[tszming]

Hongkonger here also (now going to out to see the latest situation)

For those who want a TLDR: http://www.vox.com/2014/9/28/6856663/hong-kong-democracy-pro...

Lot of protesters are just TEENAGERS/STUDENTS who want a peaceful protest , and the crazy police are fully armed and used countless tear gas on them.

This is going to be one of the largest events in HK history.

[Mikeb85]

> Lot of protesters are just TEENAGERS/STUDENTS who want a peaceful protest , and the crazy police are fully armed and used countless tear gas on them.

The police must have taken a page from the Ferguson, MO playbook... Or maybe just Occupy Wall St....

[caycep]

Re Ferguson - I hope they didn't take a page from what was clearly one of the most inept police actions in recent history...one would think they were smarter than that.

[Mikeb85]

Yeah of course they're smarter than that. Just pointing out that police over-reaction happens just as much over here as there (at least in the last decade). A few canisters of tear gas and riot gear is hardly unique to HK, pretty much every G8 protest ever is more violent...