Wang Peng, a man from Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, was sentenced to five years in prison by the local court for illegally selling precious and endangered wild animals, which aroused strong public concern.
Judging from the report, the opinions of netizens are tit for tat. One voice thinks that it is illegal for Wang Peng to sell two parrots belonging to protected species, and its unfamiliarity with relevant laws and regulations is not enough to change the illegality of the behavior itself.
On the other hand, Wang Peng bred parrots out of his love for parrots. Although he sells them to relatives and friends, he doesn't make a profit. Subjectively, his malice is light, and objectively, he has done no harm to society. The "top sentence" in the first instance was too heavy.
Influence of Jinhua Parrot Case:
Catching birds and digging eggs are memories of many people's childhood. That's for fun. Many people may get used to it when they grow up. However, in recent years, a "case of college students digging birds" let the public know that the bird's nest can't be dug, and it's not just giant pandas and golden monkeys that are protected animals. Digging the bird's nest will also be a big event.
I wonder if it's a coincidence. After the case happened, police in many places set off a bird-hunting operation, and a tight encirclement of the French Open has become the gospel of birds.
With the case of "college students digging birds", the conviction of selling parrots in Wang Peng seems less abrupt and unexpected. The litigant defends himself on the grounds that he doesn't know that this parrot is a wild protected animal, but the justice is based on facts and the law is the criterion.
If an unknown person cannot be convicted, then many criminal suspects can regard this as their own plea of innocence. The rule of law expands and contracts like a spring. What is the deterrent?
The binding force of laws and regulations is for all citizens. We may not know many articles, but don't be too fearless if you are ignorant. Ignorance should learn from vivid cases, so as to become knowledgeable and avoid repeating the mistakes of others.