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In most if not all of these countries, the police have proper, clearly marked identification on them. Not so in Hong Kong.
by spacehunt 7y ago
In most if not all of these countries, the police have proper, clearly marked identification on them. Not so in Hong Kong.
- blub 7y ago...identification that they remove or lose before knocking some protesters over the head. Obviously China and HK are pathological cases, but police correctness in Europe also seems to be overrated. There was a bloodbath in Italy at the G8 summit. UK, France and Germany are better, but there's still cases of police brutality.
- tvxtergd 7y agoFrance better? There, the bloodbath has lasted a year so far!
- spacehunt 7y agoLook, did the police in Italy go right next to your house and tear gassed the whole residential area? That's my personal experience last night. I was just outside my home, not at a protest. And now I can't even put on respirators to protect myself.
- 74353throw 7y agoThe police in Philadelphia bombed an entire neighborhood. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOVE#1985_bombing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOVE#1985_bombing
- tvxtergd 7y agoIn most, if not all, of these countries' security forces have plain clothes police officers.
- luckylion 7y agoGermany does not have clearly marked identification for police officers at protests. It's an issue that is being discussed, and I believe they should have, but you're mistaken in believing that it is a thing.
- Rockslide 7y agoYes they have. The question is just if it has to be their real name, or if a number (which can be tracked back to the person by authorities) is enough.
- luckylion 7y agoSome states in Germany have (very!) recently started to implement it, but it's not a general thing. Here's a good overview: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennzeichnungspflicht_f%C3%BCr_Polizisten#Deutschland https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennzeichnungspflicht_f%C3%BCr...
- C1sc0cat 7y agoThe Uk police have had numbers for a very long time not sure if it doesn't go back to the peel days.