Personal values cannot be placed beyond the law

A RECENT VIDEO clip showing a policeman in Changsha, Hunan province, beating a dog to death went viral online. The local police responded that they received reports about the dog attacking people so they had to take action. People's Daily comments:

All the evidence shows the local police did the right thing to protect people's lives and safety. The local regulations on pets state that when a chained dog is suspected of being dangerous, the owner is obliged to kill it and the police should help.

Yet some self-proclaimed "animal rights protectors" alleged the policeman "tortured the dog for hours", labeling him as "cruel" and "violent". Someone even posted the personal information of the policeman online, asking people to make complaints against him.