"But our client, the elderly Feng Cuihua, has already lost her ability to work and cannot obtain income through labor. Although she has subsistence allowances as a source of income, she only enjoys partial benefits, which should not be classified as income. Therefore, she still falls into these three categories of abandoned individuals."
"Furthermore, regarding the alleged baseness of motive, respecting the elderly and caring for the young are traditional virtues of our nation. To abandon one's parents, to ignore them in their old age—regardless of the reason—is such a motive not vile enough?"
At this point, he glanced around the courtroom and declared forcefully, "I have always believed that the law is the best manifestation of morality. Actions that are morally commendable will never constitute a crime. Actions that are morally condemnable, though they may not always constitute a crime, will undoubtedly have a vile motive if they do constitute a crime."
