From the Chinese Press

Guilty cop should be punished

A policeman in Linzhou, Henan province, is under investigation on suspicion of throwing a 7-month-old girl on the ground. The incident has outraged the public not only because the alleged perpetrator is a policeman, but also because police authorities tried to cover it up, says an article in Oriental Morning Post. Excerpts:

Judging from the surveillance video, the policeman, Guo Zengxi, indeed snatched the infant from her parents and threw her on the ground. Irrespective of whether a drunken brawl or an argument over parking a vehicle prompted Guo to get violent, the fact is, he did commit a crime by throwing a kid on the ground. What makes Guo's action more heinous is that he is a law enforcement officer, for which he deserves the strictest punishment.