Chapter 312: Chapter 131 Don't be a coward, dog!
Dafeng Law Firm, Old Han was stunned when he saw the message.
"Over a thousand lawsuits, does Tang Fangjing really never want to go online anymore, is he giving up on public opinion on the internet?" Old Han exclaimed in surprise.
Indeed, such a mass lawsuit against many netizens felt satisfying, but why hadn't it ever happened before?
It's not worth it for ordinary people; these types of cases aren't complicated, they're tedious, and require multiple lawyers to work together, which means the attorney fees would be an astronomical figure.
What about celebrities then? Celebrities are often criticized, so why don't they sue on a large scale?
Because they still want to be celebrities, this sort of mass litigation is especially damaging to their public image!
So Old Han didn't understand, Tang Fangjing was somewhat an internet-famous lawyer, and such actions would make many people think he's overly vindictive!
However, when Old Han read the comments, he felt even worse.
To his surprise, there was almost unanimous support for Tang Fangjing online!
"Baby Feng is my wife": Not gonna say much, I wasn't too fond of Lawyer Tang before, but this time, the thing he's done, I fully support it, damn it, I've long been annoyed by those people who insult others randomly.
"I come from the mountains": I agree, all this talk about wasting judicial resources, whose problem is it that there are so few judicial resources? Do we have to consider these when defending our rights?
"I like to stir up colors": Support Lawyer Tang, if you make a mistake, you should be punished!
There were some netizens who thought this was a bit too much, but as soon as they voiced their opinions, others directly refuted them.
Times have changed, people really don't want to hear "just endure it and it'll pass" or "forgive and forget" anymore.
Truly, after so many years, we've had enough. Who hasn't encountered a few netizens who stubbornly argue and relentlessly troll online?
It can be said, the internet has restricted our actions, otherwise, fights would have broken out long ago.
Even the legal expert who criticized Tang Fangjing for "wasting judicial resources" was left disoriented by the backlash.
Magic City, inside a school, Chen Jiaquan, a legal heavyweight, saw the netizens' comments and his forehead veins bulged with rage!
His initial criticism of Tang Fangjing was mainly because he felt that this young man didn't act like a proper lawyer, behaving a bit recklessly.
In essence, he was just like the old Yin Deyuan.
You, a junior lawyer, should just focus on your own business instead of constantly stirring up trouble, making the reputation of the legal profession worse.
As a result, netizens online taught him a solid lesson. So much for being an expert, we don't acknowledge that, we won't hesitate to criticize you when it's due.
These days, the reputation of experts has long been tarnished, and if you look closely, many preposterous statements come from some experts in social sciences.
It's simple, when it comes to the big guns in STEM, if they're awesome, it's because they really are, no need for empty talk. Like advanced mathematics, you either know it or you don't, no amount of bragging will change that.
In any case, Chen Jiaquan is now severely criticized, inadvertently, he also feels like suing all these netizens one by one, it does seem pretty satisfying...
Hey wait, how could I think the same way as that Tang Fangjing...
In Jingzhou, Old Tang only saw the online news the next day.
Old Song, picking his teeth nearby, said, "Professor Chen, ah, he's a well-known big shot in the industry, to criticize you like that, you should be careful."
Old Tang expressed his disdain upon hearing this, "So what, how should I be careful? A big shot in the industry just means he has a lot of students, some of whom probably hold high positions. So what?"
"If he has the guts to take me on, then bring it, if not, then shut up. All this big shot talk, it's just that and nothing more."
In his past life, he could say he was a big shot too, and what of it? When it's time to die, don't you still die? So he hadn't thought about how awesome he had been mixing it up back then.
Old Tang was well aware that there was no need for him to pay attention to any Professor Chen. The netizens were enough for him to deal with, but that didn't mean he wouldn't speak up. Otherwise, it might seem as though he was afraid of some Professor Chen.
Soon, Old Tang typed out several paragraphs and promptly posted them. The title was: What do you really want us to do?
"This morning, my colleague told me that Professor Chen has criticized me, claiming that what I do wastes judicial resources. I think this criticism has merit, but what I don't quite understand is, you big guns, what exactly do you want us to do?"
"Previously, when defending our rights was illegal, you always said, don't take extreme measures, we must defend our rights within the law, within the legal framework."
"Moreover, we practice rule by law, so defending our rights must be done legally, many issues were suggested to be solved through legal means."
"Alright then, now we are doing it legally. Isn't suing a form of legal rights defense?"
"Sure, the number of people I sued might be high, and then you say there are other ways to solve it, we should save judicial resources. So I want to know, what exactly should we do to be right?"
"You're the ones who told us to defend our rights lawfully, and now you're the ones saying we should save judicial resources. Professor Chen, I ask you one question: Are we practicing rule by law or not?"
"If you say we are not, then I'll go withdraw the lawsuits right now, guaranteed to save judicial resources. If there's no reply, then I'll find you in Magic City. Since you've spoken, there should be a conclusion."
You're all right, so tell me what I should do. We're going to play this game? Let's play it all the way. Don't be a coward!