At the time, Lu's arrest prompted parents of the kindergarten to petition for him to be acquitted on the grounds that all the money Chen donated was put toward the school bus and Lu had charity in mind when making the request.
Though the case was closed months ago, fresh debate is stirring online. Some Internet users are sympathetic to Lu, even praising him for his charitable deeds, while others say Lu deserves the punishment he received because he abused his public power for personal ends.
"I have seen the splendor of humanity. It's a classic conflict between procedural justice and substantial justice," one Sina Weibo user wrote, siding with the many Internet users who think Lu's actions were justified because the money went to a good cause.
However, others disagree. "If it weren't for his mistress who owns the kindergarten, he would not have been concerned with whether there was a school bus for those kids," wrote another Sina Weibo user.
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