On the morning of May 23rd, at 10, I attended the trial of a case of suspected illegal fund-raising fraud and illegal absorption of public deposits organized by Nanjing Intermediate People's Court. Twenty or thirty defendants appeared in court and the trial lasted for four days. The case involved billions of yuan, which affected countless families around Nanjing, causing irreparable loss and pain to these families. During the trial, the first defendant, a woman, sobbed in pain. Almost all the defendants retracted their confessions in court and regretted their actions. However, I have been thinking in the defense booth, why do these young people in their twenties and thirties embark on the road of crime? Can this case bring us any enlightenment?

First of all, these young people lack legal concepts, or have a weak legal awareness, or take chances.

First, most people think that I am just a salesman in the company, and I will do whatever the company leaders ask me to do. I just took my share of salary and commission, and all the clients came to me by themselves, and I didn't induce them to be cheated. I don't think I have committed a crime. As we all know, the judicial interpretation of the Supreme Court on cases of illegal fund-raising stipulates that the participation of salesmen in illegally absorbing public deposits to a certain amount and collecting a certain business commission constitutes the crime of illegally absorbing public deposits.

Second, some people are still lucky even if they know that these may constitute criminal acts. Alas, this idea is naive. As the saying goes, there are always wet shoes at the riverside station. This type of illegal fund-raising fraud and non-smoking cases are ultimately unsustainable, and there is only one ending-that is, the main person in charge will definitely run away, and it is indeed the case. Thinking about getting rich overnight, the dream of getting rich quickly will eventually be shattered. As the saying goes, a gentleman loves the way to get money. Down-to-earth, step by step and making money legally is king.

Secondly, greed for money led him to commit crimes. According to the defendant in the trial, these salesmen didn't know it was illegal and criminal earlier, but after a while, the public security, industry and commerce departments kept coming to check and enforce the law, and they were still aware of it, but they were insatiable and didn't pull back from the brink as soon as possible, but took risks and went into the deep courtyard. ...

Finally, our society points more finger at criminals and condemns them. Of course, this is understandable, but shouldn't investors who have suffered heavy losses be more reflective and vigilant? When they encounter such attractive high-interest investment products, have you ever thought that there is no such thing as a free lunch? There are even many salesmen who buy their own products and mobilize their family and friends to buy them, and they have also become victims. Don't they have any ability to identify this kind of scam? In fact, these scams are not clever and rare, but there are still countless people moving forward one after another. The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves before, and the waves before die on the beach. ...

Go ahead and what should come will come again. Let's wait and see.