"Nanfang Daily" reporter Zhu Xiaolong's insult to Quan Hongchan caused huge controversy. The newspaper has issued a statement stating that it will investigate and deal with it. So will Zhu Xiaolong be punished by law?
Interpretation of Nanfang Daily's statement
Regarding this matter, after a long period of fermentation on the Internet, Zhu Xiaolong's unit "Nanfang Daily" finally issued a statement: "A sports reporter of the group illegally participated in an online program and made wrong remarks about our Olympic athletes. The group attaches great importance to this, quickly organizes an investigation, and will severely deal with the relevant responsible persons in accordance with the rules and disciplines based on the facts. "Nanfang Daily"
First of all, "Nanfang Daily" did not directly name Zhu Xiaolong. This "southern veteran" and former "Outstanding Reporter of the Year" leaves a certain amount of leeway. If pointed out directly, he would have a serious "criminal record" within the group.
Secondly, "participating in online programs in violation of regulations" and cutting them off shows that all Zhu Xiaolong's words and deeds only represent himself and have nothing to do with the official attitude of "Nanfang Daily", and the group will not bear any legal or moral responsibility in the future.
Finally, the relevant responsible persons must be dealt with seriously in accordance with the rules and disciplines, which means that Zhu Xiaolong must be dealt with internally according to the group's rules and regulations. How is it possible to deal with it? Will it be announced? Didn't say anything.
Is Zhu Xiaolong illegal? Will I be punished by law?
Nanfang Daily's internal handling is on the one hand. Zhu Xiaolong's matter has become a big deal and has been reported by netizens. Now people are more concerned about whether he will be punished by law. After all, the official has just announced its handling of several cases of insults and defamation of athletes in the fandom. Zhu Xiaolong's matter may not belong to the fandom, but the negative impact is no less.
First of all, did Zhu Xiaolong break the law? Let's review what he said.
"Although she went crazy outside the court to show the gold medal to the German athletes, she has also started to learn English now. I think this is very good. Not only must you dive well, as a person or when you grow up, you cannot dive all your life. Well, if you don't dive, you will look like an idiot. I think that's okay."
Some people may say that Zhu Xiaolong's original intention is good, and it is basically for Quan Hongchan's benefit, but the wording is inappropriate. However, judging from his previously posted Weibo content, it appears that Quan Hongchan has a shady "criminal record" and is obviously biased against her. It is difficult to explain it with "good intentions". What's more, no one has the right to insult others on the grounds of "for your own good."
So the next question: Did Zhu Xiaolong insult Quan Hongchan? Many people think that Quan Hongchan is a "crazy" child. The word itself is not derogatory, but "she looks like an idiot after not diving". This is an insult: even if Quan Hongchan has little education and is not that high in education, she has retired. If you don't choose to continue your studies later, it doesn't mean you are an "idiot".
Obviously, Zhu Xiaolong has subjective malice or negligence to damage the reputation of others, and objectively insults others in written or oral form, causing Quan Hongchan's reputation to be damaged. This is a violation of the reputation of others, which reduces society's evaluation of them. The behavior of reputation rights has had huge and bad social impact.
However, Zhu Xiaolong has not insulted or defamed many times, and it has not resulted in "serious consequences" according to the law, so it should not be considered a crime of insult or defamation.
According to the provisions of the "Public Security Management Punishment Law", anyone who infringes on the reputation rights of others but does not constitute a crime shall be subject to a public security management penalty, generally a detention of not more than five days or a fine of not more than 500 yuan; if the circumstances are more serious, he shall be fined not more than five days. If detained for less than ten days, a fine of not more than five hundred yuan may be imposed.
We can give an example for reference: In March this year, Liu XX, Peng XX, Sun XX, and Zheng XX insulted others in a social group, and Liu XX and Peng XX also posted on a short video platform Insulting videos, causing negative social impact. The Hedong Branch of the Linyi Municipal Public Security Bureau gave Liu and Peng 5 days of administrative detention in accordance with the law, and Sun and Zheng were fined 200 yuan as administrative penalties.
