Pengci (碰瓷) has been a disgusting matter for a long time. When driving on a road, if you see an old man or woman walking by the road, you may be afraid that he or she will hit your car on purpose, and then ask you for much money. Even worse, it has been reported that a pupil saw an old woman fall onto the ground, so he walked over to help her. But she grabbed him and said she was pushed down by him. Then she tried to extort much money from the pupil’s parents.
What a shame! How to deal with it? Our authorities have taken aim at pengci.
On October 14, three top judicial (司法的) organs issued a guideline to clarify the application of the law in extortion cases involving deliberately fabricated (捏造的) accidents or similar happenings. The guideline was issued by the Ministry of Public Security, the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate. For the first time, authorities have defined the pengci trick, in which people pretend they have been harmed by another party and then ask that party for money or property as compensation.
The guideline stipulates (规定) punishment for the two main types of pengci-fraud and extortion. Criminals who intentionally or negligently cause harm to others while carrying out pengci tricks may be charged with the crimes of intentional homicide, intentional injury, negligently (疏忽地) causing others’ death or causing serious injury to others, the guideline said.
The guideline also stipulates that whoever deliberately causes a traffic accident and blackmails the victim, which meets the relating provisions (条款) of the Criminal Law, shall be punished as the crime of extortion by blackmail.
According to this guideline, we can avoid being extorted by ill persons and warm-hearted persons can help those who really need help.
12. What does the underlined word“extort”in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A.Threaten to get something illegally. | B.Earn something by working. |
C.Ask somebody for something. | D.Give something for free |
13. Why was the guideline issued?
A.To protect old men and women. |
B.To punish criminals seriously. |
C.To help students do good deeds. |
D.To clarify the application of the law in extortion cases. |
14. Which of the following sentences is right?
A.All the criminals referred to in this passage shall be charged. |
B.The guideline stipulates one who causes a traffic accident by chance shall be punished. |
C.Those who play pengci tricks usually pretend to have been harmed. |
D.If a man plays pengci tricks, he may be very poor. |
15. If you notice a person fall onto the ground in future, what will you do?
A.Help cautiously when necessary. | B.Help without hesitation. |
C.Look on nearby. | D.Call the police quickly. |