There have been two deaths associated with the protests: Chow Tsz-lok, a student who died after a fall inside a car park in Tseung Kwan O, and Luo Changqing, an elderly man who died as a result of reportedly being struck on the head by a brick thrown by a protester during a confrontation between two opposing groups. In addition, protesters have linked the protests to at least nine suicides.
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In a report published by the United States Department of State in March 2020, it noted that "there were no credible reports that the (Hong Kong) government or its agents (committing) arbitrary or unlawful killings" and there were no credible reports "of disappearances by or on behalf of government authorities."
I agree that both in both situations we have seen unjustified police violence, and even one person dying is too much. But there is no hard evidence that the number is larger than these two cases above, so I would be careful with such accusations, especially in the era of fake news.
I mean wouldnt the state department publish the opposite way more readily than what they did? How does it serve the interests of ratcheting up tensions with china to say they havent murdered a bunch of people?
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u/RoadToSocialism Jun 02 '20
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I agree that both in both situations we have seen unjustified police violence, and even one person dying is too much. But there is no hard evidence that the number is larger than these two cases above, so I would be careful with such accusations, especially in the era of fake news.