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When dining in a public restaurant, following the rules is the most basic form of courtesy.
However, in Shanghai, the reckless behavior of two young men not only resulted in punishment for themselves but also caused their families enormous trouble.
The incident took place at a famous Haidilao hot pot restaurant in Shanghai.
After finishing their meal, two boys who had just turned 17 actually stood on the dining table and urinated into the hot pot.
They were not ashamed at all; instead, they filmed the incident on their phones and posted it online to show off.
The video quickly attracted attention online. Many customers began to question the restaurant’s hygiene and safety, causing serious damage to the brand’s reputation.
After discovering the problem, the restaurant immediately took action: it destroyed and replaced all the pots and tableware in the restaurant and thoroughly disinfected the entire premises.
To regain the public’s trust, the restaurant also refunded the meal costs and provided compensation to several thousand customers.
The restaurant then took the two boys to court.
In addition to being placed in administrative detention by the police in accordance with the law, the two boys’ parents were ultimately ordered by the court to pay a total of 2.2 million yuan for the restaurant’s losses and to publicly apologize in a newspaper.
Recently, the young people involved and their parents formally published an apology statement in a newspaper.
Many people once believed that minors did not have to face serious consequences for their mistakes.
However, this ruling reminds everyone that age is not an excuse for exemption from responsibility.
In public places, everyone must respect the rules and other people.
Any reckless misbehavior will ultimately come at a heavy price.