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For those new to #HongKong protest viewing, let me provide a quick primer. Unlike France, hi-viz vests are not protesters. These are press and volunteer medics. One of the volunteer medics lost an eye after the popo shot her in the face with a sponge grenade. 1/x https://twitter.com/daaitoulaam/status/1265621710486683649">https://twitter.com/daaitoula...
a foreign domestic helper/journalist lost an eye when a popo shot her in the eye with another sponge grenade from close range. #HongKong Injustice Dept refused to prosecute. Popo refused to release a name though identified to prevent private/civil prosecution. 2/x
On screen is a District Councillor. They are directly elected officials, like a borough rep in NYC. HK pan-dems swept these elections this past year after 20 years of famine. At protests they try to act as intermediaries. Popo usually arrest and Injustice Dept prosecutes em 3/x
On screen now is a fire barricade. Only 20% of HKers own cars. A privileged minority. The #HongKong popo and govt policy long-term is to favour their own privileged minority over HK groundlings. cf former leader/CPPCC Vice-Chairman CY& #39;s comments on limiting suffrage 4/x
On screen now is the Green Gang/Green Objects and hi-viz vested journalists. There are the paramilitary riot popo in #HongKong. Absolutely loathed. On a scale of 0-100, after a corona lull 44% still give em a 0. 5/x
On screen now are local residents heckling the Green Gang for arresting a passer-by. The quota must be fulfilled. A year of this has turned neighbourhoods into protesters as the Green Gang shits on peace and stability. 6/x
Besides the Green Gang, we also see on screen, the popo in middling blue cloth vests. They are allegedly popo media liaisons, but you& #39;d never know it from their atrocious behaviour towards the press. 7/x
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