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Quote #10
If they hurt Velutha more than they intended to, it was only because any kinship, any connection between themselves and him, any implication that if nothing else, at least biologically he was a fellow creature – had been severed long ago. They were not arresting a man, they were exorcising fear. (18.70)
We can see here that the policemen don't just beat the smack out of Velutha because they think he's a criminal. They do it because they're afraid of him and no longer conceive of him as a human being.