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>The tell-tale sign is that they didn’t bother to get both sides of the story. Why? Not every story has two sides. Here one group used violence on another that

>The tell-tale sign is that they didn’t bother to get both sides of the story. Why? Not every story has two sides. Here one group used violence on another that didn't. Unless you have evidence that the pro-HK protesters actually used violence first, that's the only side to the story. The mainland faction being riled up doesn't excuse violence. Just because it's not a massive riot where the streets run red with blood doesn't mean it's not a worrying instance. >The BBC article makes it seem as though the Chinese students strong-armed their way into the crowd and started beating people, which is objectively not the case. On the contrary, it objectively is the case, as the first video you yourself linked to shows: it opens with a pro-mainland student in black rushing into the pro-HK crowd and assaulting someone with a crowd screaming and advancing behind him. It's very strange that you're working so hard to downplay what happened. Not just downplaying, willfully distorting what the videos show.

tepidandroid 7y ago
> On the contrary, it objectively is the case, as the first video you yourself linked to shows: it opens with a pro-mainland student in black rushing into the pro-HK crowd and assaulting someone with a crowd screaming and advancing behind him. Quick questions: 1. How do you know that guy is pro-mainland? I certainly don't have enough information to make a concrete determination such as that, i'd be curious to know how you did. It looks like he came from the pro-HK side of the mob as they are the ones holding the signs and the guy in the black sweater and glasses from that side is screaming "free hong kong", but I could be wrong. 2. Who hit who first? It looks like a mutual engagement to me. Your confirmation bias is really shining through here.
echaozh 7y ago
If not every story has two sides, why do you need to bring every case to the court? Just execute the offenders on the wrong side of the story and get it done with, why the effort?

tepidandroid 7y ago

> On the contrary, it objectively is the case, as the first video you yourself linked to shows: it opens with a pro-mainland student in black rushing into the pro-HK crowd and assaulting someone with a crowd screaming and advancing behind him. Quick questions: 1. How do you know that guy is pro-mainland? I certainly don't have enough information to make a concrete determination such as that, i'd be curious to know how you did. It looks like he came from the pro-HK side of the mob as they are the ones holding the signs and the guy in the black sweater and glasses from that side is screaming "free hong kong", but I could be wrong. 2. Who hit who first? It looks like a mutual engagement to me. Your confirmation bias is really shining through here.

echaozh 7y ago

If not every story has two sides, why do you need to bring every case to the court? Just execute the offenders on the wrong side of the story and get it done with, why the effort?