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Originally Posted by FlameOn

More whataboutism for situations that were wildly different. G20 the protesters were allowed to disperse by police and were there for a limited time event. The police were generally not violent at G20 either. Hong Kong protesters started out peaceful for months and are still peaceful when there is no police presence, have been protesting for police oversight with no concessions for months (key demand since July), are currently surrounded, and told to surrender or face live ammunition.

If you want to compare police forces, Hong Kong Police have been caught using repeated head hits on already subdued or non resisting protesters.

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Not resisting protester repeatedly hit in the head

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Protesters head gets stomped on after getting subdued

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Zipped tied protesters head gets rammed into concrete barrier following arrest

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There are also bunch of videos of protesters arms getting broken after arrest. This would never fly in Canada.

G20 all police were marked with names and identification as they are legally required to (so complaints can be filed if required and video can be analyzed if abuse occurs), in Hong Kong Police Force riot cops have removed all identification. Canadian cops follow certain guidelines on use of force during protests, in Hong Kong numerous abuses including repeated deliberate attempts to injure. Given the HKPF's documented overuse of force, threats of live ammunition use, previous use of force and live ammunition, and being surrounded, are you confident G20 protesters or even yourself would behave differently in a similar situation?

All of that plus people in Toronto weren’t fighting for a democratic freedom that was being stripped away by an authoritarian regime.