Recently, in Haikou City, Hainan Province, a violent incident involving multiple police officers forcibly dragging a woman who ran a red light occurred. The public expressed that while the woman running the red light was indeed inappropriate, the police should not have resorted to such violence. The police claimed to have advised the woman for 6 minutes before taking action. Netizens have raised doubts about the police’s statement, demanding to see the video of this purported 6-minute conversation.
The topic of “woman pulled off electric bike by traffic police” has sparked heated discussions on mainland Chinese social media. A video circulated online shows that on April 29th, in Haikou, a woman wearing a light-colored top and jeans was riding an electric bike when she was violently dragged by four strong police officers. The woman shouted loudly, “I am cooperating, I am cooperating…” but the police did not stop, continuing to forcefully drag her. The woman then screamed, “Don’t touch me.” The police directly threw the woman to the ground. The woman appeared to be frightened, screaming desperately.
Comments from the public indicated disapproval of the woman’s act of running the red light but strong discontent towards the police’s violent behavior.
“This is not a reason to physically attack someone.” “Are these People’s Police? My heart was pounding while watching this.” “She said she was cooperating, so why continue using force? How severe was her offense that it required such a level of enforcement?”
Following public attention to the incident, the local police released a statement on the 29th, stating that at around 9:14 am that day, a woman named Xiao rode an electric bike from south to north, ran a red light at Longkun South Road, Star River Plaza, and was stopped by the police. Xiao refused to get off her bike. After 6 minutes of unsuccessful persuasion, the police forcefully removed her from the electric bike. Xiao was fined 50 RMB. The police officers involved were disciplined for their improper enforcement actions.
The public remains unconvinced by the police’s explanation, particularly regarding the “6-minute persuasion.”
“Does a traffic light stay red for 6 minutes?” “Release the video of the 6-minute conversation.” “Why not publish the footage from the beginning of the enforcement for evidence of non-cooperation?” “Why isn’t the full video being released?” “The recording device malfunctioned, ran out of battery; if there’s power, it didn’t record… they’ve thought of all excuses. Will they miss any chance to prove they are right? Do you think it’s easy to make them admit they’re wrong?”
“Even if it was 6 hours or 6 days, forcibly pulling her off the bike is not justified. The key lies in the difference between ‘non-cooperation’ in words and ‘cooperation’ in her screams in the video.” “I have personally experienced being advised by four people for 10 seconds, followed by 123 warnings in the 8th, 9th, and 10th seconds before being pushed to the ground.”
“In the video, the woman kept emphasizing ‘don’t touch me, I am cooperating,’ yet she was still forcibly pulled down. The claimed 6 minutes of persuasion is only a one-sided statement; I only believe what I hear and see myself.”