The debate is whether the elderly who can't afford to help are moral or legal issues.

This is a moral issue as well as a legal issue.

Helping the old and caring for the young is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, and respecting the old and caring for the young is a well-known virtue. It is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation to thank the elderly and their families after helping them get up. Even if you don't thank me, it's a moral problem.

If after helping the elderly, the elderly and their families not only don't thank them, but help others by mistake, this is suspected of committing extortion.

The crime of extortion refers to the act of extorting public or private property by threatening or coercing the victim for the purpose of illegal possession.

Article 274 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), whoever extorts or extorts public or private property in a large amount or for many times shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also, or shall only, be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years and fined.

Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Extortion and Blackmail.

Article 1 Whoever extorts or extorts public or private property in an amount of more than 2,000 yuan but less than 5,000 yuan, more than 30,000 yuan but less than 100,000 yuan, and more than 300,000 yuan but less than 500,000 yuan shall be deemed as "a large amount", "a huge amount" and "a particularly huge amount" as stipulated in Article 274 of the Criminal Law respectively.

Article 8 The defendant who commits the crime of extortion shall be sentenced to a fine of more than 2,000 yuan and less than 2 times; If the defendant fails to obtain property, he shall be fined between 2,000 yuan and 100,000 yuan.