😡🔥 If you were an ordinary sophomore, and the driver who hit you got out of the car and said, “My dad is Li Gang,” what would you do? Who was the ordinary person: Chen Xiaofeng, a 20-year-old freshman at Hebei University of Science and Technology, walking with classmates on the evening of October 16, 2010. Who was at fault: Li Qiming, driving under the influence with a blood alcohol level of 151mg/100ml, in a black Maserati with license plate Ji FWE420. What happened: He struck and threw Chen Xiaofeng and Zhang Jingjing; the latter suffered a shattered left knee. He tried to flee but was stopped at the campus gate, and only after saying, “My dad is Li Gang—go ahead and sue me if you dare,” was he arrested. Over 100 eyewitness students mostly remained silent; the victims’ family lawyer was even pressured to withdraw. Final outcome: On January 30, 2011, the Wangdu County Court in Hebei sentenced him to six years for traffic manslaughter, ordering compensation of 460,000 RMB to Chen’s family and 91,000 RMB to Zhang’s. The prosecution sought 3–7 years; the defense requested three years with probation. The families said, “We can’t afford to wait any longer.” The moment that terrified me most: When he said “My dad is Li Gang,” the security guard blocking him at the gate actually hesitated. The contrast: One side is a student who must carefully budget for tuition and living expenses; the other is a man who, after drunk-driving, immediately invokes his father’s position. The final reckoning: Six years in prison, civil compensation paid—but both families’ lives were forever changed. Do you think this moment of invoking one’s father’s name counts as a modern-day display of authoritarian intimidation? 🤐