The incident occurred on the afternoon of September 30, on Le Thi Trung Street (Binh Chuan Ward, Thuan An City, Binh Duong).
At this time, two subjects Nguyen Van De (25 years old, from Bac Lieu) and Lo Van Phuc (27 years old, from Nghe An) were riding a motorbike together when they approached a woman, snatched her phone, then accelerated and ran away.
Seeing this, the people shouted and chased after them. During the pursuit, the two subjects used knives they had hidden on their bodies to stab randomly, injuring four people. One of them was seriously injured and is currently receiving medical care at the hospital.
Incidents like this where people chase robbers and get injured are not uncommon in Vietnam. In fact, in the past, there have been many unfortunate deaths due to traffic collisions while chasing robbers.
At the end of 2022, on Phan Van Tri Street, Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City, at night, a 21-year-old female student chased two men who snatched her iPhone 13. After that, the female student crashed into a three-wheeled cargo vehicle, leading to her death...
In reality, the nature of criminals is to be reckless, ready to fight back against pursuers in many ways, even when they know clearly that the pursuer is the police. Therefore, citizens and victims, if they do not have skills and expertise, should not pursue robbers.
It is known that people cannot remain indifferent when witnessing crimes happening before their eyes. Moreover, in a society where everyone shows coldness and indifference when seeing criminals looting in broad daylight, it is truly terrible and alarming.
However, if you do not have the skills and expertise, you should not participate in chasing criminals because it will be very dangerous to your life and health. Not to mention that people chasing criminals also endangers passersby, or the suspect himself.
In the unfortunate event of being robbed or seeing a robber, the safest and best way, in addition to shouting to alert the public, is for both the public and the victim to calmly remember the type of vehicle, license plate, direction of travel, identifying features, etc. to proactively provide to the police and then track down the perpetrator.
People also need to trust the level and professionalism of the police in solving robberies. In addition, nowadays, security cameras are installed in every corner, and most cars on the road have dash cams. So in any case, they will be acccused.
Finally, always remember that chasing robbers in particular and criminals in general is not the task of the people, although they are encouraged to participate if they have enough courage. Catching robbers and criminals is the task of those in the authorities who have been trained and equipped with many skills in psychology, driving, martial arts, along with supporting tools.
