According to the cover news, it is not the first time that Jiangxi has issued a "mahjong ban" in response to mahjong playing in mahjong halls.
On October 20th, the police in Yushan County and Xinzhou District of Shangrao, Jiangxi Province took the lead in issuing a notice saying that before the 22nd, within the county (district), the business mahjong halls were closed by themselves, and the tea houses and hotel mahjong rooms were cancelled by themselves …
As soon as the announcement came out, the mahjong halls in the two places returned to calm from noise. However, online disputes are everywhere. Those in favor say that gambling should be banned and the atmosphere should be purified. Opponents believe that the ban is across the board, so the administration is too simple and rude.
Shangrao citizens who are reading the notice carefully.
The cover journalist noticed that following the above two counties, Yichun, Fuzhou, Xinyu and other places also issued the "mahjong hall ban" one after another.
According to the announcement schedule, the final window for the mahjong hall to shut down by itself is October 22. Accordingly, the cover news came to Shangrao to visit the "first day of mahjong hall ban" on the spot.
"I didn’t drive until they got out of the way."
Along the dark path, around seven or eight hundred meters, deep in the market, there is a mahjong hall hidden. Without the sound of mahjong and Ma You’s conversation, it’s unusually quiet here.
At 8 o’clock on the evening of October 21, an old man sat in a chair and looked at the street, his eyes glazed over. Next to it, several old people get together and talk about something; Younger people lean back in their chairs and slide their fingers on the screen of their mobile phones.
Mother Xiang is 61 years old and has been running a mahjong room for more than two years. She walked quickly with her rice bowl in her hand. When she approached, she said bluntly, "If they didn’t let me open it, I wouldn’t open it. I will definitely support the work."
Indeed, the mahjong room behind Xiang’s mother is empty, with six machine-hemp tables lined up and no one sitting. On the wall behind him, the Notice on Banning Commercial Mahjong Clubs and Chess Rooms in accordance with the Law issued by Xinzhou Branch of Shangrao Public Security Bureau was posted, in which it was mentioned that "Mahjong Clubs and Chess Rooms where many people gamble for profit are all banned objects … and will be closed by themselves before October 22, 2019."
At the same time, less than 500 meters away from Xiangma Mahjong Hall, the Qingteng Teahouse was closed. The Qingteng Tea House has two floors and is exquisitely decorated. On July 2 this year, Mr. Chen, the boss, applied for a business license. Mr. Chen wanted to run the business well, but now he is going to the building alone.
Mr. Chen’s business license, which has not been completed for a long time.
"We can’t do this here."
Mother Xiang doesn’t understand the criteria for judging gambling. All she knows is that a policeman came to the door on the afternoon of the 21st. At that time, there were two tables of people playing mahjong in the museum. The policeman said to her, "We can’t do this here."
Xiang’s mother said that Ma You, who plays mahjong with her, is usually an elderly person who lives nearby. "At that time, a table played 5 cents and a table played 1 piece. How could it be gambling?"
In Xiang’s intuition, this money is just for the elderly to play with, and "some elderly people are reluctant to pay for it, and all they play is twenty cents."
A mother said, while sitting at the mahjong table with a rice bowl. She said that she used to be busy at 7 o’clock in the evening, not only to greet guests, but also to make tea and pour tea to send snacks. Now, without these things, she feels empty.
"We old people just want to find something to do when we open a mahjong hall or get together to play mahjong, so as not to stay at home alone and be so bored." Mother Xiang said that the mahjong room charges are not high. A person can play for five or six hours for five yuan, and also send snacks and fruits.
The ban is really coming!
The rumor of "mahjong hall ban" actually existed as early as July this year.
According to several residents, in July this year, Xinzhou District issued a "mahjong hall ban". However, it was not an express notice at that time.
According to Xiang’s mother’s memory, at that time, she just listened to other mahjong room owners "don’t get out of the way", and she stopped for a while. "Not long after, I don’t know why. Everyone has reopened one after another. I dare not open it. Others still think that I am timid." Mother Xiang said, but she didn’t expect that two months later, the ban was really coming!
"Gambling is forbidden" in the mahjong room.
"Change the money into a sticker?"
"You said that this is not gambling, and we have a little money. I don’t know. Anyway, they won’t let me go." Xiang’s mother said that she had suggested that Ma You people "change their money into stickers on their faces", but everyone refused, thinking it was silly.
For Xiang’s mother, the mahjong room is closed when it is said, and this loss is not small. Xiang’s mother has not retired, her husband has passed away, and her children have not found a suitable job yet. In order to make life more comfortable at home, I took out more than 10,000 yuan in cash, bought six sets of machine linen, and then installed air conditioners in the mahjong room. "I won’t do this now, maybe I can only find something else to do. I don’t know what to do." When it comes to the status quo, mother Xiang is full of confusion.
The clock pointed to 10 o’clock in the middle of the night, and the nearby shops closed one after another. Although Xiang Mama’s mahjong hall was not opened, its headlights were still on, which didn’t mean anything.
"There is no business to do, why are you still opening the store?"
"Even if I can’t play mahjong, I hope everyone can come and chat." Ms. Xiang said.
There is no mahjong to play, have tea!
On the morning of October 22nd, the Mahjong Hall closed itself for the first day.
In the green vine teahouse, several middle-aged people are drinking tea and chatting. Usually, they are Ma You, who plays mahjong together. "Now there is no mahjong to play, so we can only drink tea in the teahouse!" One with a wry smile.
