Family sues over son's suicide By Zhang Jiawei, committed suicide because he could not pay the 30,000-yuan medical bi Options

[myolinewu]

Liao's family has launched a second attempt to claim compensation following the death of their son after a court rejected their first claim last year, Beijing News reported Thursday.

Liao Zhenping, 18, took his own life by drinking the insecticide DDVP in October 2009. His body was found near a railway intersection in Fengtai district in Beijing.

Police said Liao, who worked as a cook at a small dumpling restaurant, committed suicide because he could not pay the 30,000-yuan medical bill of a 76-year-old woman who he knocked down while riding an electric bike to work on Sept 13, 2009.

Liao's family blamed the huge pressure he was put under by the family of the woman he knocked down.

Liao's family also said the old lady's son, accompanied by four other people, forcibly took Liao to his friends' place to borrow money.

In his suicide letters Liao said he intended to pay the medical bill with his own life because he didn't have the money.

The woman's family said they had never intimidated Liao, and the woman's daughter-in-law had to quit her job to take care of her after the accident.

Liao's family appeared in court with their deceased son's photo Wednesday, claiming compensation of 770,000 yuan ($120,000) from the woman's family.

No court ruling was made Wednesday.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06...nt_12715093.htm

[SkyBurial]

Ah, I watched this on youku. Sad story.

[samnang]

i never feel sympathy for $hitty drivers.

if you fu-k up and hurt someone, too bad. you gotta pay.

[SkyBurial]

i never feel sympathy for $hitty drivers.

if you fu-k up and hurt someone, too bad. you gotta pay.

In this case, it would be "riders". :P

[Suijen]

i never feel sympathy for $hitty drivers.

if you fu-k up and hurt someone, too bad. you gotta pay.

And what if they're pedestrians who don't obey traffic laws, ie, 95% of China's pedestrians? (myself included)