A woman in military uniform assaulted a man who was sitting on the subway for not giving up his seat.
On the 15th, a video of an assault that took place in a subway room in Guangzhou was uploaded on Chinese portal sites ‘Sina.com’ and Sohu.com. The incident took place on Guangzhou Metro Line 4 at around 9:30 pm on the same day, and the perpetrator, Mr. Wang (50, female), assaulted Mr. Lee (31, male) after arguing over a seat.
Wang, who was wearing a military uniform in the video, said, “From tomorrow on, all subways must have men standing and women sitting.” “Why don’t Chinese men give up their seats to women? In a foreign country, every woman has a place,” he shouted.
While sitting and listening to this, Mr. Lee asked, “Why are you making a fuss in the Chinese subway?” Then Mr. Wang said, “How do you know that I am not Chinese? If I wear these foreign clothes, does that mean I am not Chinese?”
(Capture from Weibo)During the scuffle between the two, Mr. Wang suddenly approached Mr. Lee and hit him hard in the face and head. “Tell me again,” she said at the same time, grabbing Mr. Lee’s hair and shaking it.
Mr. Lee even fell to the floor with the glasses he was wearing at the time due to Mr. Wang’s assault, but he did not respond and remained still. Then, the passenger next to Lee stood up and stopped Mr. Wang’s assault instead.
Afterwards, the situation was settled when three subway workers who were dispatched after receiving a report dragged Wang to the next station. When a subway worker asked Mr. Lee, “Would you like to get off and take care of this problem?” She couldn’t stand this woman being too loud,” she said.
According to the police investigation, Mr. Wang committed the assault while intoxicated, and was sentenced to administrative detention for 10 days and a fine of 500 yuan (about 100,000 won).
(Capture from Weibo)Local Chinese netizens who came across the incident said, “Conceding your seat is a matter of individual spontaneity and courtesy.” I should Gender and age differences should not be emphasized”, “Concession of seats is not compulsory and should not be a cause of disputes and violence”, etc.
Source: Donga
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