Police in southwestern China scuffled this week with protesters demanding greater justice for a 14-year-old girl bullied by her schoolmates, the latest in a series of such incidents that have drawn national attention. The unusual public outrage was set off by videos widely shared on Chinese social media showing a group of teenage girls verbally and physically attacking the victim in Jiangyou, a city in Sichuan province. Local residents, some of whom were spurred by what authorities said were false reports that the families of the alleged attackers had official ties, have faced off with police they accuse of letting them off too lightly. “Your children will meet children of officials who are more senior than you. What if they beat your children?” one man said from behind a barricade in a video verified by NBC News. Other verified videos, many of which were swiftly taken down by Chinese censors, showed a large crowd gathered in Jiangyou on Monday night, at times singing the Chinese national anthem as the police presence grew. Some people could be seen struggling with police officers on the ground before being taken away. Reached by phone on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Sichuan Public Security Department declined to comment and referred to earlier statements.

Full report : Police in Sichuan province scuffled this week with protesters demanding greater justice for a 14-year-old girl who was verbally and physically attacked by her schoolmates.