Late last month, a user of China’s social media posted a vivid account of how a group of police officers ate and drank at her parents’ restaurant, and then beat them savagely after refusing to pay the bill.
The owner and his wife were both seriously wounded, Hong Kong’s Apple Daily reported. The attackers, from the paramilitary People’s Armed Police, jeered at them, saying that it would be useless to report the incident.
The story came to light on the morning of April 28 when the owners’ daughter, with the username of “Wing-June,” asked for help on Sina Weibo, a Chinese social media site.
Wing-June described the scene: At around 6 p.m. on the 27th, three military policemen and a woman came to Jinxinyuan Gourmet for dinner. They got a private room and had brought their own liquor. An hour later, four more officers joined them with more drinks. They then ordered more liquor and beer from the restaurant.
Half an hour after closing time, Wing-June’s parents repeatedly asked the guests to pay their bill, but instead of cash, the officers simply asked to put it all on credit. This being against restaurant policy, Wing-June’s mother refused. The military police then began to to walk out, and then, when the owners began calling the police, they turned back and the beating began.
