On the afternoon of January 10, 2018, an incident occurred at Bengbu Station in Anhui Province, where a woman traveling with a child blocked the doors of a high-speed train from closing. The moment the story broke online, it immediately captured public attention. In the early stages of the incident’s development, public opinion unanimously pointed its spear at this female passenger. I’ve analyzed the reasons, and there are mainly three:
1. She did indeed block the train doors from closing for personal reasons.
2. Both the staff and passengers on the train wanted her to either board or step away — but not block the doorway while waiting for someone. She had already been clearly informed that this was illegal.
3. She was a primary school teacher.
Internet vigilantes have never been ones to pass up an opportunity to settle scores against “teachers,” and the online discourse was already drowning in condemnation.
But today, someone wrote an article specifically to defend this female teacher. I’ve summarized their arguments, which come down to four main points:
1. According to her account of the facts, the train was already running late, so she believed her actions would not affect the departure time.
2. Similar incidents of trains waiting for passengers have occurred abroad, and the author views this as the brilliance of human compassion.
3. Requesting to board was her right. If railway authorities can delay departures for officials, why not for ordinary citizens?
4. The station staff mishandled the situation.
As soon as this article was published, it attracted countless supporters. Many netizens argued: what’s the harm in waiting a moment? Doesn’t the train run late all the time anyway?
I gave it some thought, and by any reasonable standard, this female teacher’s behavior was highly inappropriate. Whether the train waits for her or not is the train’s business — letting her board would be a kindness from the station staff, but not letting her board is not wrong in the slightest. If this kind of unreasonable behavior were to succeed, it would send a terrible message to the public: throw a tantrum in the face of rules, and the rules will bend for you. In today’s society that values the rule of law, this is deeply problematic.
The reason the public so quickly shifted its stance after this second voice emerged is because of the influence of a particular mindset — the belief that power can change the rules. Ordinary citizens deeply resent such behavior, yet secretly yearn for it. This attitude of respecting power over rules is all too common in certain parts of China. I hope that as education levels rise, everyone will learn to fight for their legitimate rights through proper channels.
中文原文 / Chinese Original
2018年1月10日下午，安徽蚌埠站发生了一起带娃女性阻拦高铁列车关闭车门的事件，网络上一经报道立刻引发众网友关注，在事件发酵的初期，舆论矛头一致指向这位女乘客，我分析了一下，原因主要有三个：
1、她确实因为个人因素阻拦了列车车门的关闭
2、工作人员和列车乘客都希望她能够上车或者下车，但是不希望她因为等人而堵在车门处，并且已经明确告知这是违法行为
3、她是一名小学教师
键盘侠们向来不会放过这种对”老师”报仇的机会，舆论上早已骂声一片。
但是今天，有人专门写文章为这位女教师鸣不平，我总结了一下，理由主要有四个：
1、根据她陈述的事实，当时列车已经晚点，她认为她的行为并不会影响发车时间
2、国外出现过类似列车等乘客的行为，该作者认为这是人性的光辉
3、要求上车是她的权益，铁道部门可以为了官员晚发车，为什么不能为了平民晚发车
4、车站人员处置有误
该文章一经面世，簇拥无数，许多网友认为等一下又有什么关系呢，平时没这种事不是照样会晚点么？
我琢磨了一下，其实按照规则，这位女教师的做法十分不妥，列车等不等她是列车的事，等她上车算是车站工作人员做的一件善事，但是不等她上车人家的确一点错都没有，她这种胡搅蛮缠的行为一但得逞，会给大众造成一个非常不好的影响：在规则面前撒泼打滚，规则就会为你改变。这种事发生在讲究法制社会的当下，十分不好。
大众之所以会在第二种声音出来之后立即转变立场，都是因为受了类似这种事的影响，那就是权力可以改变规则。老百姓非常痛恨这种行为，但他们又十分向往这种行为，这种不尊重规则更尊重人力的行为在中国某些地区十分常见。希望随着教育水平的提高，大家都能够为自己争取合法的权益。
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