Poor traffic management causes police officer's death

ON WEDNESDAY, WHILE TRYING TO STOP AN SUV THAT HAD made an illegal turn, a traffic policeman in Shanghai was dragged by the car for 10 meters and killed. Comments:

As a response to the tragedy, several deputies to the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, have proposed adding the crime of "assaulting a police officer" into China's criminal code. This is a reasonable motion and might better protect police officers performing their duties. The problem is, there are many law enforcers other than the police in China, such as urban management officials, or chengguan, and do they need special protection, too? More discussions are needed on this issue.

Beijing Times, March 14