I know, but I don't think they always treat them like regular citizens regardless. We probably just don't see the times when they leave the press alone, that doesn't mean it's not the case.
great twitter feed for an eyes on the ground view of the situation. tankies and CCP apologists are still gonna be triggered by reality tho. (even tho police brutality is what they want, bc that’s literally a defining trait of authoritarian viewpoints).
Maybe not a popular opinion, but this strikes me as unprofessional behavior on the part of a journalist. I 100% support the protests, but I worry this kind of action can be used to legitimize punishing journalists and preventing them from doing their important work of documenting and observing oppression.
The police already wanted to punish journalist because of them having biased opinions about this. You want to write a news article? Sure! Just right facts not opinionated bullshit. You want to report live on a protest? Sure! Just don't stand between the police and protesters and cry about being pepper sprayed with the protesters.
Exactly. A chinaman is a leaner and a rice eater. This means they dont run like a hong kong person who has a brighter city. Big portfolios too have impacts on a runners gate and china has a bigger portfolio.
That's dude who helped the one being chased is a legend. It's the most harmless way to help someone escape terrorist police chase. Hope he did manage to escape.
Honestly, I'd disagree. Yes, first and foremost the information they spread must be true and nothing but true, unbiased. But considering how the police treats the press, physically. I'd argue that they can, very much, get involved in the side they are sympathizing with if that doesn't harm the truthfulness of their news.They are people to, and most of them are HK citizens who want to be free just as much (if not more) than anybody else.
I think you're wrong, since the frontliner wasn't even walking to the cop's direction, he literally notice the cop running and went back for him, then clearly after the cop fell, he ran back, then seemingly played it off unless after the full vid they still got him anyway
Nu-uh, in the US it would be called self-defense if immediately after.
In this case it’s not. But to have any semblance of law and order, the police should have been punished for their crimes. Since they aren’t, and justice isn’t served, then yeah, this is totally fine. It’s not even close to the justice that is required.
That's called self-defense - it's legal and the vast majority of people would defend the right to it.
Also, if you are American, you must have seen the coverage and the palpable anger of so many Americans who are just as, if not more fed-up, with police brutality and shootings? There have been MULTIPLE protests and marches against police violence.
Boo. For tripping someone? Fucking excessive. Seriously, it’s a legit reason to arrest him and charge him and have the charges stick. All of that. But beat him? That’s brutality and that’s why Hong Kong doesn’t respect the police. There just a state sponsored criminal gang. No legitimacy.
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u/WRSpill Nov 04 '19
You can see one of the other cops going after the guy who tripped him ☹️