Danwei follows up on the riots in Shishou, Hubei by translating a Southern Metropolis Daily report on the suicide note allegedly left by the deceased Tu Yuangao, whose death sparked large-scale protests:
What’s different about this case of “jumping” is that Tu Yuangao left a note before jumping, and only after examining this note can there be agreement between the different ideas of the netizens.
One, it was written in Southern Metropolis Daily that the family were suspicious of the suicide note. “Three Joys (三喜) [the nickname of the deceased] moved out to learn the craft when he was 13: his education only consists of three years of primary school. From what we know of him, how can he write this suicide note?
Southern Metropolis Daily also made public a picture of this suicide note, the handwriting on that picture also confused people: having such a good script after only three years of primary school education － if it isn’t a miracle, then it’s extremely rare. For this reason the police should immediately make public other documents that may have been left by Tu Yuangao when he was alive, for evidence. If this is not done quickly then for this picture of the “suicide note” there will be a crowd of netizen “onlookers” forever.
