Rights-Defense Commentary: Yu Kai, the Game Changer!

Author：Looking Up to Jesus

Lawyer Yu Kai has posed a difficult problem for the authorities！After exhausting every available legal avenue，he stood at the entrance to the judicial authorities，holding up a placard aimed directly at two issues：first，such unwritten rules as bar association autonomy、freedom to pay fees、abolishing annual inspections、and lawyers’ blacklists，and second，abolishing the widely criticized catch-all crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble。The former，needless to say，concerns the survival rights and professional dignity of hundreds of thousands of lawyers，generating broad resonance both inside and outside the system。As for making a final appeal for the abolition of the catch-all crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble，it is well known that this offense not only threatens the personal rights of all citizens but also directly concerns the foundation of the legitimacy of the entire criminal justice system。

As some friends in the field have said，Yu Kai’s choice was by no means a momentary impulse but rather the result of careful consideration，and may aptly be described as reasonable and measured、courteous before becoming forceful、and having done everything possible……

The authorities’ predicament is that they fear the emergence of a demonstration effect from Yu Kai while also being apprehensive that mishandling Yu Kai，without legitimate grounds，could trigger further negative effects。The Yu Kai incident will undoubtedly expose and magnify the authorities’ governance of the industry’s criminalization and gang-like characteristics、selective anti-corruption campaigns、and nakedly violent maintenance of stability，directly targeting the foundation of the regime’s legitimacy。It would originally be quite simple for the authorities to avoid a demonstration effect，requiring only that when the people make demands，the government responds，and when the people call out，the government answers，即可。But if someone has hijacked this system，then Yu Kai’s prospects are likely to be grim。

As a legal professional，facing matters of fundamental right and wrong and the historic crossroads of choosing the rule of law or a major retreat from the rule of law，the significance of Yu Kai’s courageous choice lies in his refusal to serve as a supporting accomplice to the legal profession，and in breaking through the human weakness and self-imposed limitations that say those who are disobedient must not be allowed to eat。This decision and sense of responsibility may be more than a breakthrough at the bottleneck of his individual life，and may also become a certain metaphor for breaking the deadlock of an era。Do not be afraid to break the deadlock！This may be an issue that everyone needs to consider when facing a dark reality，because in the face of raging waves and countercurrents、iron curtains and high walls、and forbidding barriers，as the one who breaks the deadlock，you may not win the entire world，but what you lose may be nothing more than your shackles！