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So explain why even first aid officers and social workers were charged with rioting?

• mytailorisrich 7y ago
  Your occupation does not prevent you from taking part in a riot. That being said, again let's also see who ends being convicted.
  • spacehunt 7y ago
    Of course these were not merely their occupation, they were on active duty when they were arrested. With prior cases as precedent, and with how loosely the law is written, the chances of them not being convicted after being charged is slim.
    • mytailorisrich 7y ago
      I'm wondering how a social worker could be on "active duty", let alone in a violent protest. I'm also wondering how a member of the emergency services on duty could be arrested. Without details your claims do not make much sense, including your claims about precedents and likelihood of conviction.
      • spacehunt 7y ago
        I'll try to find some English sources. Arrest of social worker: http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news.php?id=134091&sid=4 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news.php?id=134091&si... https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/09/02/catastrophe-hong-kong-police-say-159-arrested-weekend-chaos-16-charged-rioting/ https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/09/02/catastrophe-hong-kong-... I might be misremembering the likelihood of being convicted with "riot", but from what I can remember, several people were convicted with riot in the 2016 unrest; they were later acquitted several years later through costly appeals. Let's see how many gets convicted this time.