A video showing a Chinese police officer slamming a woman holding a child to the ground has incensed social media users in the world’s most populous country.
A video, taken by a bystander, shows a woman in Shanghai arguing with an officer over a parking fine. After a heated exchange, the officer suddenly slams the woman to the pavement, while she’s holding her child.
The infant can be seen flying to the pavement. Onlookers rush to the scene and try to help the woman and her child.
On the video, captured Sept. 1, Weibo users condemned the physical force used against the child.
One Weibo user from Nanjing said, “What are these police doing? They should be protecting and serving the people. Even if there are some disputes, it shouldn’t go as far as throwing a child on the ground.”
Another person wrote on Weibo. “After watching the video, I thought the problem was at most an individual issue. But after reading the official Shanghai police report, my opinion completely changed. I feel this is not a problem with any single person, but a very serious political issue. Those two officers have brought shame on entire country’s police forces. If they are not punished, how could the true police of the people tolerate it?”
