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Originally Posted by FlameOn
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Almost a fifth of HK's population came out to protest the bill and the HK government refused to back down after Beijing indicated they supported her actions. The HK government will not withdraw the bill, they no longer have the autonomy to do so and Beijing will never back down. ...
With the increasing use of police brutality and mainland forces in crowd suppression, including police directly firing tear gas and bean bag rounds directly at people's heads, and protesters getting hospitalized with severe injuries after entering police custody, I can't imagine protester anger dying down for this any time soon. This will only lead to an even bigger crackdown by the mainland Chinese government. The Chinese government has been showing videos of troops being moved to the Shenzen area on state television.
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This is a terrible situation. I feel some sympathy for the police in this as well. Although there have been incidents that crossed the line, they are also being hung out to dry. The police are not politicians. They only have so many tools to use, and the tools needed to calm the situation down aren't part of the police toolset. It should be the HK government to engage and use diplomacy and politics to bring the city to peace. Instead the government stays quiet, letting the situation continue to boil as police and protesters have more conflict.