With the Olympics only four years away, Beijing is keen to have us believe that Chinese policemen do not torture and kill dissidents and members of bizarre sects. Officer Liu Wenli, for example, was very keen on finding someone to teach him French:
We are unlikely to reach consensus as to whether being beaten round the head by a policeman is better or worse than having him sidle up in a bar humming patriotic songs, but I think you will agree that, although China Daily says that he is absolutely useless at catching thieves, it seems unlikely that Liu will ever be appointed to a position of responsibility at the local police training school.
Still, something needs to change, and quickly: to judge by this picture, Chinese policemen continue to be issued with extra sets of hands to avoid leaving traceable fingerprints at the scene of their crimes:
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