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However much you hate, don't go after people who have nothing to do with it: ramming a crowd with a vehicle or attacking people in a public place is convicted as endangering public safety by dangerous means, starting at 3 years, and at 10 years or up to death if someone dies

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Ramming a crowd with a vehicle or attacking people in a public place is convicted as the crime of endangering public safety by dangerous means (以危险方法危害公共安全罪). Even if no one is hurt, the sentence starts at 3 years. If someone dies, it is 10 years or more, life imprisonment or death. In the Zhuhai case, Fan Weiqiu (樊维秋), unhappy with the division of property in his divorce, drove into a crowd exercising at a sports center, killing 35 and injuring 43, and was sentenced to death and executed.

Translated from the Chinese original. Original book, section 8, tip 13. This section describes legal rules, mostly mainland China’s. It is general information, not legal advice; for your own case, talk to a lawyer. Content may be out of date and rules differ by place. When you actually deal with an agency, a doctor or a court, follow what local officials, doctors and lawyers tell you. Disclaimer