Couple's quarrel leads to dog being thrown from height, momentary impulse harms both parties

[4] Compiled from: Red Star News
 
Case review
Recently, information about a couple quarreling and throwing a Samoyed from the 8th floor circulated online, drawing public attention. Following a preliminary investigation, the public security authorities have taken criminal coercive measures against Wang Mouhua (male, 40) in accordance with the law on suspicion of the crime of throwing objects from a height for throwing a dog from a high altitude. The case is currently under further handling.
 

 

"Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China"
[3] Article 291 bis
[4] Whoever throws objects from a building or other height, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than one year, criminal detention, or public surveillance, and/or a fine.
[5] If the act in the preceding paragraph also constitutes another crime, it shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions for the heavier penalty.
 
 
[1] The author's perspective
In recent years, it may not be common to encounter a pie falling from the sky, but incidents of knives falling from above are frequently heard. Regardless of the object that falls, it poses an extremely uncertain hazard to pedestrians below, seriously endangers public safety, infringes on the legitimate rights and interests of the people, and affects social harmony and stability. Therefore, such malicious incidents must be eliminated.
 
Since China criminalized the act of throwing objects from heights, it has indeed served as a deterrent to many. However, enforcement and judicial adjudication must not be relaxed. Relevant authorities should fully leverage the punitive, regulatory, and preventive functions of judicial trials, properly handle cases involving objects thrown or falling from heights in accordance with the law, and effectively safeguard the public’s “safety overhead.” Only in this way can people live and work in peace and contentment, and social fairness and justice be upheld.