How to treat group events

At present, because China is in a special historical period of economic transition and social transformation, and because China is in a special historical stage of accelerating industrialization and urbanization, the economic base and social structure have undergone tremendous changes, the interest relationship and interest pattern have been profoundly adjusted, and the uncertain factors affecting social stability have increased significantly. Mass incidents caused by contradictions among the people have become the most prominent problem that seriously affects social stability and the construction of a harmonious society.

There are many reasons for the frequent occurrence of major mass incidents in China. Generally speaking, this is a concentrated reflection of various social contradictions and social problems when China's reform has entered a crucial stage and its development is at a critical stage. Whether we can actively prevent and properly handle mass incidents is a major test of our party's ruling ability and level. The underlying reasons are as follows:

First, some cadres are dishonest. Some grass-roots cadres fail to implement the Party's policies, their level of administration according to law is not high, and their bureaucratic style is serious. Some cadres are indifferent to the masses and have a false style of work. When encountering contradictions and disputes demanded by the masses, they take the attitude of avoiding, shirking, delaying and cajoling, or simply ignore them, causing resentment and dissatisfaction among the masses. They think that only by making a fuss and making a mountain out of a molehill can the problem be solved.

Second, various specific conflicts of interest are the trigger for mass incidents. First, mass incidents caused by dissatisfaction with government policies and measures. For example, the site selection of village merging, performance project, image project, bean curd residue project, and mass incidents caused by enterprise loss bankruptcy and restructuring. Third, the mass incidents caused by land acquisition and demolition.

Third, the people's awareness of democracy is increasing, but their political participation ability is relatively low, and the weak legal concept or out-of-context legal provisions are important reasons for group incidents.

Stability is the premise of reform and development. Correctly preventing and handling mass incidents is an important prerequisite for the harmonious development of society, and it is also a major test of our party's ruling ability and level. To this end, the following measures can be taken:

First, actively preventing and properly handling mass incidents must be carried out under the leadership of party committees and governments with deep feelings for the people. Party committees and governments at all levels should always bear in mind the principle that the interests of the masses are trivial, always keep the safety of the masses in mind, put themselves in the shoes of the masses, and actively solve problems for the masses. In particular, we should do everything possible to help laid-off workers, landless peasants, immigrants from the reservoir area, migrant workers and people in urban and rural areas to solve practical problems and difficulties in production and life, and truly turn the process of preventing and handling mass incidents into a process of closely contacting the masses, soothing their emotions and solving practical problems for the masses.

Second, actively prevent and properly handle mass incidents, carry out in-depth investigation and mediation of contradictions and disputes, and strive to solve unstable factors at the local level, at the grassroots level, and resolve them in the bud. In view of the current situation in which mass incidents occur one after another in some places, Party committees and governments at all levels should organize in-depth investigations of contradictions and disputes, make efforts to find out the psychology and social mentality of the masses, find out the key areas, key fields and key industries that may trigger mass incidents, find out the key groups that may trigger mass incidents, find out the key issues that may trigger mass incidents, and truly find out the unstable factors, especially the signs and events that may trigger mass incidents.

Third, actively prevent and properly handle mass incidents, do a good job of on-site disposal, effectively control the situation and calm it down. Adhere to the principle of using police force with caution, using weapons and police equipment with caution, and using coercive measures with caution. It is necessary to prevent the conflict from intensifying due to improper use of police force and coercive measures, and to prevent the situation from further expanding due to improper use of police force and coercive measures. For mass incidents that seriously affect social stability and are accompanied by serious violence, if they are not dealt with decisively in time, they will have more serious consequences. We must take decisive measures according to law and resolutely stop it.

Fourth, actively prevent and properly handle mass incidents, do a good job in the aftermath, and resolutely prevent mass incidents from happening again. After the mass incidents subside, Party committees and governments at all levels should organize cadres to go deep into the relevant units and the masses, make a return visit investigation, understand the ideological trends of the masses, understand the actual effects of the measures taken, especially the signs and information that the mass incidents may recur or trigger a chain reaction, and take effective measures quickly to resolutely eliminate them before the incidents happen again.

Fifth, to actively prevent and properly handle mass incidents, we must do a good job in publicity, education and public opinion guidance to create a good atmosphere for the prevention and handling of mass incidents. Party committees and governments at all levels should earnestly strengthen ideological and political work and legal publicity and education for the masses, guide the masses to correctly understand their fundamental interests and ways to realize them, and consciously safeguard the overall situation of reform, development and stability. At present, in particular, we should guide the masses to learn the law, abide by the law, use it, stress rights, obligations and responsibilities, not only safeguard their legitimate rights and interests according to law, but also consciously fulfill their obligations stipulated by law and consciously regulate their behavior by law. First, do everything possible to help laid-off workers, landless peasants, reservoir migrants, migrant workers and people in urban and rural areas with difficulties solve practical problems and difficulties in production and life.

China is in a critical period of reform and development, with profound changes in social life and intertwined social contradictions, and mass incidents seriously endanger social and political stability. Therefore, we should pay more attention to maintaining social stability than ever before. We should correctly prevent and handle mass incidents with a high sense of responsibility and provide a harmonious and stable social environment for building a harmonious socialist society and a well-off society in an all-round way.