Hong Kong Authorities Charge Dozens with Rioting, Igniting Clashes
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So is there a good reason to be rioting at this point? Seems to me that enough of that creates more sympathy for the government. _Seems_ like not a great plan, but I'm ignorant, so I'm all ears here.
It's possible more have participated in one or more protests without being counted on that day.
That said, I'm sure with any large group, there are going to be some who go too far.
This is a pretty clear case of rioting or the equivalent. To your point, I'll admit it could be a "false flag" as it were.
the riots have been going on for a while.
recently, criminal mobs wearing white shirt are entering the subways with battons and violently attacking the protesters. all caugth on camera.
police is never present when white shirts show up, only hours later.
even though there are videos of all the white shirts, only the black shirts who are protesting in a pacifist maner are being indicted, and some under laws about carring a weapon because they were photographed with a traffic cone used to mitigate police tear gas granades.
this whole thing is as bad as crimea.