Although there was no verdict in court, the Law Society has generally reached an agreement on the sentencing issue: She was found guilty and sentenced to seven years in prison. Because she was pregnant, she was sentenced to another three years of probation. In addition, she was compensated for a number of circulation coupons from the general office - in accordance with
The opinion of the General Office did not highlight the slave status of Yang Jihong and Lin Xiaoya, so Yang Jihong's owner, Yang Xinwu, was not asked to bear the civil liability for compensation, but she herself. The compensation was also called "training fees", not "worth".
As for the arrangements during the probation period and the arrangements after the probation, Ma Jia has asked people from the Law Society to do specific research. He strives to draw up relevant regulations, not only to try to satisfy Yang Xinwu - the Law Society has already been filled with sadness by him.
I have been harassed many times, so I gave him the nickname "Yang Bailao" - and I have to have "laws to follow".
All the legal documents have been locked in the safe in the trial court judge's office, just waiting for the performance tomorrow - in a sense, this is a carefully rehearsed "performance", but Ma Jia believes that such a performance
It is very necessary that naturalized people and indigenous people can understand the legal philosophy of the Senate through this model trial.
"Chief, drink some tea." A staff member of the Dongmen City Court, a naturalized citizen, brought tea.
"Okay." Ma Jia took the tea cup and took a sip. The tea was neither cold nor hot, just lukewarm and pleasant to the taste. He just breathed out a comfortable breath. A staff member knocked on the door and came in:
"Chief, Chief Pan Pan from Lingao Times is here. She wants to interview you."
"Invite her in." Ma Jia raised his eyebrows slightly. This ocean horse has been very active recently. There have been many articles making fun of her in "Lingao Times" and "Weekly News" - and she has met Cheng Yongxin.
Cong Shimi. Someone reported that Pan Pan also leaked some information to her that should have been kept confidential.
Pan Pan walked in, and the vest noticed that her complexion was gray and her eyes were swollen. The shiny blond hair in the past began to dim. And her bumpy figure, which was once coveted by male elders, also showed signs of increasing in size -
Time is indeed a butcher's knife: in the blink of an eye, this lively and youthful American female student is almost thirty years old.
However, her appearance of being so overwhelmed showed that she had been in a very complicated state of mind recently. Ma Jia knew that Pan Pan occupied an important position in the network spun by "Baby Cheng Cheng".
"Welcome." Ma Jia stood up and raised his hands to greet him, "I knew you would come here."
"Of course, the meaning of this trial is different." Pan Pan shook his hand perfunctorily. "Even if Ding Ding doesn't ask me to come, I will come."
Pan Pan sat down opposite him and declined the tea.
"I'm here for an interview——"
"I know. Which media are you interviewing for?"
""Lingao Times", "Weekly News", and "Morning Star"."
"Good guy, all three families are gone." Ma Jia smiled and took out a few pages of paper from the drawer, "This is the manuscript material prepared by our Law Society for this case. You can use it directly in the "Lingao Times".
This is a good case for popularizing the law.”
Pan Pan took it and took a quick look: "Does the manuscript have to be published or is it just for reference when writing the manuscript?"
"It is best to publish the original manuscript. The purpose of the manuscript is to promote the Senate's new legal philosophy through reporting on this case. Of course, I will not object to you making some polishes and deletions."
"Okay." Pan Pan nodded and put the article into her interview bag. Then she took out an interview machine from it. "Next, I want to do an interview for "Weekly News" - do you have any objection to me recording it?
?”
"Of course I don't object."
Pan Pan began to ask a few routine questions - these were all expected by Ma Jia - and he answered them one by one according to his pre-prepared questions.
"In fact, everyone in the Senate, including the suspect's owner Yang Xinwu, has a thought: that the maid is a slave and can be tried according to the principle of intentional damage to items, so that she can be charged with damage to items instead of intentional injury or homicide.
Come to trial, what does the Law Society think about this?"
The vest coughed slightly: "It is true that maids are the private property of the senator. However, in law, private property is also divided into dead objects such as real estate and utensils and living objects such as poultry and livestock. The two cannot be equated in law.
.Secondly, the concept of 'slaves are talking tools' only existed in the early slavery system. In subsequent historical periods, including the historical period we are in now, both the East and the West recognize slaves as 'human beings'
', they are just 'people' with different civil rights. As the representative of the advanced productive forces of this time and space, our Senate is bound to abolish slavery, so it is not appropriate to introduce this legal concept in the trial of this case."
