Great cheering as banner is defeated. I don't think anything good is going to happen to it down therepic.twitter.com/bHpSiztnbq
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The police tonight kept a very low profile. I walked past one large group of police vans on Nathan Rd., but they didn't engage, and rode off. Mong Kok police station, a usual flash point, was also fairly quiet. Police did nothing to defend the Legislative Council building either
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So what does that mean? It could be that police were scared of confrontation given the level of public anger tonight after the emergency decree. Or it could mean that they wanted the maximum mayhem in the city, as justification. I don't know what to think. But it has escalated
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In particular, I don't know what to make of shutting down the MTR like this. Is the goal to cause the maximum disruption to ordinary people, so they will blame the protesters? It is a heartless and cruel gambit, whatever it is. The MTR has been turned into a political weapon
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Headlines in the South China Morning Post (the government mouthpiece) certainly suggest that causing maximum drama was the desired effect. Note how they blame protesters for the completely unjustified decision to shut down the subway systempic.twitter.com/Me1gTOKmYU
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