This sort of thing is indeed a trivial matter, it seems that mediation would resolve it, but the more it goes unchallenged, the more rampant these people will become in the future.
In fact, Tang Fangjing himself often saw on the internet drivers forcibly cutting in line, each with a temper alarmingly large.
It's as if you've committed a serious crime by not yielding to them, and they would even get out of their cars to fight.
If you don't take a harsher stand, they will never realize their mistakes, thinking they can always settle things with money, then what's there to fear? They might become even more brazen next time.
Time quickly moved to three days later, at the Xihong District Court, Old Tang had already taken his seat in the plaintiff's representative area, holding his briefcase.
Ju Haiqing didn't show up, reportedly because he hadn't updated in several days and had received a blade in the mail. Now he was frantically catching up on his writing, not daring to delay any further.
After a while, the defendant's side also arrived, a middle-aged burly man with a very dark complexion, accompanied by a representative.
Old Tang didn't bother to greet them, knowing that he must have deeply offended them by now, but he didn't care; he had offended many over the past years.
The business of advocacy inherently involves offending people. If you fear offending others and dare not sue, you might as well lie down in your coffin ahead of time.
After waiting a bit longer, the clerk declared all to rise as the Judgment Chief, flanked by two judges, walked in.
The face of today's Judgment Chief was also very dark. The case filing office registers all kinds of cases, and this type of case is really difficult to handle.
The trial began, and the fact-finding stage in court didn't last long, as there was very little evidence in the case, essentially just one video.
"In the video, Yu Erming tries to cut in line, and he continues to do so even at the solid line. It is reasonable for our client to refuse to let him in,"
"As a result of forcible line cutting, a vehicle scrape occurs, and the other party gets out of the car and starts cursing us right away. Can we determine that the other party was the first to provoke?"
Old Tang's voice echoed through the entire courtroom; he was nearly shouting. If the judges thought he violated the order of the court, he was willing to be expelled or even detained administratively!
But he had to say what needed to be said.
Sure enough, the wronged party has to run away to be considered avoiding conflict, right!
The Judgment Chief spoke up, "Please, the plaintiff's representative, watch your language."
It was a warning, but only just a warning. Old Tang had already said what needed to be said.
The representative on the other side glanced at the big man beside him and spoke again, "I believe the plaintiff's lawyer is making an arbitrary argument. Indeed, the law cannot yield to the unlawful, but the counterattack was clearly done in vengeance, which runs counter to the concept of legitimate self-defense..."
Old Tang, who had sat down, stood up again and said, "Oh, so you mean to say that legitimate self-defense must only be defensive, and any intention to attack negates self-defense, is that right?"
"Then explain to me how the regulations about causing harm to the other party in self-defense are meant to be interpreted. Do you expect me to shock the opponent into injury by blocking?"
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This is a mere equivocation. For an old slick like Old Tang, it's not something he deigns to use, not that he can't use.
He noted this lawyer well.
One of the judges almost laughed aloud, mostly because the tone Old Tang used when he said that was very amusing.
"You're equivocating. I'm talking about the concept of defense, not the literal meaning of the word 'defense'!"
"Oh? You also acknowledge equivocation? So a short-lived avoidance of conflict can't be recognized as avoidance of conflict, right? Who is the one here making an arbitrary argument?" Old Tang retorted upon hearing this.