![]() ![]() ![]() We see proliferate violence across a variety of contexts, whether it be in the deployment of “implements” against i) inanimate objects and public property (e.g. Most recently, the first live round was fired by a police officer during National Day this past Tuesday. ![]() Increasingly frequently, these protests have slipped into violence as radical extremists from both ends of the political spectrum clash, but also as the police employ what many perceive to be excessive force against protesters. Opposition that was originally directed towards a controversial, flawed bill evolved into a persistent and regularised series of protests against government ineptitude, socioeconomic inequalities, political deadlocks and incompetence, and perceived encroachment upon the core values and liberties of Hong Kongers. Over the past summer, Hong Kong underwent one of its most pronounced political conflicts in its history. ![]()
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