THW criminalize those who refuse to help fellow citizens inimminent dangerThe law we were talking about here is not aim to force people to become reckless heroes. It is aimed to warn us against cold-bloodiness and punish those who see other’s lives as nothing. There is no excuse for leaving someone to die when we are capable of helping.Just like the incident of 小悦悦, in 2009, three college students in Hubei were trying to save two drowning boys, but accidentally slide into the river. In the whole time, a fishing boat was there watching. But, the boat owner cruelly told their friends that he would only pick up their bodies but would not come to their rescue. In the end, those three students sacrificed their lives and the two boys lived. We can make a very long list of such tragedies, but a heart-breaking fact is that it will never be complete unless we start doing something to stop that kind of cruelness. Leaving somebody to die is not a single case, and it IS necessary to set laws to warn the whole society. We strongly believe that this kind of cold-blooded behavior should be and can be punished by the criminal law for it is necessary and practical.Firstly, concerning the difference between morality and the law, there is no doubt that ethic and law differentiate in forms, measures and contents; however, these two concepts are not completely separated from each other. In contrast, the legalization of moral issue is a perfectly normal phenomenon. The law is the bottom line of morality and morality is the highest of law. No matter what kind of legal system we are formulating, we are formulating it based on the ethical circumstance of a certain period of time. The opposition’s argument is that leaving somebody in imminent danger is an ethical problem other than a legal issue. However we must ask, if the code of morality is no longer fun ctional in today’s society, why can’t we use the legal system to eliminate or at least reduce the possibility of this kind of unnecessary tragedies? When a kind of behavior has gone beyond the moral bottom line and moral standards can no longer restrain the situation, it is necessary that we use the weapon of law to interfere and control.Secondly, concerning the feasibility, in France, anyone who is capable of helping others but chooses to give up and do nothing will be sentenced to 5-year in prison and a high penalty of 75 thousand Euros. Germany, Italy and half of European countries, Japan, Egypt and several states of the U.S….S o manycountries have already criminalized those who refuse to help fellow citizens in imminent danger, giving us the sample to follow. Since the year 2001, representatives of the National People’s Congress had never stopped proposing to set laws against turning away from a dying person. The so-called “difficulties” and “challenges” from the opposing view, in our opinion, cannot stand still. If a wrong behavior is so severe that we are considering setting laws against it, it of course means there are mountains in front of us. But if the law is necessary, then we have to come up with solutions and conquer the difficulties. If we leave it there just because it is difficult then we are just running away from reality and the current situation in no way can be improved. Not to mention other countries have already set examples for us, all we need to do is to make the law suitable for China’s current situation.In respect of the legal system, we only propose to punish those who refuse to conduct low cost rescue when they are capable. That is, he or her own life will not be endangered if he or she provides help, and he or she is capable of at least calling for professional help. Also, we would suggest that we in the mean time formulate complementary laws to support this.The law is always a two-bladed sword. The meaning of wedebating here is to discuss whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. We still have people hit and run after we criminalize it, but does that mean we d on’t have to set laws against any wrong doing if they are still going to happen? The value of life is the highest above all and our laws should reflect this most basic rule of moral. Respecting other’s life and lending a hand when someone is in imminent danger –is the bottom line of morality and therefore makes perfect sense to be included in criminal law. The tragedy of 小悦悦and others shall not be repeated again and again in China. All in all, we strong believe that we should criminalize those who refuse to help fellow citizens in imminent danger.。