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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 8 Sep 2019

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      Blind throw of a teargas canister by Hong Kong police around a corner, first hits a reporter—yay helmet!—before teargassing random shoppers. This is one reason why the protests still have a lot momentum. Almost everyone I talked to mentioned police behavior as a key motivator. https://twitter.com/ray_slowbeat/status/1170733270079664134 …

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 8 Sep 2019

      Hong Kong police seem to have hit the unsweet spot for incompetence and brutality. Having studied protests for a long time, I’d say they rank high in terms of incompetence for crowd control but are constantly upping their misconduct ratings. Every week I was there they got worse.

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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 8 Sep 2019

          By the way, this is why protest safety—for most people—is, in order of importance: helmets, goggles then gas mask. The most serious injuries are direct hits to the head and eyes, and I’ve seen and there a lot of videos of Hong Kong police firing the canisters at head level.

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 8 Sep 2019

          At this point, many people are quiet mad at the Hong Kong police. One could’ve made a very good study of original Cantonese insults and curses from just listening to the passerby’s yelling at them.

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        4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 8 Sep 2019

          Also, Hong Kong's protesters appear to me as deeply earnest and non-cynical. It's really a disservice to interpret them through the cynical/weary frame around politics/movements that's common in US/UK. Our own frames/projections to their particular moment don't work well.

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        1. Michael McAteer‏ @Monetarius 8 Sep 2019
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          The "heavenly mandate" in all polities is the exclusive use of violence. It's misuse is cause for its retraction.

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        1. runrunblue‏ @runrunblue 8 Sep 2019
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          thank you sir!they are the PLA!

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        1. Helene_1515_#FBPE‏ @1515Fbpe 8 Sep 2019
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          Maybe they are in a competition with themselves? 🤔

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        1. Donald Zhang‏ @donaldzh2 8 Sep 2019
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          Are you suggesting that they shall be more effective as Spanish police?https://twitter.com/josepalay/status/1170750074655313921?s=20 …

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          Can you see any difference between Spanish police behavior and Hong Kong police behavior when dealing with Catalans or Hongkongers? No, you can’t pic.twitter.com/CVSxTb0CQH
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        1. David‏ @David69396295 8 Sep 2019
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          Are they even trying to stop the protests anymore? From what I can tell, their tactic is to get people mad at them and then arrest them while claiming they are protestors or "rioters". Then immediately they shut down MTR to try to get HKers mad at the "protestors".

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        1. DMSL (Parler : DMSL)‏ @DMSL961 8 Sep 2019
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          In CCP's history, the communist party doesn't have methods to control crowds. An exact example is Cultural Revolution. After the CCP fired people up, the mainlanders killed each other. Unlike HK, HKers know what they should and shouldn't do.

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        1. 複雜物堆‏ @complexmatter 9 Sep 2019
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          Just a simple recap.https://twitter.com/complexmatter/status/1170965223315886080 …

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          複雜物堆 @complexmatter
          The myth of MTRC is just like myths of HK's "efficient" Gov't /police. It's Hong Kong people who get used to British colonial style "obey law and order, nothing bad happens" norms keeps society running (British colonial Gov't wasn't any benevolent BTW), AND this norm FAILS TODAY.
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