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Caring for Criminals 　　China’s courtrooms have little time for empathy and understanding. The justice system tends to operate swiftly and dispassionately ? evidence is analyzed， judgment is passed， and those found guilty are dealt with severely. Yang Bin， an officer with China’s procuratorate， subscribed to this very system， until a chance encounter at a bus stop. 　　One day， several years ago， Yang was waiting for the bus home from work， when she noticed an old man standing outside the courthouse holding a small child. As a police car pulled away from the courthouse， the old man patted the s