Alcohol has once again been blamed for the bad behaviour of a person who behaved in an unacceptable manner. This time a Chinese man who is actually a policeman, drank alcohol before conducting himself in such bad behaviour that he injured a baby.
The incident, almost too bizarre to understand took place in China’s Zhengzhou, Henan province. The policeman apparently drank alcohol before throwing a baby to the ground.
It seems that alcohol is once again being given a bad rap by irresponsible adults who do not know how to conduct themselves, of course alcohol is an easy scapegoat but this incident highlights the importance of being a responsible drinker.
People cannot continue to blame alcohol for their bad behaviour especially since they are the ones who chose to drink alcohol and probably excessively for it to affect the way they act. That is why it is so important that responsible service of alcohol is enforced in Oz, so that incidents like this one reported on news.xinhuanet.com can be avoided:
An initial investigation found that on the evening of July 18, GuoZengxi took a 7-month-old baby girl from her parents and hurled her to the ground at the entrance of a karaoke club in Linzhou City after dining and drinking alcohol with friends at a local restaurant.
Linzhou police said there had been no conflict between Guo and the baby’s parents before he threw the baby to the ground.
The child was rushed to a local hospital and later transferred to Anyang Regional Hospital for further treatment. She suffered multiple brain injuries, including a bone fracture and bruising, said Li Pengqiang, a doctor with the hospital in Anyang.
The baby girl was discharged from the hospital on Aug. 5. Though temporarily out of danger, Li said the girl could suffer aftereffects from the trauma.
“She is very easily startled and clings to me when she hears cars passing by,” said RenWenli, mother of the child.
“She is now very afraid of strangers and sometimes vomits,” Ren added.
Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-08/19/c_132643018.htm
The article goes on to explain that the police department has covered the baby’s medical bills, but this is little consolation to a mother and family who are uncertain of whether their child sustained any long term damage. Tests are currently being organised for the child in Beijing to try and find out.
This incident also highlights how the situation can get out of hand when alcohol is abused and it can escalate to involve numerous members of the public. The drunken police officer had to be hospitalised after he was beaten by locals at the scene who witnessed his behaviour. He was also sentenced to 15 days in jail.
Shockingly this is not the first incident of this nature to have taken place in China recently, although it is not known whether alcohol was a factor in the previous incident,
Police in Anyang City, which governs Linzhou, opened an investigation into the case following netizens’ anger over the incident. Guo was detained on suspicion of intentional injury Saturday and was transferred to a detention center in Anyang City on Sunday, according to GuoFajie, head of Anyang Public Security Bureau.
In another July incident, a man killed a toddler in Beijing by lifting her from her carriage and throwing her to the ground after arguing with and physically attacking the baby’s mother.
Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-08/19/c_132643018.htm