摘要： 近年来，在公众高度关注的领域，以危险方法危害公共安全罪被过度扩张适用，如在道路交通安全、食品与药品安全、社会治安与社会秩序领域等。扩张适用该罪是顺应公众舆论的重刑主义、重罪主义诉求，呈现出混乱性。审判实践中该罪与其他罪之间的界限仍然模糊，同案异判现象较为突出。公众舆论推进了该罪的过度扩张适用，将社会问题司法化，忽略了被告人的基本诉讼权利，意见表达也不是建立在案件事实与法律适用的基础之上。审判实践中通过“以刑制罪”来实现公众舆论要求严惩犯罪的诉求，是功利主义的裁判观，背离了罪刑法定原则。防范该罪的过度扩张适用，应进一步明确弹性条款的解释原则，优化刑事立法，注重对公众舆论的引导，着手解决特定的社会问题。

关键词: 以危险方法危害公共安全罪, 公众舆论, 扩张适用

Abstract: There is a bad trend of over-application of the Crime of Endangering Public Safety with DangerousMeans in the field of overwhelming public concern. This is because of public heavy penalty thought and felo-ny doctrine which make people confused. In trial practice the boundaries between different crimes are stillvague；and the courts often don’t apply the principle of“Like Case，Like Treatment.” The public opinionpromotes the application of the crime，turns the social issues into legal ones，ignores the fundamental proce-dural rights of the accused，and their views are not based on the facts and the basis of legal application. Intrial practice，through“giving sentences partially according to the punishment” to achieve public opinion isthe utilitarian concept，and it’s serious departure from the principle of legality. To prevent the over-applica-tion of the crime，we should further clarify the interpretation of the terms of the principles of flexibility andoptimize criminal legislation，focusing on guidance to public opinion，to solve specific social problems.

Key words: Endangering Public Safety with Dangerous Means, Public Opinion, Expansion Application