[ackbar03]

Maybe if the protestors werent so intent on disrupting everyday life and kept things peaceful in the first place the police wouldn't have to clear them out using such means. These protests are a serious nuisance and everyone is paying the consequences for the protestors actions

[beatgammit]

Are you seriously defending the police here? This is way beyond the reaction you'd see in pretty much any western democratic country.

Protests (again, in western democratic countries) can be peaceful, and typically are peaceful provided the police don't escalate things.

[ackbar03]

No I don't agree with the police beating the protestors here but neither do I agree with protestors throwing bricks at police and setting off petrol bombs or breaking off a policeman finger. You can't exactly expect them to be sitting ducks, it's a natural reaction so stop complaining and making a fuss, it's what your gonna get right or wrong. I for one would like to be able to spend my weeknights outside without the fear of getting hurt. And also for Hong Kong not to be some sort of safe harbour for criminals but that's probably going to just set off more fireworks so I'll just be happy with peace on the streets again

[EliRivers]

On the other hand, the HK police had their chance to be competent and impartial, and demonstrated themselves not to be a professional constabulary, but the tools of the state.

"Natural reaction" it may well be, but they're meant to be a professional police force; not a street gang.

[liability]

Those totalitarian thugs (and their sycophants online) deserve far worse, and gods willing they'll get it.

[TylerE]

Yes, everyone should be good little sheep and do what Big Brother says.