近来,河南28岁的农民工张海超,为了证实自己患上尘肺职业病,竟然冒着生命危险,开胸验肺。该起事件经媒体报道之后,震惊全国。开胸验肺事件凸显了当前弱势群体维权的困境。在这一悲怆的事实背后,也引发了人们无限的感慨:为什么弱势群体只有选择如此悲壮的举动才能引起社会的关注从而才有可能维护自身的权益呢? Recently, Zhang Haichao, a 28-year-old migrant worker in Henan Province, risked his life and opened his chest to test the lungs to prove he was suffering from pneumoconiosis. After the incident was reported by the media, it shocked the whole country. Thoracotomy pneumoconiosis highlights the plight of the current vulnerable groups rights. Behind this sad fact, it also arouses people’s infinite feeling: why only vulnerable groups choose such tragic move can cause social concern so that it is possible to safeguard their own rights?