On April 1st, a 56-year-old taxi driver in Liuzhou, Guangxi Province, drove over a hundred meters with a traffic police officer on the hood of his car before being detained.
According to reports by Jiemu News, a video showing a taxi driving with a uniformed person on the hood circulated widely in a WeChat group for taxi drivers in Liuzhou, Guangxi.
The video depicts a taxi colliding with a man in uniform on the road, causing shock and alarm among onlookers.
Liunan Sub-bureau of Liuzhou Public Security Bureau announced on their official WeChat account that around 11 a.m. that day, during an inspection near Nanzhan Road in Liunan District, the 56-year-old taxi driver, surnamed Huang, refused to cooperate and drove with a traffic police officer on the hood for over a hundred meters, resulting in injuries to the officer. Huang has been criminally detained. However, the announcement did not specify further details.
The official announcement has raised questions and doubts among many netizens. Some expressed, “The cause and effect should be made public.” “Was the inspection reasonable? Why was the inspection conducted in the first place? Tell the whole story, not just one side.” “There must be a reason for abnormal behavior, this seems like an outburst of emotions.” “Being a taxi driver doesn’t pay well.” “The money isn’t enough to eat, so he can only go to jail for free meals.”
These comments reflect the public’s demand for transparency and accountability in the incident involving the taxi driver and the traffic police officer in Liuzhou, underscoring the importance of providing a complete picture of the events leading up to the altercation.