The government in Beijing is unlikely to give ground in its efforts to exercise its authority over the territory. The pro-democracy protesters appear just as committed to their cause.
Saturday night in which police went to new extremesAt the Prince Edward Mass Transit Railway Station, they beat and pepper sprayed protesters who were not offering resistance.
Indeed, the violent crackdown by police seems only to have strengthened demonstrators’ resolve, giving them a moral upper hand that has increased their popular support. Another protester, who gave only his surname, Chan, compared police to gangsters with an important exception: “Unlike gangsters police possess real power, but they abuse it and use it to attack people instead of to protect them. They are not a real police force.”told the local press“No matter how violent or unlawful the protesters’ behavior may be, it is not worth officers getting into trouble by using the term cockroach — in verbal communication, on the radio or even social media,” he said.
The movement has no leaders, and rather than continuously occupying the city, it relies on social media networking to launch periodic demonstrations.
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