‘Wuxi viaduct collapse incident’ dominates the weibo screen these days,
the collapse of video in just a few seconds is frightening,
and the death of three innocent lives is more painful……
Here we mourn for the dead and pray for the wounded
As soon as the incident was reported, a lot of gossip came out, such as ‘the total weight of four vehicles is more than 400 tons’, ‘19 people died due to the collapse of Wuxi viaduct in Jiangsu Province and helicopter rescue’ and so on. Many netizens also shouted ‘serious mistakes in bridge design’ and ‘restoration of the dark truth in the construction process’ under comments. All the individuals and units associated with the viaduct were found out to be the subject of responsibility. Rumors spread quickly, falsehoods blinded people and people were panicked everywhere.
On October 11th, 2019, a man was summoned by the police because of fabricating a rumor that ‘the police chief of a prefecture-level city at the rescue site of the overturning accident of viaduct, wearing a Richard Miller watch worth four million dollars’ which caused a bad impact. The case is now being handled.
The bombardment of Internet rumors is nothing new. On the 11th, Shijiazhuang public security organs also detained a rumor maker who fabricated the ‘central bank cut interest rates’ for 10 days; In June this year, "Guizhou kindergarten children were molested" brought a large wave of tune on the Internet, there are still doubts even after the rumor mongers were caught…… Network rumors will not only mislead public opinion, but also waste police resources and even consume social trust which it is imperative to ban network rumors!
Do you know, spreading rumors on the Internet is not just talking.
The Law on Penalties for Public Security Administration expressly stipulates that anyone who disseminates rumors, falsely reports dangerous situations, epidemics, police situations or intentionally disturbs public order by other means may be detained for a maximum of 10 days and fined a maximum of 500 yuan.
If the behavior’s severity degree has exceeded the above scope, it may violate the criminal law for fabricating, intentionally spreading false information, insulting crime, libel crime, etc.. Attention, for the crime of fabricating, deliberately spread false information, not only those who fabricate rumors, but also those who knowingly fake but still intentionally spread also constitute criminal offenses! So, don't forward rumors just for fun and novelty, it will make you go to jail!
In addition, if the rumors disseminated infringe upon the reputation rights of citizens or legal persons, according to the provisions of the Civil Law and the Tort Liability Law of our country, infringers shall also bear the tort liability of stopping infringement, compensating for losses, apologizing for damages, eliminating influence and restoring reputation.
As Pound said, the law is stable, but it can not stop.
State Internet Information Office drafted the Measures for the Management of Credit Information of the Subjects of Serious Dishonesty in Internet Information Services (Draft for Comments) and stipulated the blacklist system for Internet Dishonesty. Internet information service providers and users fabricate, publish and disseminate information against social morality, commercial morality and good faith through the network, or provide technical, equipment support or other services for the above acts which seriously undermine the order of cyberspace communication, damage the public interests and the legitimate rights and interests of the people and cause adverse social impact, will be included in the blacklist of the main body of serious dishonesty in Internet information service.
In the future, if this management method is implemented and implemented, rumors-makers, rumors-disseminators and those people who provide them with help may be blacklisted, for which they will face disciplinary measures such as restrictions on Internet information services, restrictions on online behavior, industry bans, etc.. At that time, not only can’t they surf, but also they may not be able to pay online~
Rumor makers and keyboard men, I just want to say: if you gaze at the abyss for too long, the abyss will gaze you back. Expel the darkness in your heart and yearn for the sun, from now on, be cautious in your words and deeds and be a good citizen who knows the law and abides by the law!
In some hot social issues, we may feel injustice or heartache like the ‘collapse of wuxi viaduct’ this time, we can understand the netizens' eagerness to seek justice for the injured and the dead, there is no doubt that the accident is terrible, but what is more terrible is the truth being gradually far away from us because of the rumors and even finally buried. So please give our police, our government a little time and confidence, the rumor stops at the wise, the choice comes from trust and the freedom is based on order!
