China Netizen have slammed a woman in a debate after reports that she won't smash her BMW car window to rescue her child from the car. The mother, who has not been named has denied the reports making rounds that she did not break her BMW glasses because of the expenses, she said she had tried to break the glass with stone and hammer to no avail.
When firefighters arrived at the scene, two locksmiths were working on opening the door to rescue the kid, and the boy's mother insisted that they have more time in opening the door. The firefighters continue to negotiate with the boy's mother, who asked them to wait and not break the glass. The crowd who was not present at the scene are not starting to condemn the woman for allowing her child to stay in the car for more than 1 hour.
Photo courtesy: CCTV News: BMW Windows smashed
Some of the crowd scolded her and ask if she is trying to save money because of the cost of replacing the glass. After unsuccessful attempts by the two locksmiths, the firefighter insisted on breaking the glass for the child who is not frightened.
Users on China microblog, Weibo started a full discussion on the incident, these are some comments by Weibo users:
Is the car or the life of the son more valuable?
In order to save a child’s life, we should not hesitate to break the car, let alone the window.
As a parent, I could never make it an hour seeing my own child crying inside the car! This mother must be of excellent psychological disposition
The woman who later responded to the story by speaking to a local newspaper,Qianjiang Evening News, said :
Of course my son is the top priority, a piece of glass just cost a thousand [renminbi]," she told the paper.
Another firefighter at the scene of the incident also corroborated her story and said that the mother was only trying to give the locksmiths some time to see if they could open the door because she had tried using stone and hammer, but it scares the child inside the car.
Photo courtesy: CCTV News: Crowd at the incident
Netizens have now turned their back on the media and are attacking them for assassinating the character of the woman and not making their finding.
Unconscionable journalists and irresponsible editors, they are the culprits of rumors!" said one Weibo user.
This is not the first time that the media reports indiscriminately to draw readers’ attention," wrote another. "Compared to a mother who hurried to save her son, the story that a BMW owner refused to break the car window for money has obviously more dramatic conflict."
Some journalists know that ‘Dog Bites Man’ isn’t really news, so they try to rewrite it as ‘Man Bites Dog,’” one Weibo user wrote Thursday morning. “In the end they just cause a big stir.”
The woman asks that all untrue story about the incident be deleted.