To people trying to compile protest tips from Hong Kong. Sure, protesters can learn from each other. But I spent a lot of time in Hong Kong as a researcher and both the police and their movement are *very* different. Importing methods uncritically can be *really* dangerous.
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Yes, there's a lot of very interesting aspects to the organizational side of Hong Kong protests. I have my own research and others have written up a lot. That side is important to study and reflect upon. Street tactics, much less so due to differences.https://twitter.com/bayes_baes/status/1268281845235412992 …
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Also, since we're discussion this, here's a thread considering various protest risks, along with some harm-reduction advice for the pandemic as well as safety advice.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1267890489505824769 …
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There’s video of someone in either LA or Houston doing it with a tennis racket last night or the night before!
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all I've seen of that style is this, factchecked to be from france in 2016https://factcheck.afp.com/no-photo-does-not-show-hong-kong-protester-hitting-away-tear-gas-canister-tennis-racquet …
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That particular photo wasn’t from the HK protests but protesters in HK did use tennis rackets to hit back tear gas canisters.pic.twitter.com/Ree9JxJrjD
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There's video of protesters doing this too in Chile
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(also, never, ever, throw them by hand : if the canister explodes, you won't have a hand anymore)
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good tip

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You forgot the leaf blower.https://twitter.com/xraytext/status/1266220772172972032 …
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I think here you're better off with a baseball bat tbh.
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Hadn't ever seen it anywhere else. I think I have it on video! (That said, don't try it here! The canister size here is different. Plus the police are different!)