True story of police brutality
<p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="brutality">brutality</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="morphed">morphed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Rashomon">Rashomon</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="elusive">elusive</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="around">around</span> 10 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="October">October</span> 11 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Harbin">Harbin</span>, <span word="Heilongjiang">Heilongjiang</span> <span word="province">province</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ruckus">ruckus</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="watering">watering</span> <span word="hole">hole</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>.</p><p><span word="Tragedies">Tragedies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="random">random</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. <span word="Add">Add</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="element">element</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="group">group</span> - <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span> - <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="policemen">policemen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="students">students</span>.</p><p><span word="Online">Online</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="swift">swift</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unanimous">unanimous</span>: <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="brutality">brutality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="condemned">condemned</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="aired">aired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clip">clip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="melee">melee</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="circuit">circuit</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="camera">camera</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victim">victim</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="plainclothes">plainclothes</span> (<span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>), <span word="were">were</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="restrained">restrained</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pendulum">pendulum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="swung">swung</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policemen">policemen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="that">that</span> 22-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="Lin">Lin</span> <span word="Songling">Songling</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unverified">unverified</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Lin">Lin</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Mercedes">Mercedes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cushy">cushy</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p>
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