One post(Mr. Fan Meizhong's blog) on the tianya bbs stirred fierce discussions. Most said that Mr. Fan lost conscience and failed to fulfill obligations as a teacher. Furthermore, some cited the conduct rules for American teachers when natural disasters occurred. Mr. Fan also his some supporters who said that his was not to blame because he was just committing self-protection. Basically I don't think Mr. Fan should be to blame because he just wanted to live.
For one thing, to live is the most fundamental right for any species. To some extent human being is also a kind of species what we call Homo sapiens. His self defense behavior came from the very instinct of life.
From the ethical point of view, Mr. Fan obviously don't carry out the obligations as a teacher, especially in China, such a country where traditional ethical standards prevail in most people's life. This is why so many critics was flooding him.
In addition, Mr. Fan is so brave that he dare to expose his "coward" mind to the public. Maybe many people have the same feeling on the tip of their tongues but they can't speak it out. Mr. Fan just revealed this kind of feeling.
Finally I have to say that everyone is very different from each other. We should not expect others think the same as ourselves. Speech should be respected. We can disagree with others, but we don't have to commit verbal assault which fails to settle anything.
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