Police buy melons from street vendor after giving him a parking fine
By Liang Wenxi
China Plus
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Traffic police officers voluntarily bought all the watermelons of a vendor after fining him for parking illegally at a train station in Zhengzhou, in central China's Henan Province, reports dahe.cn.

The watermelon vendor is stopped by traffic police officers for breaking the road rules in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, on Saturday, July 14, 2018. [Photo: dahe.cn]

The watermelon vendor is stopped by traffic police officers for breaking the road rules in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, on Saturday, July 14, 2018. [Photo: dahe.cn]

On Saturday, the watermelon vendor parked in a busy area next to the train station. He was stopped by the traffic police officers for breaking the road rules, and taken to the traffic police station where he was fined and given a lecture about his behavior.

But, understanding the difficulties faced by small traders trying to make a living, the traffic police volunteered to buy all of his melons.