There is this folklore that American cops are trigger happy against protesters, but as far as I can tell the last time police shot demonstrators was the Jackson State killings in 1970. Saying this not to minimize police violence, but to stop it being used as an excuse like thishttps://twitter.com/VerbatimHKG/status/1294373338387607552 …
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Because they're not live fire. The HK police is intimating that American police would have killed protesters by now, as an excuse for their own excesses
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"It's not even live ammunition!" I say as the tear gas canister strikes my face, severing my optic nerve.
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From your lips to God's ear
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