not use live ammunition, but should use tranquilizer guns instead. Even if the criminals fire their guns to resist arrest, they should be given a chance to start anew?"

"I don't want to discuss human rights here. I just want to say that condoning criminals is an infringement on the safety of innocent people! If that expert had been standing in the circle of five thugs at that time, I believe he wouldn't have said such sarcastic things! Asking others to risk their lives, why don't you offer yourself to the eagle!"

The lawyer's remarks were met with widespread approval, and the comments under the Weibo of the "expert" who had tried to gain attention but incurred public outrage were all uniformly changed to "Why not offer yourself to the eagle!"

Seeing that he had gone too far and completely aroused public anger, the "expert" panicked. Fearing that if he continued to speak, angry netizens would come knocking on his door, he didn't bother to clear his name and simply obediently shut up and stopped talking.

This incident is just one of many controversies surrounding Chen Jingde's self-defense. The various related debates have never stopped. In addition to the debate over whether Chen Jingde's actions constituted legitimate self-defense, there is more attention and questioning regarding the formidable strength Chen Jingde displayed.

Some people even dug up the fact that Chen Jingde was hospitalized after a car accident.

"According to what I know, Mr. Chen was seriously injured in a car accident a few months ago and became a vegetable. He only recently woke up. Moreover, no one who knows him knows martial arts, and they have never seen him or his family show it."