Remarkableriots Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/06/12/Hong-Kong-protest-Council-delays-reading-of-controversial-bill-as-protesters-clog-streets-near-legislature/2711560314723/ Quote Thousands of protesters outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong forced lawmakers Wednesday to postpone the second reading of a controversial extradition bill that has tensions on high on the island. Lawmakers were scheduled to have a second reading of a bill that would allow for some criminal suspects to be turned over to Communist Party-controlled courts in mainland China at 11 a.m. but the Legislative Council said in a brief statement that it would be postponed to "a later time" as protesters choked streets around the building demanding for the law to be withdrawn while creating piles of bricks extracted from sidewalks near the site. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/hong-kong-police-fire-tear-gas-water-as-protest-escalates/ar-AACJU7o?ocid=AMZN Quote Hong Kong police fired tear gas and high-pressure water hoses against protesters who had massed outside government headquarters Wednesday in opposition to a proposed extradition bill that has become a lightning rod for concerns over greater Chinese control and erosion of civil liberties in the semiautonomous territory. The afternoon violence marked a major escalation in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's biggest political crisis in years. It came after protesters earlier in the day forced the delay of a legislative debate over the bill, which would allow criminal suspects in Hong Kong to be sent for trial in mainland China. The overwhelming young crowd had overflowed onto a major downtown road as they overturned barriers and tussled with police outside the government building. But when some appeared to have breached the police cordon around the building, the police launched their response, which also included firing nonlethal projectiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Cool, now China has a list of 1,000,000 people in Hong Kong to deport to the mainland when they pass the law anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I can’t believe China is playing world police Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Update, police are firing bean bags at protestors during the second day of mass protests as they claim the protestors are "growing violent." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I originally read the thread title as Hong Kong Protestants 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I wonder if there exists a point where Beijing would directly intervene or if that is too unthinkable even for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 8 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: I wonder if there exists a point where Beijing would directly intervene or if that is too unthinkable even for them? I hope the protesters left their Winnie the Pooh signs at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 8 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: I wonder if there exists a point where Beijing would directly intervene or if that is too unthinkable even for them? I think the plan was to do it quietly while nobody was looking but there is a greater chance they'll just accelerate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Also the masks are dual-purpose: to mitigate tear gas as well as prevent facial-recognition systems from identifying them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazatron Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 There's always an asian better at (anti-riot tactics) than you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/beijings-reaction-to-hong-kong-protests-has-been-muted-so-far-will-that-continue/2019/06/13/d3e6a808-8dd5-11e9-adf3-f70f78c156e8_story.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 1 minute ago, SFLUFAN said: Come on May, time to Falklands Island this, spend in the HMS Queen Elizabeth II and 3 Commando Brigade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 They're trashin' the place Hong Kong protesters graffiti walls after storming government building – live https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2019/jul/01/hong-kong-braces-for-huge-protests-on-anniversary-of-china-handover-live?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 16 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: They're trashin' the place Hong Kong protesters graffiti walls after storming government building – live https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2019/jul/01/hong-kong-braces-for-huge-protests-on-anniversary-of-china-handover-live?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard Any protesters with their phone in there is going to be disappeared, aren't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 1 minute ago, Jwheel86 said: Any protesters with their phone in there is going to be disappeared, aren't they? they really better hope the don't sign the extradition law now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Should we start calling this Brexit 2.0? Looks like neither are going to go/end well for their people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 @Remarkableriots would you say this riot is indeed remarkable? I would. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spawn_of_Apathy Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Bloodporne said: @Remarkableriots would you say this riot is indeed remarkable? I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 When do the authorities begin the violent crackdown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: When do the authorities begin the violent crackdown? About 20 minutes ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: When do the authorities begin the violent crackdown? I'm fairly certain that the degree of violence involved would be far short of the "pie making" of Tiananmen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 49 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 There appears to be some evidence that the police response to the legislature protest/storming was recorded before the.event happened. So could be a false-flag event designed to allow a crackdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 2 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: There appears to be some evidence that the police response to the legislature protest/storming was recorded before the.event happened. So could be a false-flag event designed to allow a crackdown. Anybody else having a problem with this link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 7 hours ago, John said: Anybody else having a problem with this link? Sorry, it's just a Reddit link but the site embeds them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 All flights have been cancelled at one of the busiest airports in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 You know you’re in trouble when the citizens prefer colonial English rule to the current government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 I think Americans should start doing this to its own government to get some shit actually done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 When it seemed like the goal was to prevent a single law, I thought that seemed achievable, even if it was mostly superficial. Turning this into a wider movement with the goal of a more independent Hong Kong is admirable, but seems more likely to end with the opposite outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Video taken across the Hong Kong/Mainline border: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 People on reddit are smugly thinking that because people in Hong Kong are broadcasting images across the net, that it means they are safe. Are they dumb enough to believe that "the west" is going to step in and do anything to China? China could literally kill 10,000 people by crushing them with tanks, and the west will do next to nothing (maybe some trade sanctions, etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: People on reddit are smugly thinking that because people in Hong Kong are broadcasting images across the net, that it means they are safe. Are they dumb enough to believe that "the west" is going to step in and do anything to China? China could literally kill 10,000 people by crushing them with tanks, and the west will do next to nothing (maybe some trade sanctions, etc). Agreed. They could level Hong Kong and I doubt the west would bat an eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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