It was widely reported on the Internet that at least six uniformed high school and junior high school students were involved in collective violence in front of Wuhe Palace in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City. The police accepted the report and investigated.
Yesterday, online platforms went viral and reported that at least six uniformed high school and junior high school students were involved in collective violence in front of Wuhe Palace in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City. The video was suspected of forcing the victim to kneel down, punch and kick him. It attracted more than 40,000 people and was removed from the shelves. A woman posted this on Threads She claimed to be the mother of the victim. Her daughter, who was in elementary school at the time, was also there to beg for mercy in vain. She was also threatened not to speak out or to call the police, otherwise they would be beaten together. Her children were extremely frightened. In addition to thanking everyone for their support, the mother also said that she had filed a lawsuit and would help her son transfer to another school.
Taoyuan City Councilors Peng Junhao and Wei Jun, and Taoyuan City Education Industry Union Chairman Wu Mingyu, went to the school where the victimized teenager attended in Zhongli District today (19th) and held an emergency meeting with the school to learn about the collective beating incident of the temple youths and coordinate follow-up assistance resources.
The incident occurred at Wuhe Palace Square, Section 3, Zhongshan East Road, Zhongli District, on the evening of the 15th of this month. It was suspected that the conflict was caused by suspicion between teenagers. After receiving the report on the 16th, the school assisted the victim to examine his injuries and encouraged his parents to report the case. The police launched an investigation on the 18th and transferred it to the Taoyuan District Court Juvenile Court today in accordance with the Juvenile Incident Handling Act. In response to the emergence of accounts claiming to be the victims' family members on the Internet, they called on them not to pretend to be parents to gain traffic, so as not to interfere with the investigation and harm the parties involved.
Peng Junhao, Wei Jun and Wu Mingyu put forward four demands, including that the Social Affairs Bureau assess high-risk families, the police and the Junior Auxiliary Association intervene in counseling; find out the establishment and management of palaces and temples, and strengthen surrounding inspections; the Matchmaking Foundation provides after-school care and physical and mental support; and establish an active care mechanism for major incidents, with school supervisors contacting parents and coordinating assistance. The Education Bureau stated that it will investigate whether students from nearby schools often go to the temple, and will cooperate with the police to provide follow-up in-depth counseling by the Young Auxiliary Association.
The mother posted a post late yesterday night that her son was really scared at the time and did not tell her the first time he got home. In the video, there was a primary school girl who was her sister. At that time, she tried to pull her brother up, and also tried to dissuade them from beating her. She also tried to pull away the hand of one of the perpetrators, but the little girl faced a group of middle school and high school boys and no one paid attention to her. In addition, her daughter did not have a mobile phone, so she could not call the police. Those who abused her son also threatened her daughter not to call the police, otherwise they would also beat her, so she could only stop him from the side.
Councilor Huang Qionghui also left a message asking mothers to tell their children that they were not their fault for being violently bullied. There is no need for the younger sister to blame herself for failing to stop it. The punishment of the bully must not be tolerated. The matter of the younger sister being intimidated and not allowed to call the police should also be investigated by the police. She requested the Education Bureau to coordinate the school to propose specific measures to avoid contact, threats and retaliation, and to coordinate social affairs and psychological counseling resources.
After Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng learned of the incident, he stressed on Facebook yesterday that "it must not be taken lightly." He reminded the Education Bureau and the Police Department that violence will not be tolerated and the behavior of underage children. Parents must take responsibility and cooperate with the clarification of the case and follow-up counseling; the city government must also become the backing of the school to provide support and assistance to the harmed students.
