At one protest, I met a retired cop who told me he's lost his shit on July 21, the day the Hong Kong police let triad members beat up passengers at an MTR station without interference. He had spent his entire career fighting the triads. They were colluding with the sworn enemy!
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The reason I'm so livid about Apple's http://hkmap.live ban is because this is the reality Hong Kongers are up against. The police aren't defenders of order; they're perpetrators of indiscriminate violence. And when they want real dirty work done, they call in criminals
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There have been multiple such attacks on activists, legislators, and public figures in Hong Kong the past few months. They are highly targeted and deliberate. There have been no arrests made for these attacks, many of which took place in public places in broad daylight
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@hkmaplive tonight warning about this attack, and also showing how near it was to a major police station (the black fortress icon).pic.twitter.com/0ttEpWjQxg
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Jimmy Sham had been previously attacked by masked men wielding baseball bats in a restaurant on August 29. His friend defended him and received horrific injuries.http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news.php?id=133803&sid=4 …
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That same day, activist Max Chung was badly beaten in Tai Po after *walking out of a police station*https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/08/29/hong-kong-protest-organiser-max-chung-beaten-tai-po-shortly-police-grant-unconditional-release/ …
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As usual,
@xinqisu brings the receipts. None of the perpetrators of these attacks have been identified or arrested.https://twitter.com/XinqiSu/status/1184467938289405952 …Show this thread -
Consider a thought experiment in which the Hong Kong police wanted to investigate these crimes in good faith. They can't leave their fortified police stations except in large groups, because they are so hated. They can't perform their sole duty, which is to protect the public.
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Some say “circle of violence intensified”, which I don’t agree, as this is very political charged, in no way a revenge against violence of the protesters side, but a explicit way to disseminate fear and terror.
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Heads up america. This is exactly how police will treat us if we step out of line.
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