A reckless driver driving a van forced a law-abiding taxi driver to kneel on the road.
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"Get down on your knees!" As the young, strong van driver shouted, a senior taxi driver immediately knelt and begged for mercy. The citizens around could not help shaking their heads and sighing: "This is too much."
A van going against the traffic and a taxi driving in the correct direction met each other on a "narrow road". The van driver became furious, and this led to the above scene. The van driver has been taken into police custody, and the police will deal with him according to the law.
At around 2 pm on October 27, a sudden argument broke out on a one-way road running north-south on the north side of Chaoyang City People's Park. A northbound van traveling in the opposite direction randomly blocked the road with a taxi traveling south.
The road was already narrow, and with vehicles parked on both sides, the two cars could not pass each other and stalled on the road. At this time, a young man got out of the driving seat of the van, and this tall, handsome driver came to the taxi with a menacing expression, "Get down!" After shouting several times, he reached out from the outside of the car and kicked the taxi driver through the open window.
Seeing that the young man was so agitated, the older taxi driver immediately stepped out of the car to try to calm him down. Instead of calming down, the young man behaved more aggressively, "I will count to three, and you must get down your knees!" While saying this, he made gestures to take something out. "He said he had a knife, so we also advised the taxi driver to not suffer further losses. We told him if necessary, yield to demands." An eyewitness told the reporters.
The taxi driver tried to use his hands to stop the young man from trying to take out the object, and then knelt on the ground. At this time, the surrounding citizens tried hard to persuade the young van driver to stop: "Alright, alright, it's not a big deal, forget about it." The onlookers kept shaking their heads and sighing, "This is too much." Some people condemned the young driver quietly. The taxi driver stood up after kneeling on the ground for a few seconds, and both parties left soon.
The whole incident was filmed by a citizen using their mobile phone and uploaded it to the Internet. Most netizens have condemned the behavior of the young van driver. Some people also believe that the taxi driver is too submissive, but many netizens commented that the older taxi driver handled it very rationally. The van driver may have been armed, and he was indeed very agitated. While kneeling was not glorious, it maximized the protection of himself, and avoided the possible escalation of the situation. These all demonstrate the virtues of a gentleman.
At around 1 pm on October 31, the Chaoyang City Police took the driver of the van under control, and handled the case in accordance with the law.
(Source: Liaoshen Evening News)