Cops in China charged with fighting petty crime have become so notorious for their abuse of power that their official name, Chengguan, has become slang for thuggishness. “Don’t be too chengguan,” one might admonish another, meaning “don’t be such a bully.”
That reputation was given more fuel Wednesday when a newspaper ran pictures of an officer tackling a diminutive fruit vendor in the southern boomtown of Guangzhou as her 16-month-old daughter looked on. During the incident, he grabbed Li Shengyan's neck and wrestled her to the ground after a dispute over a fruit knife.
Wednesday’s incident – as described by the report in the Southern Metropolitan newspaper -- started after officials confiscated her fruit knife. One officer, Ao Dating, then threatend to take away her fruit and the cart.
Pomegranate thrown
Li then yelled at Ao and hurled a pomegranate at him. This enraged Ao and he grabbed her by the neck. The officer then forced her to the ground. His colleagues eventually dragged him off Li.
Li then yelled at Ao and hurled a pomegranate at him. This enraged Ao and he grabbed her by the neck. The officer then forced her to the ground. His colleagues eventually dragged him off Li.
One picture showed Li with her hands tied -- unable to comfort her daughter as the young girl hugged her.
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