New media reports & surveillance video show that the young university student that was beaten to death first started attacking the 6 police officers. Chinese netizen were originally sympathetic and critical of the police but now many feel the student got what he deserved.

A Nanjing traffic police officer stops a car with black Volkswagen Santana with military license plates for running a red light, using his body to block the car. The drivers of the military car come out and argue with the police officer. Netizen reaction supports the police but all internet discussion was censored and deleted after a few days.

2008 September 12, several Northeastern Chinese men caught on video hitting & kicking a woman bus driver in Wuhan, where another bus beating happened in 2006.