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“Behave!” Destructive kids spark online fury

A giant LEGO figure was pushed over and destroyed by a young child within an hour of the opening of a LEGO Expo in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province on Sunday.

The intricate model of Nick, a character from the movie Zootopia, was almost human-size. Mr. Zhao, the artist who made the figure, had spent three days and nights carefully constructing it.

Mr. Zhao posted pictures on Weibo showing him making the LEGO Nick brick by brick – the photo gallery concluded with an image of broken LEGO pieces scattered on the ground. No words were needed, the pictures eloquently displayed his heartbreak.

The LEGO Nick was worth more than 100,000 yuan, according to a Beijing Youth Daily reporter. But Mr. Zhao accepted the parents' apology for the actions of their son, thought to be four or five years old, without requesting compensation. “The child did not intend to break it,” he insisted.

Netizens have been less tolerant, partly because a similar incident happened recently.

A pair of wings of a glass angel named “Angel Is Waiting” were damaged by two visiting children while on display at Shanghai Museum of Glass on May 17. The Chinese artist Shelly Xue, who made the artwork for her newborn girl, decided to leave the wings in their damaged condition and renamed the piece “Broken.”

Netizens have expressed concern that children lack knowledge of appropriate museum behavior and fear more damage to artwork could occur. Seeing the LEGO Nick shattered on the floor has escalated the rage.

“Compensation should be made even if it was unintentional! Apology accepted, but how could the parents just leave it behind after that? Who will make up for the time and effort that has been made?” @Niangqingjiao

“Apology just showed they were sorry. Shouldn’t the one who misbehaved take the responsibility? ” @Jiuqianqianqian

The online debate over child behavior has expanded to include those who cause damage but refuse to be accountable for their actions. Some people think children may not understand what they have done, but parents should know better and must do what is needed to compensate victims.

But what is the best method to teach children manners and responsibility? A Japanese couple showed on Monday that parents can go too far, when they left their 7-year-old son alone for five minutes in a forest to punish him for throwing stones at cars and people – he is still missing, despite an extensive search by rescue workers. “I feel very sorry for my child,” the father told an NTV reporter. “I am so sorry for causing trouble for many people.” (Photos from Mr. Zhao’s Weibo @迷之ALiu)

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