Recently, a video of flexible law enforcement by traffic police has become popular. A traffic police officer in Fuzhou, Jiangxi, encountered a tricycle driver who was not wearing a helmet while on duty. After learning about his situation of "not having enough money to buy a helmet, poor legs, and relying on low-income subsidies", he not only did not impose a fine, but also gave him a new helmet and encouraged him to "look forward to life". It is reported that local traffic police will put some helmets in the trunk during daily patrols, and will proactively give them away to children or disadvantaged groups who are not wearing helmets. In the past two years, Fuzhou traffic police and caring enterprises have jointly sent out more than 3000 helmets, and the helmet wearing rate in the city has increased from less than 50% to over 85%. The rate of electric bicycle traffic accidents has decreased by nearly 30%. After sending out 3000 helmets, accidents decreased by 30%. Netizens are not reluctant to praise such "flexible law enforcement" and "humanized law enforcement" - "this posture is not for fines, it makes people feel good" and "human touch is more effective than direct fines"... The reason why this approach can "make a difference" is mainly because it changes people's inherent impression that some law enforcement officers "already know about parking fines". It is understandable for some people to have violated the law first and received corresponding punishment, but the reality is that not only were they not punished, but they were comforted by gentle words and even given helmets as gifts. Law enforcement officers' actions not only warm people's hearts, but also help enhance their self-discipline and recognition of compliance with traffic regulations in the future. It is reported that the local traffic police have also been deeply troubled by the low rate of helmet wearing among the public. "When a fine is issued, people often feel that the law enforcement attitude is cold and indifferent, and they may not wear it again next time. Not only may it not achieve the punishment effect, but it may also exacerbate resistance." Follow the pain point to find the answer, perhaps it is the local "success code". According to relevant reports, traffic police often appear as "nagging traffic police officers living around grandparents, uncles, aunts, and younger siblings" in their daily patrols. They learned that not wearing helmets is often due to reasons such as "no helmet", "forgot to wear", "too expensive", and "quality is not guaranteed". Therefore, they introduced the heartwarming "follow-up" of "giving away more than 3000 helmets" and placing free shared helmets on the streets. From the perspective of implementation effect, the original intention and goodwill of traffic police have not only been "caught" by people, but have also indeed enhanced their awareness of obeying traffic rules. From a certain perspective, this is also a two-way pursuit between law enforcement and compliance. The experience of "reducing accidents by 30% after sending 3000 helmets" may not be easily copied, but the governance thinking behind it has certain enlightening and reference significance for more places - transforming the old logic of strict management and fines into a new posture of fault tolerance and service, which is worth trying. One way is to look at problems and find answers more from the perspective of the masses. As the traffic police said, "Everyone has different life experiences, and the choices they make are sometimes helpless. Faced with these, it's better to 'say' than to 'do'. We try our best to help them, and we believe they will understand our efforts." Secondly, we can think about the flexibility of law enforcement methods from the perspective of effectiveness. Social governance should apply the concept of combining dredging and blocking to the "capillaries", so that punishment has a scale and law enforcement has a warmth. The third is to present legal education, law enforcement and other activities in a visual way, expanding public awareness, participation and cooperation. Of course, flexible law enforcement does not mean "treating everyone with leniency" without principles, but rather balancing relaxation with leniency and strictness. That is, under the premise of complying with legal provisions, some attempts are made to make flexibility and humanization in law enforcement methods, replacing "one punishment" and "management with punishment" with a certain margin of error and service methods, to encourage parties to self correct and actively abide by the law. The revised Administrative Penalty Law in 2021 has strengthened the principle of combining punishment with education, added content such as "first violation can be exempted from punishment", and clarified that "no subjective fault shall be punished". In recent years, more and more local law enforcement departments have put this into practice. For example, in some places, the housing and construction system has issued an administrative penalty exemption list, formulated supporting regulatory measures for exemption, guided parties to correct themselves in a timely manner, actively eliminate and mitigate the consequences of social harm; Some places are exploring and launching a new flexible law enforcement model of "no punishment for first violation+public welfare reduction punishment+minor quick punishment", continuously optimizing the business environment... From a national perspective, "no punishment for first violation" and "minor exemption from punishment" are increasingly becoming "daily law enforcement". Law enforcement is connected to functional departments on one end and the public on the other. The way, attitude, and details of law enforcement are related to people's confidence in the rule of law. It should be recognized that flexible law enforcement is not only related to each specific person being enforced, but also to cultivating the civilized consciousness and legal literacy of the entire society, and even to the process of building the rule of law in the entire country. (New Society)