It is understood that they are all busy with their own affairs in the morning and get together to play mahjong after work in the afternoon.
"I know that the police want to ban gambling, but playing mahjong at home is not only disturbing the people, but also inconvenient for cleaning. Now that the mahjong hall is closed, what can we do? " According to the frequent visitors who played mahjong at the scene, in July this year, there was a concentration of reason in the local area, but it was only stipulated that gambling "Hongzhong" mahjong was prohibited, and the amount of other mahjong should not exceed 1000.
"I really didn’t expect it to be across the board this time." Mr. Chen, the owner of the teahouse, said that on the 18 th, when he learned the news, he was suddenly stunned.
It turned out that this store, Mr. Chen spent 150 thousand to set it down. When he got the business license in July, what he didn’t expect was that he would have to close down soon after opening. "Now the monthly rent, water and electricity bills are six or seven thousand. I just hope that it will not be across the board and give us a standard for normal entertainment mahjong." Mr Chen suggested.
"First of all, it must be good to release this thing. It combats gambling. Except for some elderly people, younger people play mahjong, which one is not hundreds of thousands? " The reason for this taxi driver to agree with the "mahjong hall ban" is that three years ago, there was a murder case in Shangrao due to a mahjong dispute.
Several other vendors said that they don’t play mahjong, so they think that the "mahjong hall ban" is not good or bad. "But playing mahjong may develop into gambling, and I think it should be banned." One of them said.
Opponents also have something to say.
On the evening of October 21, outside Xiangma Mahjong Hall, many residents confided their incomprehension about the "hemp prohibition order": "Playing mahjong can actually prevent Alzheimer’s disease. I really don’t know why it is so good."
"How can you gamble? Who dares to gamble now!"
"We are all old people playing small mahjong here, and young people will not come."
"There is no mahjong now, everyone doesn’t know what to do, and we have been discussing it for a long time."
The closed mahjong hall
From one size fits all to adjusting wording
The cover journalist noticed that more than Xinzhou District in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province issued a "no-hemp order". Two days after the announcement in Xinzhou District, on October 20, the Yushan County Public Security Bureau in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province issued a notice requesting that the business mahjong halls, chess rooms and other places in the county be closed and cancelled by the 22nd.
After being questioned by netizens, Yushan Public Security deleted the original notice on the 21st and adjusted the wording to reissue a new notice. The original expression of "closing the business mahjong room and chess room" changed to "rectifying gambling crimes in places such as chess room and mahjong room".
Where is the boundary? According to public information, there are different regulations on the amount of gambling in different parts of the country.
According to the Discretionary Benchmark of Shanghai Public Security Bureau on Punishing Some Violations of Public Security Administration, if the personal gambling capital is above RMB 200 yuan, it is considered that the gambling capital is large and can be punished for public security.
"The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Public Security Administrative Punishment Discretion Benchmark" stipulates that a single note amount of more than 20 yuan and less than 50 yuan is an illegal act with a general plot.
In Jiangxi, according to the "Jiangxi Province Public Security Administrative Punishment Discretion Reference Implementation Standard" and Article 70 of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment: for the purpose of not making profits, relatives will not be punished for playing mahjong, playing poker and other entertainment activities with property winning or losing; Playing mahjong, playing poker and other recreational activities with a small amount of property won or lost between people other than relatives will not be punished.
Bulletin of "Mahjong Hall Ban" in Xinzhou District, Shangrao
Can the mahjong room go on?
The person in charge of publicity of Xinzhou Public Security Bureau in Shangrao responded that whether the wording of the notice would be revised, he said that "the leaders of the bureau have also noticed some comments on the Internet and are still meeting to discuss this matter." Regarding whether playing "5 Mao Mahjong" is gambling, he said that "specific laws have provisions." When the reporter further pointed out that although the "Public Security Regulations" have clear provisions, during the visit, it was found that some people have been shut down for a few cents. The person in charge said: "Everything is in accordance with the law."
Lawyer’s point of view: the original intention is good, but the practice is not appropriate.
Zhou Zhaocheng, a lawyer in Beijing, believes that the original intention of Jiangxi police to issue a notice to completely ban business chess rooms and mahjong halls is good, but it is not appropriate.
Zhou Zhaocheng believes that in reality, in places such as chess rooms, there are indeed illegal and criminal acts of gathering people to gamble or opening casinos in the name of chess rooms by means of mahjong and chess. For similar acts, the public security organs must severely crack down on them according to law. Similar places should also be banned immediately according to law. However, for some people who use their spare time to play cards and mahjong, if they don’t participate in winning or losing money for profit, it belongs to the normal entertainment activities of the masses. It should not be imposed on prohibition across the board. Therefore, for merchants who operate legally, they can file an administrative reconsideration or administrative lawsuit against the actions banned by the Jiangxi police, or they can complain to the public security organs or procuratorial organs at higher levels and ask for supervision.
Original title: The first day of the "Prohibition of Hemp" in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province: The elderly changed to drink tea, and the mahjong hall owner "didn’t know what to do"
[Disclaimer] The texts, pictures, audio and video that are not marked with "Source: Upstream News-chongqing morning post" or "Upstream News LOGO" on the upstream news client are all reposted. If the reposted manuscript involves copyright issues, please contact the upstream news.