"So both Yang Jihong and Lin Xiaoya have the same status as naturalized citizens."
"Is such that."
"In that case, what can we say about slave labor in Sanya?"
"This has nothing to do with this case. I don't have to answer you. But to put it simply, the phenomenon in Sanya is only temporary and not an institutionalized norm. This is a temporary emergency measure we adopted during the initial establishment period."
"Is this hypocrisy?"
"My personal opinion is that there is no hypocrisy in the Senate's use of slave labor. Needless to say: slaves are 'fuel' or 'consumables' in the Senate's industrialization process. The Senate does not claim to save their souls.
, nor does it say that they are not fully evolved humans.”
"There is also a view that maids, as the closest life partners of the senators, should enjoy certain legal privileges. After all, the idea of the Senate is that 'seniors are more equal'. What does the Legal Academy think about this?"
"This is obviously inappropriate. 'Everyone is equal, and elders are more equal.' This is our philosophy."
"I am not denying the laws you have enacted, but I am raising a practical issue. This so-called 'more equality' actually recognizes that people are unequal. If people are unequal, then their punishment will also have steps.
The so-called immunity of senators from crimes is clearly written into the common program. So the maids, as the most trusted and intimate people around the senator, are actually slaves who are completely dependent on the senator. Shouldn't there be a ladder for their punishment? By extension
"Everyone is equal, but the saying that elders are more equal is limited to one generation of elders or to all subsequent generations of elders?"
Ma Jia thought, here is the key point. These are all sensitive issues. If she pulls her pigtails, she can produce a wonderful article full of fangs - speaking of it, Pan Pan's recent Chinese writing skills are terrible.
Calling it a "surge", Ma Jia very suspected that someone was acting as a shooter for her, or that someone was using her name to write articles.
There have been many such articles recently, which makes Ma Jia very worried. In his opinion, such articles deliberately exaggerate "you" and "me", highlight group differences, and are suspected of dividing the group.
"Whether the principle of greater equality among senators will be extended to the next generation remains to be decided by the Senate..."
"What do you think?"
"My opinion is that the privileges of the elders will be gradually reduced from the second generation onwards - at least to the point where it does not become an expressly stipulated law. After all, there is a lot of room for maneuver within the framework of the law. As for your previous question, I
The view is that it is dangerous to give them certain privileges. If we give them some kind of preferential treatment in the Yang Jihong case, it will inevitably form a "coating class" in our new society - do you know what "coating" is?
?”
"Similar to the Mamluks."
"That's about it."
"The Baoyi or Mamluks in Lingao will inevitably become domineering and dominate all the naturalized people - in fact, there is already such a trend. Are the initiators afraid that there will be no descendants to follow? Because you have admitted it.
They are the first privileged class under the senators..."
“The enslaved privileged class?”
"There are many people who want to be enslaved but cannot," Ma Jia said. "The Mamluks of Egypt, the Turkish Guards, and the Manchu Qing soldiers. Although they are slaves, they are all privileged slaves who are above everyone else. I
I guess you don’t know much about coating, so you should know very well about the role of Mamluks and Turkish Guards in history - I really don’t think this is a good system.”
"Some elders may think that not being able to grant certain special treatment to the maid in this case is an affront to the dignity and privileges of the elders. What do you think of this issue?"
Ma Jia smiled and took a sip of tea: "It's true that elders are more equal, but the person involved is not a elder, and the person was not killed by the elders, nor was he killed under the orders of the elders - this is aside for now. The key is that the privileges of the elders belong to the elders personally -
The rights and interests of the elders stipulated in the common program are the foundation of our country and the most important weapon of the country. They cannot be granted to anyone other than the elders at will. If what happened to Yang Jihong today can set a precedent, then our legalization process will be thorough in the future.
Powerlessness. A senator is a social person, and he inevitably has to contact many people and establish social relationships. If "people close to the senator" can receive special treatment, then this opening is really too big, and it is difficult to
Therefore, I personally and the Law Society advocate that the privileges of a senator are limited to himself, not the people around him. Otherwise, the future will be unimaginable. The more strictly we act in accordance with the law for Yang Jihong today, the easier it will be to prevent such things in the future, otherwise you will
Are you prepared to see how many similar 'damage to property cases' will appear in the future?"
"Your opinion makes sense." Pan Pan said, and Ma Jia realized that she meant what she said.
"Ruling the country according to law has always been the purpose of our Senate and the goal pursued by our legal academy." (To be continued..)