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16:20, 02-Sep-2017
Shanghai policeman suspended for slamming woman carrying baby into ground
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A police officer in Shanghai has been suspended from his duties after being caught on camera slamming a woman carrying a baby to the ground.
The altercation happened on Friday during a row about a parking ticket in a suburb of Shanghai, according to the city’s Municipal Bureau of Public Security.
The police officer was seen slamming the woman holding a toddler into the ground. /Video screenshot
The police officer was seen slamming the woman holding a toddler into the ground. /Video screenshot
The altercation escalated as the woman carrying a baby girl started to push and shove the cop, who violently threw the woman to the ground, sending the toddler crashing down hard on the pavement.
The police officer wrestled the woman with his colleague. /Video screenshot
The police officer wrestled the woman with his colleague. /Video screenshot
Witnesses then rushed in to assist the crying child.
The officer, however, did not bother and continued to wrestle the woman with the help of his colleague.
The woman and the toddler were then sent to a local hospital where they were treated for bruises.
The police officer said, "We could negotiate but you should not attack." /Video screenshot
The police officer said, "We could negotiate but you should not attack." /Video screenshot
The incident has raised an online ruckus after the shocking video went viral on China’s Twitter-like Weibo. While many netizens slammed the officer’s violent misconduct for wrestling down the woman and injuring the baby, some have blamed the woman.
“The police officers should give priority to the security of people and take safety measures for the child before restraining the woman,” @kuangrenaguang commented on Weibo, adding it is also unacceptable that both cops have remained indifferent to the baby after she was slammed to the ground.
“Though the officer should be blamed for the aggressive demeanor, the woman should also be punished for endangering the child by interrupting the policemen and pushing an officer at first,” @taoyingcai noted.
Screenshot from the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Public Security's Weibo account. /Weibo Photo
Screenshot from the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Public Security's Weibo account. /Weibo Photo
In response to the growing online backlash, Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Public Security on Friday made a statement following a preliminary investigation, saying the police officer has been suspended from all duties and an investigation has been launched.
“The police officer’s brutal behavior to restrain the woman was wrong”, reads the statement released Friday by the Bureau on its official Weibo account, adding it will further regulate police enforcement and comprehensively improve its public service.
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