Yue
Yue, the 2-year-old girl who was run over by two vehicles last week and ignored
by numerous passers-by, died in hospital on Friday (October 21).
She died of brain failure at the General
Hospital of the Guangzhou Military Command in South China's Guangdong province,
doctors said.
Her death triggered a nationwide wave of
mourning, as the incident has been closely followed by people who are concerned
about a seemingly lack of morality in Chinese society.
Chinese netizens mourned Yue Yue and wished
her well in another world. "I hope her departure will bring concrete
changes to society," said one.
Yue Yue's case, which has aroused attention
and heated discussions across the country, has become far more than a traffic accident.
Commentators and the public have reflected on
what is missing in the morality of society.
As heart-breaking footage from a surveillance
camera shows, 18 people who passed the accident scene in a hardware market in
Foshan, Guangdong province, ignored her.
A full seven minutes after the first vehicle
ran over the girl, a 57-year-old rag collector spotted her and found the
parents.
The public has poured out its anger on the
indifferent passers-by and hailed the woman who tried to save her as the only
one showing a conscience.
Both she and the girl's family have been
offered donations.
The incident once again raised the possibility
of legislation against those who refuse to help others in danger at accident
scenes.
Many have said the system of protecting those
who help others in danger needs to be reinforced, after controversial court
verdicts in a number of cases where the rescuers were sued for causing the
accidents.
Comments have also pointed to the negligence
of Yue Yue's parents and insufficient parental care of many small children.
The media as well has been scrutinised for
negative reporting of such accidents, which is deemed as partly holding the
public back from helping others in danger.
As a sign of change, the past few days have
seen a lot of news about cases of people helping others in danger. A
Guangzhou-based media group has called on society to "say no to
indifference and awaken true love".
The Guangdong provincial authorities organised
three rounds of panel discussions by people from various fields on helping
people in need.
Wang Yang, Guangdong Party secretary, urged at
a provincial Party committee meeting that "with the participation of the
public, a system, conditions and social environment be created to promote good
and punish evil."
"Efforts should be made to lift the
morality of the whole society and the conscience of everyone and to avoid
similar things from happening again."
Tan Xuezhen contributed to this story.
Li Wenfang
China Daily
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