Law enforcers do not have privilege to break the law

A VIDEO WIDELY SPREAD ONLINE SHOWS a policeman in Shenzhen, Southern China's Guangdong province, insulting two women. Reports say the policeman stopped the two women on the street without any reason and asked them to show their ID cards. He refused to show them his own police card when asked. Feeling challenged, the officer threatened to cuff them and throw them behind bars, and behaved aggressively toward them. The police chief apologized to the two women and the policeman has been suspended. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

What role should the police play? Protect and serve, of course. When we hire police officers with taxpayers' money, equip them with batons, handcuffs and even guns, we expect them to use such equipment to protect us against possible harm from criminals.

It is no problem for police officers to stop people and question them if they are suspected of being involved in crimes. The police can even bring them in for questioning if necessary.